Hi Everyone,
Desperately need some advice. My little dude Perry does not seem to be living in his house anymore. He seems to come to eat but even then he is not eating as much as he used to. This morning around 7:30 this a.m. I put out food for Perry as usual. The weather here in Toronto has been amazing. It gets light early now and today it actually felt like spring. Around 8:30 I went out to check to see if Perry had been by. What I encountered was a very large racoon (actually bigger than a cat) eating the food I had put out for Perry. Perry was sitting on the fence. We have the food located right outside his house. The racoon departed immediately and Perry came down from the fence. I took in the bowls and food the racoon had eaten and replaced it with fresh bowls and food. Will Perry ever use the house again? How do I make him feel safe again? Should I be washing down his house and eating area? The racoon of course is looking for food as well. If I feed the racoon in another part of the backyard will he stay away from Perry's food? How do I get the racoon relocated? I of course do not want the racoon hurt in any way. Has anyone had any experience with racoons? Thanks, geri-p
Desperately need some advice. My little dude Perry does not seem to be living in his house anymore. He seems to come to eat but even then he is not eating as much as he used to. This morning around 7:30 this a.m. I put out food for Perry as usual. The weather here in Toronto has been amazing. It gets light early now and today it actually felt like spring. Around 8:30 I went out to check to see if Perry had been by. What I encountered was a very large racoon (actually bigger than a cat) eating the food I had put out for Perry. Perry was sitting on the fence. We have the food located right outside his house. The racoon departed immediately and Perry came down from the fence. I took in the bowls and food the racoon had eaten and replaced it with fresh bowls and food. Will Perry ever use the house again? How do I make him feel safe again? Should I be washing down his house and eating area? The racoon of course is looking for food as well. If I feed the racoon in another part of the backyard will he stay away from Perry's food? How do I get the racoon relocated? I of course do not want the racoon hurt in any way. Has anyone had any experience with racoons? Thanks, geri-p