A few precautions can be taken to avoid unwanted encounters with these animals. Avoid setting out food that may attract scavengers such as raccoons. Keep garbage cans in a secure shed or garage or use metal cans that scavengers cannot chew through. Check the exterior of your house for loose or rotted boards that could allow access by mice or other rodents. Remember that these animals are wild, and if threatened they can bite.
Raccoons can be particularly aggressive.
All these species can carry diseases. Do not handle them. This fact sheet comes courtesy of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. Inc. a Manufacturer of Water Equipment Ampac high quality Water Purification systems are the most economic, most effective most affordable. It's the best solution for your water problems today and tomorrow.