Raccoons, like humans are omnivores and have teeth designed to grind plants or tear meat. They are normally nocturnal, though they do sometimes come out in the daytime to search for food, especially in urban environments and on garbage days. Fruit is important for raccoons. They consume plenty of apples, blackberries and cherries when they… Continue reading
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Psittacosis: Common Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Psittacosis — also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis — is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Chlamydophila psittaci and contracted from parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels and budgerigars, and pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of bird. The incidence of infection in canaries and finches is believed to be lower than in psittacine birds. In certain contexts, the word “psittacosis” is used when the disease is carried by… Continue reading
How to Prevent Your Kids from Acquiring Zoonotic Disease
Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to people and from people to animals. How are zoonotic diseases transmitted? Transmission of a zoonotic disease can potentially occur when a person comes into direct contact with secretions or excretions—such as saliva or feces—from an infected animal. Additionally, a disease may be… Continue reading
Why You Have Bats in Your House during the Winter
Lately, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife has noticed an increase of calls from homeowners experiencing bat invasions in their homes. Unfortunately these homeowners have a colony of bats hibernating in their attic or walls. Contrary to popular belief not all bats hibernate in caves. There are two species of bats that colonize buildings in Canada, Little Brown… Continue reading
Using Infrared Technology to Locate and Safely Remove Animals From Walls
At Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, as the name suggests, we place great value on using humane measures to evict animals from our customers’ homes. We pride ourselves on limiting the stress of removal on the homeowner AND the animals. We use safe infrared technology (FLIR) to see signs of wildlife activity in difficult to access… Continue reading
Animals’ Baby Season to Start Early Thanks to Warm Winter
Yesterday, while responding to a customer’s call regarding strange, loud noises coming from her attic, one of our Wildlife Technicians came across a romantic pair of raccoons celebrating an early Valentine’s Day. Raccoons have a gestational period of 63 days. That means homeowners can expect to be housing new babies beginning around February 26th, which is… Continue reading
5 Raccoon Habits You Should Know
Raccoons are highly intelligent, cute and curious creatures that are becoming more and more common in urban environments. However, they can also be a nuisance to homeowners and cause structural damage to homes when searching for food or looking for a home for the babies. The best defense against raccoons invading your space is to… Continue reading
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