Imagine that someone kidnaps you from home, takes you to a foreign country, and drops you off in the middle of the jungle. You have no resources, you don’t know where to find food, you have no way of contacting home or anyone that can help, you don’t speak the language, and you don’t know if the people around you are going to help or hurt you.
You eventually starve to death, or otherwise hurt yourself in an area you didn’t realize was dangerous.
That’s generally what happens when you relocate wildlife from their area.
Between March and August, take into consideration that the animal you are trapping and relocating, probably has babies somewhere.
Suddenly, in a new place, no matter how great it may seem, they become disoriented and don’t know where to find water, food, or shelter.
They don’t know where to hide from predators.
They may be in another animals territory and be chased off or worse.
They now spend all of their time trying to find the babies they’ve been separated from.
Their babies are now slowly dying.
Please do not relocate animals.
Encourage them to vacate whatever area you’re wanting them out of (attic, shed, ect) by using the three S method.
Sight, Sound, Smell.
Bright lights, loud noises, and smells such as predator urine (can be purchased at Tractor Supply, Atwoods, or on Amazon) will encourage them to leave. Once they do, find out how they got in that area, and repair it. Block them from returning. Make sure they left no babies behind.
They don’t mean to be destructive. They’re just trying to survive like most of us are.