At night I hear racoons (just looked w/ flashlight so I know it's them) & it sounds like 1 is snarling & growling like a lion & the 2nd is screaming like in fear. Is this sex, or fighting, or trying to kill each other? It's really loud.
2006-09-18 17:24:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Raccoons do not breed this time of year. They breed Dec-June, but most breed Feb-March that way they have babies in the spring.
They are more than likely fighting over food. And when they fight it is pretty noisey.
2006-09-19 00:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I video taped like 8 raccoons snarling and growling, batting at each other...chasing each other away, like a power struggle. It was over a bag of cheetos that my dad had thrown out under a tree for the "wild animals". They also scared a fox away, which was much larger than they were. So, most likely I think they were probably fighting over a peice of food or something (not good to feed wild animals).
2006-09-18 18:20:33 · answer #2 · answered by AXeBaBe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Racoons snarling & growling & screaming; what are they doing at night?
At night I hear racoons (just looked w/ flashlight so I know it's them) & it sounds like 1 is snarling & growling like a lion & the 2nd is screaming like in fear. Is this sex, or fighting, or trying to kill each other? It's really loud.
2015-08-07 02:45:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raccoons Fighting
2016-10-04 14:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They could be mating, fighting over territory, or (if you live in Seattle) killing cats. Stay out of their way while they are doing it and get some live traps from your local animal control. They can relocate the racoons to the country
2016-03-18 08:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cute as they are, raccoons can really make a racket. They can snarl, hiss, growl, scream, purr, whimper and whinny.
The raccoon is one of the most vocal of night animals and during mating season will scream, mew, growl and whistle
2006-09-18 17:34:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, the crazy, violent love life of a raccoon... They're mating. It might sound like you have a horrible animal war going on outside your home, but it's actually just raccoon love. You could try chasing them off with a hose or something, but there's always the chance that they could turn around and attack you for interfering. The safest bet is probably just to invest in some earplugs until mating season is over.
2006-09-18 17:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly W 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Racoons get extremely honery with eachother over food.
2006-09-18 18:01:07 · answer #8 · answered by jenshensnest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one is female and the other one is male the might be mating
but if both are male the could be fighting because there is a female racoon in heat and the both want her.
2006-09-18 17:38:46 · answer #9 · answered by tootles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually fighting over territory or food. Sometimes it is looking for a mate, with the two or males fighting. It pretty unusual for coon to fight to the death, but it sure sounds like it. Are you keeping scraps in locked garbage containers.? I know the fighting, just like with male cats can really get on your nerves, especially if you're trying to sleep.
2006-09-18 17:47:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋