I don't know if they are anything like raccoons but there is a guy here at work that has trapped several raccoons that have been getting in his attic and relocating them. He just kept catching then and catching them and relocating them 20-30 miles away and he lives in the city. So one night he sprayed one with spray paint on the back and sure enough a few days later that SAME raccoon was back at his house!
Remarkable!