Raccoons are not a subtle intruder, as you can see in the above video they can, and will cause significant damage to your home if given the opportunity. The key to successfully and permanently evicting raccoons from your attic is to understand a little bit about their behavior. From there you can move on and identify the vulnerable areas on your home and take measures to address these issues.
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The 3 key factors to keep in mind when attempting to outwit and evict raccoons are the following:
The technician will go over the exterior of your home with a fine tooth comb and determine exactly how the raccoons are getting in, and what needs to be secured to prevent any future reentries. Without understanding how and where they are getting into your home, it’s impossible to successfully prevent this from happening again.
Raccoons are crafty and strong animals. They will often damage siding or vents to access your attic. Other times it is less obvious. Either way, a trained wildlife professional will identify all vulnerable area and provide a detailed quote outlining all their suggested services.
If the presence of babies is detected, we will immediately extract the young raccoons and place them in a heated baby box. We will place this box in an accessible area near where the mother will exit the premise. Mothers become very motivated to find their offspring when separated.
The next step is to dress any and all vulnerable areas on your home. This usually entails screening off roof vents, reinforcing soffit and siding as well as several other proven preventative measures. Because of their strength and dexterity, it’s important to be thorough in securing potential problem areas on the exterior of your home.
The last step before you have permanently evicted the raccoons from your attic is to install a one-way door system. Even if you are certain the animal was chased out during the initial steps in the removal process, its imperative to have a one-way door installed for at least one week. Occasionally animals will hide behind firewalls or go undetected. This will allow any remaining animals to leave unharmed and rejoin the rest of the gang.
However tempting it may be to attempt to resolve your raccoon problem on your own, it’s best to leave this type of work to trained professionals. Chances are you will only complicate matters or endanger the animals. It may seem like a simple enough process but raccoon removal should only be done by trained professionals.
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