Raccoon damage to yards roofs and houses costs homeowners thousands of dollars in repairs every year.
Pictures of dead racoons in attics.
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The unwelcome guests are gone and your home is quiet again.
If you have a raccoon in the attic it s going to make a big mess and leave a lot of droppings.
If you want your house to be free of outdoor critters pay attention to these signs that might mean you have a raccoon in the attic.
Dead locating and removing dead raccoon carcasses.
The nest of baby raccoons must be found removed and the mother trapped.
In most cases they are found on the edges of yards or hidden underneath structures like decks.
Diseases analysis of various raccoon diseases.
Damage photos of home damage caused by raccoons.
This almost always involves an adult female and a litter of baby raccoons.
Their agile paws allow them to tear into materials that would deter other animals resulting in harm to property.
Unfortunately you are still only halfway to solving your problem.
Clean up the attic.
A mother raccoon will often tear a hole in a roof to access an attic where they will make quite a mess and a lot of noise.
The most common reason for a raccoon to enter an attic and choose to live there is the case of a female who needs a safe place to give birth and raise.
Crawl space guide to the removal of raccoons from crawlspaces.
Raccoons are messy and they use your attic as a raccoon latrine.
Sounds like a raccoon in the attic.
Raccoons in the attic.
The owners weren t even living there any more.
How to get rid of raccoon droppings in the attic the best approach is a full cleanup with either vacuuming of feces or insulation removal and fogging of the attic with a special enzyme cleaner.
I put on my hepa filter mask and searched all around.
Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and.
How to prevent and contain raccoon damage.
Once you get the raccoons out of your attic you will feel quite relieved.
If a raccoon is infected with disease or hurt however it may seek refuge in attics chimneys or basements to remain concealed from predators.
The majority of the time a raccoon in an attic is a female with young yes the majority of the time about 80 of cases of any raccoon in an attic there s a litter of 3 5 baby raccoon pups.
Amazingly i did find some living baby raccoons.
Raccoons are considered a primary carrier of rabies in the united states for instance.
Daytime article about raccoons active during the daytime.
These pests are smart and constantly on the hunt for both food and shelter.
I knew as did the owner that a dead animal lay somewhere in the house rotting.
This is a very complex case.
Dead raccoons are often found around the home or yard.
I searched the attic extensively but i couldn t find the source of the odor.