What to do if you find a family of raccoons in your attic barn or other buildings raccoons used to live primarily in the woods away from civilization.
Do i have a raccoon in my attic.
Since they have a habit of making their homes in our attic getting rid of them may require some ingenuity.
If the sounds are in the daytime especially early morning or evening you have squirrels in your house.
First up is the noise.
That s enough for most people.
People who have raccoons in the attic often first object to the noise they hear which keeps them awake at night.
This commonly happens from february to may when you are more likely to experience raccoon activity.
And if you do not do something about them you might wake up one day to find your goldfish missing.
Which brings us to the all important question how to get rid of raccoons.
Some people simply don t like the idea of having wild critters in the attic.
Raccoons may leave urine and droppings throughout the attic.
67 what damage can racoons do to an attic lots.
Removing raccoons is a very different strategy than removing rats.
They can destroy insulation tear up ducts etc.
What to do if a raccoon is living in the attic be patient with a mother raccoon in the attic.
Raccoons are excellent mothers and will move their babies to a new den site if given the chance but evicting a mother raccoon always runs the risk of her abandoning or getting separated from her babies.
Raccoons can carry illnesses that can be spread to humans through bites or waste.
If the noise is at night but very heavy sounding and slow it s likely raccoons.
66 what do i do if i have raccoons in my attic i strongly recommend that you hire a professional wildlife removal company.
The chances of raccoons entering your attic increase drastically as the cold weather approaches.
Why you should have raccoons removed from your attic right away.
Also it is during these months that they mate and have their litters which also require a safe and warm space.
The main reason a raccoon may have made your attic his new den is because the female is about to give birth.
5 signs you have a raccoon in the attic whether you think they re cute or creepy raccoons don t belong inside your home.
65 what do raccoons in attic sound like the babies make a distinctive high pitched chattering sound.
Let s examine the various clues.
However the main problems are that if the raccoon lives in the attic for enough time it almost always starts to cause.
If you go in the attic and see and smell waste this is a clear sign that you have raccoons living there.
Raccoons need a safe warm and dry place to raise the new pups and your attic makes a perfect habitat.
Your first option is to do nothing at all.