Suburban Raccoons

Raccoons can climb brick walls of houses and office buildings! They possess the dexterity in their claws to hold on and position themselves to almost run up a wall of a home or low-rise office building. This particular raccoon overdid it somewhat by ending up on the outside of a brick wall on the fourth story of a building. An animal control officer is attempting to rescue him before he falls or gets in through an open window. The last thing you might expect is for a raccoon to come into your apartment on the fourth floor through the window, but it is definitely possible as shown in the photo on this page.

Can Raccoons Climb Brick Houses

Many homeowners may have thought they were safe from raccoons if there were no trees with overhanging branches over the roof of their home. True it does make it a little more difficult for a raccoon to get on the roof, but they definitely can climb the brick and if there is a spot where they then can get on the roof, they will do it. Sometimes they climb the brick and push the soffit on the underside of your home away and climb into your attic as well. Either way, if there is a way raccoons will find the entrance into your home’s attic. They are very smart animals with a lot of dexterity in their claws.

So what do you do if you have a raccoon or a family living in your attic? By far the best method is to install a one-way trap door across the entrance to the den so they can get out but not back in. Also, block any other potential areas as well to avoid them getting into your attic by other means. If they have babies inside your home, you are going to have to wait until they are old enough to travel on their own. If you do not wait, the parents will literally tear your roof apart trying to get into your home to rescue them and cause a lot more damage.

Hire a professional to guide you as to the best approach, but do not let them tell you any other method than the one way trap door. Your just wasting money otherwise. We have lots of posts on this site about raccoons and removing them. For more information refer to many of the other posts.

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