Suburban Raccoons


Downspout Roundworms

October 15th, 2018 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Raccoon Roundworm SymptomsIf you have raccoons living in your area or worse in your home, you need to be careful. Raccoons hanging around your home can be a source of several diseases such as rabies and roundworms. Downspout roundworms can be a source of this particular disease, especially if they defecate on your roof. Roundworms are found in the scat of raccoons and rain washes this material to the eaves trough and down the downspout. Deal with the main problem quickly. Take the necessary steps to get rid of the raccoons living in your home’s attic to avoid having these diseased animals living in your home. More on this later.

Downspout Roundworms

The number of reported cases of rabies in raccoons has increased dramatically over the past 30 years. Raccoons are the main group of animals for rabies in the northeastern US, next to other animals.

Raccoon roundworm in humans (Baylisasacris procyonis) can cause blindness, brain damage, and death. Raccoons are not the only carrier of this disease, but they are the definitive host. Roundworms are very hardy and can live in a harsh environment for a long time. Avoid disturbing raccoon feces, and soil or other items contaminated by feces. Use proper protective gear or hire professionals to remove the material.

If you suspect raccoons are in your attic, deal with the problem immediately before they have babies in your attic. The best way to remove them is to install a one-way trap door over the entrance. They will be able to get out but not back into your attic. Cover all other possible entrances with heavy gauge wire mesh to stop them from entering.

If there are babies, you either must either wait until they are old enough to travel themselves or physically remove them. Take precautions as mentioned above. Blocking the adults from thier babies will cause them to tear your roof apart to rescue them.

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Raccoon Feces Hazards

March 21st, 2018 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

raccoon feces hazardsAside from the yuk factor associated with this picture, there are several other problems that consumers should be aware of when faced with the problem of raccoons living in their attic. In the writer’s opinion, raccoon feces hazards are at the top of the list, but there are others as well.

These include damage to the home at the entrance area to the attic; damage to the insulation; if it goes long enough, the urine-soaked urine can seep through to the ceiling underneath; and raccoons living in your home will begin to damage other items around your home and yard. If you do not do anything, it is likely your neighbors will be upset as well. Then there is the smell. You may get used to it, but anyone visiting your home will notice. But let’s get back to the main topic and what to do about the problem.

Raccoon Feces Hazards

Raccoons are typically infected with roundworms. These tiny worms live in the raccoon’s intestines and are expelled in their feces. The exciting thing about these worms is that their eggs can live in severely dry conditions, like an attic, for many months or longer. They are tiny microscopic eggs that can float in the air if disturbed.

Someone in the attic and not aware of raccoon feces hazards like this can disturb the feces causing the dried feces dust, including the eggs, to float in the air, which is then breathed into the lungs of the person in the attic unless they are wearing protective breathing apparatus.

The eggs hatch inside you and make their way to their host’s eyes and brain. This sounds gruesome, but it can lead to blindness or death if not treated.

If you suspect raccoons live in your attic, hire professionals to solve the problem. Install a one-way trap door so they can get out of the attic but not back inside. Have the insulation replaced by professionals who are wearing the appropriate safety equipment and will dispose of the old insulation appropriately.

While you are at it, seal all potential entry points with heavy gauge wire so no more animals can enter. Also, increase the insulation in your attic to levels that meet today’s standards for new home construction to save energy heating your home.

For more posts about health risks associated with raccoons, click here.

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Health Risks from Raccoon Excrement

April 21st, 2017 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Health Risks from Raccoon ExcrementAside from the yuk factor, raccoon excrement has some severe health risks. Excrement from raccoons carries the eggs from the roundworm. These eggs can survive for years in all kinds of situations, including hot, dry attics. When the feces are disturbed after drying out, particles float into the air. This includes these eggs, which are easily ingested by breathing if you are in the attic without proper protection. Once ingested, they can incubate within your body and travel to various parts of your system.

Health Risks from Raccoon Excrement – Eyes and Brain

These roundworms have been known to prefer the eyes and brain mucus. There is no cure, and they can cause blindness, mental issues, and even death. If you or anyone you know is entering the attic, always take special precautions to protect yourself.

Wear protective clothing and air breathers, and properly dispose of the clothing, etc, once you are finished. You may decide to remove the insulation and raccoon excrement. Utilize a company that specializes in environmental removal and disposal techniques. You do not want this stuff getting into the living areas of your home.

Although it will cost a lot of money, replacing the insulation with new material will give you peace of mind and better insulation in your home. Once this is completed, you must also ensure that the raccoons and other animals cannot enter your attic. Cover all possible openings and entrances to your attic with heavy gauge wire mesh to stop them in the future. If they are still in your attic, have a one-way trap door installed so they can get out but not back in. Make sure that any babies are old enough to travel on their own. Otherwise, you will have a very excited and angry parent trying to rescue their babies, which could cause even more damage than they have already accomplished.

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Raccoons in Attic Health Risks

January 21st, 2016 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Raccoons in Attic Health RisksThere are clearly raccoons in attic health risks that consumers need to be aware of. As shown in the picture if you are going to spend any time in an attic where raccoons or other animals have made a home, wear protective clothing and especially an air filter mask. There are numerous reasons to wear an air mask and also wear protective clothing. One reason is simply the dust that accumulates in an attic. Anyone with even minor breathing issues will be affected. A full-blown asthma attack could be triggered by this dust for those people who are susceptible to this kind of allergen. There is another major risk that is even worse than experiencing breathing issues.

Raccoons in Attic Health Risks

The feces of raccoons contain miniature roundworms and the eggs of these worms. They can last for a long time in a hot dry attic, even when the feces have dried out. When you go into the attic, dust is stirred up and permeates the air. If you breathe these particles, they will get into your lungs and infect your system. The worms can migrate throughout your body into the brain, your eyes, etc. Serious health issues can result, even death can occur.

The best way to deal with this problem is to hire professionals. Have them use bio-hazard procedures to remove all of the insulation, the feces, etc. Proper disposal will be taken care of by the bio-hazard team.

Your current insulation will be filled with urine. It will also be compressed providing much less insulating value than it was originally designed to provide. Installing new insulation and upgrading to current standards will also help you save on your heating and cooling bills.

Do not risk your health, hire a professional team to remove the raccoons and keep them out as well as to remove the soiled insulation.

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Asthma from Raccoon Feces

April 21st, 2015 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Asthma from Raccoon FecesAnyone with asthma knows that triggers can be caused by many different situations. Asthma from Raccoon Feces and Pets typically can cause attacks. Particularly if there’s lots of dust on their fur or the dander that is natural to their fur. This is an asthma trigger for many people. Most people will not be in physical touch with raccoons unless they have a pet raccoon. The dust from their feces can be a trigger for asthma sufferers. Believe it or not, some people do have pet raccoons. We have several pictures of these raccoons on other posts on this site.

Raccoons can get into your attic and set up a den. They raise their pups and live in your attic without many consumers even being aware that they are there. Attics are typically very hot. The feces dry out which causes them to turn to dust when they are disturbed. The feces can be disturbed by the raccoons. Or humans going into the attic to investigate how much damage there is from the raccoons. Also cleaning the attic of all of the urine-soaked insulation and the raccoon feces will disturb the feces.

Asthma from Raccoon Feces – Going Into the Attic

If you do go into an attic where there are raccoon feces, make sure that you are wearing environmentally protective clothing and a breathing mask to avoid triggering an asthma attack if you are susceptible to asthma as well as to avoid breathing in roundworm eggs from the raccoon’s feces. These eggs are very resilient and can last a long time in dry hot conditions. Once ingested into the human body, they will hatch and the worms will migrate to the brain and into the eyes causing irreparable damage and even death.

This is far worse than an asthma attack however asthma sufferers will understand completely when we say avoid all situations where there is dust from feces and natural dust that can be in an attic. Asthma attacks can occur from people having colds, flu, exposure to pollen, exposure to dust, and other fragrances that are in the air naturally. You don’t want to make it worse by breathing in the dust from raccoon feces.

If you need information on getting rid of raccoons, trapping raccoons, or cleaning your attic there are many other posts on the site that provide information on these subjects.

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Can Raccoons in the Attic Cause Asthma

April 7th, 2015 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Can Raccoons in the Attic Cause AsthmaThe answer to this question, can raccoons in the attic cause asthma for people living in the home is “yes” for some people. To understand why we say yes. You first have to understand a little about people who have asthma or are susceptible to asthma. You also need to understand a little about raccoons. The damage they can do and what happens to their feces that are left in the attics of homes. The picture on the left is a rather dramatic result of raccoons living in an attic for quite some time. Not only are there a lot of feces, but the insulation will also be soaked with urine. It is also compacted providing virtually no insulation for the homeowner. It is actually pretty disgusting. You can read about these issues in other posts on this site, now back to the main question.

Can Raccoons in the Attic Cause Asthma

Persons who are susceptible to asthma attacks have probably learned if they have had it long enough that there are in fact all kinds of triggers. Regardless of what the trigger is, the important thing is to deal with it immediately to avoid a severe asthma attack. Take your medication and remove yourself from your surroundings to ensure that the attack is only a mild one. Triggers can be colds, the flu, dust, pollen, cosmetics, and a myriad of other smells and odors that are in the air.

In the case of raccoons in the attic, they leave feces on the insulation as shown in the picture. The attic is often very hot and dry. Which tends to fry the feces and turn them into dust particles the moment they are disturbed. This could be from a slight breeze or someone going through the attic and disturbing the feces. As long as there is no air path from the attic into your home’s living area, you should be ok. If you go into the attic and do not wear a face breathing mask, these dust particles from the feces as well as the natural dust in the attic could definitely trigger an attack if dust is one of your triggers.

Other Dangers

There are many other dangers to raccoon feces which we have discussed in other posts on this site. Raccoon worms can lie dormant for a long time in eggs. Then mature and hatch inside humans if breathed into the lungs. When cleaning an attic like the one shown in this attic, hire a professional environmental control company to remove all of the insulation. The feces and make any repairs that are needed. Do not volunteer to help them unless you wear the same protective gear. Follow the same procedures they follow.

Finally, install a one-way trap door over the entrance area so that they cannot get back in and repeat the process. More on that also on other posts on our site.

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Raccoon Chimney

November 21st, 2014 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

raccoon chimneyHe is on top of the world and surveying his domain!  This is a raccoon chimney for sure. This guy seems quite comfortable perched atop a warm chimney. Surveying his surroundings before he heads out for the night to look for food. He is probably spending his days in the chimney somewhere where it is dark and warm. It can be a major problem for home owners with this kind of situation. The raccoon is possibly doing damage to the chimney and also blocking the chimney from working properly. Carbon Monoxide could be building up inside the house. It could make the occupants very sick or even kill them.

There is an easy solution to this problem of raccoons in your chimney. However the first step is to make sure that they are out of your chimney. Most consumers will hire a professional to remove them and so they cannot get back inside the chimney.

They might still sit up on top, but that is not as big an issue as being inside the chimney. We cannot emphasize this enough regarding the safety of the occupants of the home. If your furnace cannot exhaust the gases from combustion out the chimney, they will need to go elsewhere and that is usually inside the home. This is serious and can cause you to become very sick or in the worst case, kill you from carbon monoxide gases which are odorless and colorless.

Solutions for Raccoon Chimney Problems

Once the raccoons are out of the chimney, install a heavy gauge wire mesh over the top. This will prevent them from getting inside the chimney. It still allows the smoke and exhaust gases to leave the chimney. It should not impede the chimney in any way. This mesh should have been installed by the builder of your home, however like many things, especially on older homes, they go missing or deteriorate over time. do a check right now and make sure that you have something covering your chimney.

At the same time heavy gauge wire mesh should be installed over any potential entry points that could be used by raccoons or other animals to get inside your home or your attic. You may as well bite the bullet and do it now, since these pests will just look for another home and your house is the nearest thing available.

While it may be expensive to hire professionals to do the job for you, avoiding raccoon chimney problems and raccoons in your attic will save you a great deal of money in the long run. The damage they can do is extensive and it could cost you thousands of dollars in repairs if not looked after properly.

We have lots of other posts on this site that talk about dealing with raccoons in homes and attics. Also some of the precautions that should be taken when dealing with damage caused by them and the danger to your health. We recommend that you review all of this information prior to doing any of the work yourself.

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Raccoon in Chimneys

November 7th, 2014 ernie Posted in Health Risks No Comments »

Raccoon in ChimneysThis is a really good reason to make sure that your chimney is covered with a preventable entry wire mesh of some kind. That keeps not only birds and squirrels out of your chimney, but also raccoons as well. Raccoon in chimneys can be a major problem for many different reasons. As readers can see from this picture there really is not a lot of room for this raccoon to move in this chimney and we are not even sure that it can climb out on its own. If he cannot go up, then he must go down and emerge somewhere in your home.

This would create a mess not to mention the potential damage that he would create while he scurried around your house trying to get out. He also may have babies somewhere as well which he or she may be trying to protect. If cornered they can be ferocious and do even more damage to your person. If cornered they can become quite vicious and cause severe injuries with their claws and teeth. What can consumers do about raccoons in chimneys?

Raccoon in Chimneys – Prevention

If your chimney is not capped to prevent birds and animals it should be. In fact, when it was installed, it should have had a cap installed on top. This cap prevents birds, squirrels, and larger rodents such as raccoons from getting into them. A wire mesh is great provided that it is properly secured and cannot be dislodged by a pesky raccoon.

Birds and squirrels can build nests and raccoons can block chimneys causing your furnace to starve for oxygen. A blockage can produce black smoke etc along with carbon monoxide. This is very dangerous for humans as well as these animals. Many people die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning. Make sure you have a cap installed on your chimney to prevent blockage caused by birds and animals building nests in the chimney.

Raccoon in Chimneys – Getting them Out

If you are lucky they will be able to climb out on their own. Once they are out, install the wire mesh over the top of the chimney so they cannot get back in. You may have to hire a professional to get them out and install the wire mesh. It is dangerous work for several reasons.

First, there is the height and not everyone is comfortable with getting up on a ladder. Second, there is a frightened, probably angry, snarling raccoon to deal with.  It may be as simple as turning on the furnace to heat the chimney to force the raccoon out in this case. Although there is a risk that he will be suffocated and fall further down the chimney. Better to leave the job of removing the raccoon from the chimney to the professionals to deal with. While they are there have the technician inspect the outdoor entry points of your home. He or she will recommend any areas that are possible entry points for raccoons or other animals and suggest a solution. While it may seem pricey, it is well worth it to not have to deal with these pests in your home.

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Raccoon Roundworms

August 21st, 2014 ernie Posted in Health Risks 2 Comments »

Raccoon RoundwormsIn our previous post, we wrote about raccoon roundworms, what they are, and how you can ingest the roundworms and what the impact might be if you were to ingest them.

We ended the post by indicating that no confirmed case in humans has ever been successfully treated which is pretty scary when you think about it. Sounds like it is pretty serious and something you definitely do not want to deal with.

If you have raccoons living in your area or raccoons living in your attic, there is a very high probability that there are literally millions of roundworms in your attic, on your roof, and in your eaves trough. We suggested how to protect your person and your family from ingesting roundworm.  This is something to take seriously and that is why we are continuing to add more posts about this subject and how to protect yourselves. We talked about how a person could ingest these raccoon roundworms but we did not discuss the symptoms.

Raccoon Roundworms – Symptoms

Symptoms can include irritability, weakness, lethargy, deteriorated speech, behavioral changes, and change in vision. The infection of the central nervous system may cause further problems as well. Contact with an infected person is not a risk factor since humans are considered an intermediate host and does not infect the intestine.

We do not shed eggs like the raccoon will, as many as several million every day. There can be many other diseases that have these same symptoms so it is best to see a doctor and have this problem diagnosed rather than ignore it hoping the situation will improve.

Prevention

Raccoons are here to stay in suburbia. They are very adaptable animals and can exist almost anywhere. Trapping them, killing them, or taking them miles away will not solve the problem. Many of them are just too smart to enter a trap and will ignore the traps much to our frustration.

Consumers need to make their home unattractive to raccoons. Eliminate all potential food sources outdoors to decrease the interest in spending time around your yard. Don’t feed raccoons and if you have such things as grubs in your lawn, kill the grubs with the appropriate treatment and eliminate that particular food source. Skunks also like grubs and eliminating the grubs will keep the skunks away as well.

If you must deal with raccoon feces, wear gloves and also a mask if the feces are dry and come apart or float in the air. Raccoon roundworms can exist for years and in very difficult conditions. Disturbing dry powdery feces in your attic is a perfect condition for the contraction of roundworms.

Remember your attic gets very hot in the summertime and just about anything is going to dry out, especially the feces of Raccoons, but not the roundworms.  They can last forever and that is one of the reasons that you must protect yourself in these conditions. Be sure to hire professionals to remove them, your insulation and arrange for proper disposal of the insulation as well. This should be considered an environmental hazard.

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Exposure to Raccoon Feces

October 7th, 2011 ernie Posted in Health Risks 3 Comments »

Exposure to Raccoon FecesWe have seen a number of searches and comments about exposure to raccoon feces and we thought that since this issue is so important, that we would write a post specifically about this subject. Exposure to raccoon feces can be serious and can cause health issues if proper care is not taken. This is in addition to the ugly mess that they can leave in your homes attic or wherever else that they take up residence. Deal with the situation quickly so that you do not have a mess like this one to clean up. before proceeding read more about the problems associated with raccoons in your home on this website.

Exposure to Raccoon Feces

The best way to deal with raccoon feces is to stop raccoons from entering your attic in the first place. Read this post, How to get rid of raccoons, to find assistance in dealing with raccoons in your home. Ask professionals to deal with these pests!

Raccoons carry a parasite that can cause death if contracted by humans. You can come in contact with these parasites by touching raccoon feces and then putting your hands near your mouth. In most cases it is young children who contact this parasite, however, adults working in areas inhabited by raccoons can also contract this disease. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS AND WEAR A MASK IF WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA.

Parasitic Worm in Raccoons etc

This parasitic worm is common in raccoons, squirrels, and mice as well as, rabbits, birds, woodchucks, and dogs. It is referred to as a parasite, or a roundworm called Baylisascaris procyonis. The roundworm larvae cause problems as they travel through the person’s muscles and various organs, including the liver, brain, lungs, and eyes. The severity of the infection depends on how many of the parasite’s eggs were ingested, and where the larvae migrate. Although serious infections are rare, raccoon roundworm can be fatal in people.

Raccoons will shed millions of the microscopic roundworm eggs in their feces or scat. It takes about a month for newly deposited eggs to develop to the infective stage. The eggs can only develop into worms when they’re in an animal’s body, but the eggs are hardy and may survive for years in soil, sand, or water.

People may encounter the eggs through direct contact with raccoon droppings or by touching a contaminated area or object. Attics where raccoons have lived can be particularly bad as their feces will dry out and the parasites will float in the air as the attic is disturbed. You may breathe these parasites into your lungs or get them on your hands unless proper precautions are taken.

Small children are particularly vulnerable because they tend to put their hands, and any objects such as bark, wood chips, toys, soil, or even droppings, into their mouths. Constant care must be taken when outdoors with small children in areas where there are raccoon feces about.

Other animals such as your dog or cat may become infected by eating an infected animal or through contact with the feces of an infected animal.

Symptoms

Symptoms in people vary but may include nausea, skin irritations, tiredness, liver enlargement, loss of coordination and muscle control, blindness, inattentiveness, and coma.

Treatment

Get treatment immediately if exposure is suspected. It can be very difficult to diagnose.

Protection

If you’re working in an area such as an attic that’s contaminated with raccoon feces, wear a proper respirator, rubber gloves, rubber boots, and disposable coveralls. Because the eggs are resistant to common disinfectants, the feces and any contaminated materials should be burned. If that’s not feasible, double-bag the materials and bury them deeply.

Contaminated clothing can be double-bagged and discarded, or washed in boiling water with bleach. Scrub rubber boots with bleach and a scrub brush. Clean traps before storing, to remove feces while they are fresh. Traps and other equipment that can withstand the heat can be flamed. If that’s impractical, clean with boiling water and bleach.

Advice for customers

  • Have your pets “de-wormed” three to four times each year.
  • Keep them away from areas that are frequented by raccoons.
  • Cover their sandboxes.
  • Train them to wash their hands and scrub their fingernails after playing outdoors, especially if they were in your garden or the sandbox.

Prompt removal and destruction of raccoon feces will reduce the risk of human exposure. Raccoons typically defecate at the base of trees, on fallen logs, on large rocks, and woodpiles, and in barns or other outbuildings. Raccoon feces may also be found in children’s sandboxes, attics, fireplaces, garages, decks, rooftops, haylofts, and compost piles. Exposure to Raccoon Feces can be almost found anywhere.

Areas of soil or concrete are best decontaminated by a thorough flaming using a handheld propane torch (weed burner). Wooden decks and patios can be cleaned with boiling water. Soil can be turned over with a rake or shovel, then flamed. Repeat this process several times. To decontaminate a fireplace or woodstove and chimney, build a roaring fire.

 

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Raccoon Droppings and Health Risks

September 21st, 2011 ernie Posted in Health Risks 5 Comments »

Raccoon Droppings and Health RisksRaccoon droppings are a potential health risk. Many people who end up with raccoons in their attic or somewhere around their home are focusing on the potential damage that they are doing. They should also focus on the associated potential health risks that might affect them. Sure we don’t want any damage and we do not want the mess that they leave etc. We want them out of the attic before something like what we see in this picture happens. Who really wants to go in and clean out this mess? Raccoon droppings and health risks go together. It turns out that there is a good reason why you should not clean stuff like this out yourself. You need to use proper protective equipment. Read on to find out more!

We want them away from our home as quickly as possible. But what about the associated health risks? Earlier posts have dealt with getting rid of raccoons. If you want to read some of these posts, check our archives or our categories for the appropriate post that you would like. In the meantime read on about what we consider to be a health risk. Also about the steps, you should consider if the raccoons are in the attic.

Raccoon Droppings and Health Risks – Details

There are several health risks associated with Raccoons. First is the health risk from raccoon droppings which is commonly infected with roundworm. If the eggs are ingested by humans they can cause nausea, organ malfunction, blindness, loss of muscle control, and even death.

Great care must be taken if you are going to enter a raccoon den to clean up the raccoon droppings, repair damage from raccoons, or even to remove the raccoons.It is usually very hot in the attic which drys out the raccoon scat or droppings. It can turn them into powdery dust. As you work in the attic, you are disturbing this dust. Particles will float in the air for you to breathe. This is where you can get into trouble.

The eggs of the roundworm are very resilient, so you may breathe some of the eggs into your lungs. They can be contracted when they are on the ground as you are cleaning or from cleaning dirt out of your eaves trough. It is always wise to take extra precautions. If raccoons are in the attic, chances are they have left raccoon poop on the roof which washes into your eaves trough. Use gloves and wear a mask at all times when you suspect there are raccoon droppings in your work area.

The feces or raccoon droppings are often dry from being in the attic, which can be quite hot during the summer months. They can be disturbed and migrate through the air in small particles to be breathed as you move about the attic. Proper precautions must be taken such as ventilation. A breathing mask should be worn to avoid any possible health risks.

Raccoon Droppings and Health Risks – Hire Professionals

If you are uncomfortable with this or do not have the equipment, it is a good idea to hire professionals to clean up the mess. They can complete any repairs that need to be looked after. If you successfully remove the raccoons early before they have their babies in your attic then you will not have to be concerned about raccoon droppings or damage to your attic and the insulation. Deal with this problem quickly to avoid significant build-up of raccoon droppings. See our post about getting rid of the raccoons from your attic once they have raccoon babies and avoid potential significant damage.

Raccoons also contract rabies and a raccoon with rabies is very difficult to distinguish from one that does not have rabies.  Abnormal behavior such as seeing them in the daytime and aggressive behavior are two indicators. Avoid being bitten by a raccoon since rabies is usually transmitted through the saliva. If you have been bitten, seek medical treatment immediately.

If the raccoons have young babies, you will want to read the page on avoiding raccoon damage. Essentially, adult raccoons will tear your roof apart to re-enter the den. They will do this if the den entrance is blocked. You could have major damage to your roof as well.

Most experts recommend that you wait until the young can leave on their own. Then you can install a one-way trap door and close up the entrance to the den. You must make sure that they are all out before sealing the entrance to the den. Use a one-way trap door for this purpose.

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