Suburban Raccoons


Free Raccoon Removal

Free Raccoon RemovalThere is no such thing as free raccoon removal! First of all there is all of he damage they cause to your home or wherever they have their den. Depending on how quickly you notice the problem and how quickly you deal with the issue, they can leave a lot of feces in the attic on the insulation and make a real mess of the attic. There is also the issue of the damage they did getting into the attic which must also be repaired to prevent other animals from getting in and to prevent rain or snow as well from getting into your home. This picture shows a particularly bad mess and is not something that most homeowners would want to deal with. This is not going to be Free Raccoon Removal, in fact it will be very expensive.

Getting Rid of the Raccoons

2nd, you will either purchase a trap to get rid of them or hire someone to get rid of them for you. Buying a trap can cost anywhere from $50 to $100 for a humane animal trap and although you may be lucky enough to remove the raccoons, there is still the damage they did to repair as previously discussed. If you do not do the repairs properly another family is just going to move in and you get to do this all over again.

At least you still have the trap. The right way to get rid of raccoons is to install a one-way trap door so they can get out and not back in. Once you are sure they are out, then remove the trap door and install heavy gauge chicken wire over the opening so no others can get in either. Make sure that the babies are old enough to travel, because the parents will literally tear your roof apart to rescue them if they are left inside.

If you do not hire the right person to get rid of them in the right manner they of other raccoons are coming back to cause more damage and more removal cost as well.

Install One Way Trap Doors

Make sure they use a one way trap door so they can get out of the den and not back in. You want a permanent solution and this is the one to use no matter what you read on the internet or anyone tries to tell you. We have seen people try to trap them and find that they end up just having to pay someone to come over again and repeat the process. With the damage and the removal costs, it can get expensive. If you plan to trap them yourself, imagine a mad spitting adult raccoon weight 20 pounds or more in a trap. I certainly do not want to come anywhere near a trap that has one of these raccoons in it.

With the wire mesh approach, you can cover all possible areas with the heavy gauge wire mesh so that raccoons, birds and squirrels will not get into any of the usual areas. Birds like to make nests in air vents from the bathroom for example or the kitchen fan exhaust vent. Don’t bother waiting to go and cover these right now with a wire mesh to prevent them from making a nest inside the vent. You can do the same thing with toilet vents to the roof. But the main thing is to cover any possible area where the raccoons can get into your attic, since they are the ones that will cause the most damage. Use screw nails to hold the wire mesh in place and seal the area around the screws with outdoor waterproof caulking.

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