Suburban Raccoons

It is a serious problem to have raccoons in your attic. Not only do they make a mess, they leave their scat or poop all over the place along with urine that ruins the insulation. Not only is it messy, but there is also a health issue to be concerned about. How to deal with raccoon scat in a home or even around your home can be easily dealt with in a safe manner. All you need to do is follow a few simple rules.

How to Deal with Raccoon Scat Safely

We will list the rules or guideline for readers here:

• First job is to get rid of the raccoons using a one way trap door. See other posts about this approach and why it works so well.
• Once they are out, hire a professional with the proper equipment to remove the insulation and the scat etc.
• Do not risk removing the insulation etc yourself. You can become infected and have all kinds of problems.
• If a company says they will remove the scat without environmental controls, find someone else. They do not know what they are doing.
• Never pick up scat with your bare hands. Aside from the yuk factor, you do not want to risk the accidental ingestion of the eggs from the larvae. Use plastic gloves and immediately through the bag and contents into the garbage. Do not let your animals or children near it.

The answer to the question, Can Raccoons Climb Houses is definitely yes! As you can see from the picture, these raccoons can climb up the brick wall and onto the roof. Once on the roof they are able to explore possible entrances for sites into your attic. This is what they are looking for. A nice warm protected space that they can use to raise their babies in safety. The writer of this blog, personally had this particular problem. Raccoons were climbing up the brick at the front of our house, onto our roof and into the attic over our living room.

If you have this problem, it is very important that you deal with it immediately, before they do a lot of damage. The rest of this post will cover the best ways to get rid of these raccoons and keep them permanently out of your attic.

Can Raccoons Climb Houses

If they are on the roof, they probably are already inside your attic. Don’t waste your time on trying to trap them, use loud noises or mothballs to try and get rid of them. It is just a waste of time and frustrating as well.

The best way to get rid of raccoons who are in your attic, is to build a one-way trip door at the entrance to the den in your attic. This one way trap door will allow the raccoons to get out of the attic, but not back in. If you do this quickly as soon as you notice raccoons around your home or in your attic there will be little damage.

Once you are sure they are out of the attic, remove the trap door and install heavy gauge wire mesh across all possible entrances to the attic. This will keep them out and avoid further damage.

If they have already had babies and they are in your attic, you will have to wait until they are old enough to travel before installing the trap door. Adult raccoons will literally tear your roof apart to rescue their babies.

Review some of our other posts on this subject and also about dealing with removing the raccoon scat from your attic. There is a serious health concern that should be dealt with before entering the attic.

If you see a lot of poop on your roof it could be a serious health concern. Essentially there is a raccoon latrine on your roof or worse in your attic. There are health concerns, physical damage concerns and removal steps you need to follow. Bottom line is never allow anyone including your children to handle raccoon poop from a raccoon latrine. The poop contains eggs from the Baylisascaris procyonis or raccoon roundworm. These eggs if ingested can cause eye damage, brain damage and even death. Take special precautions if you need to remove raccoon feces from your home or other areas.

Raccoon Latrine on my Roof

If you have raccoon poop on your roof, it means the local raccoons have decided to use your roof as a latrine. If they are inside your attic, you may find feces inside on the insulation as well. You will need to hire a company to remove the insulation and dispose of it in an environmentally safe manner. This can be expensive.

In addition you need to make sure that the raccoons cannot continue entering your home. Install heavy gauge wire mesh over all potential entrances. If they are already inside, install a one way trap door over the entry point to they can get out and not back in. Make sure there are no baby raccoons inside. Either wait until they are old enough to travel on their own or go in and get them. Be sure to wear protective breathing apparatus and also gloves. disinfect everything after.

In this example, it is pretty obvious. The answer to the question. Why is there animal feces in my window well? Baby skunks some how have ended up in the window well and cannot get out. The mother cannot be too far away and will be around to protect her young.

The homeowner needs to do something to get these guys out, otherwise, they may die in his window well leaving a terrible smell and mess. I would hire professionals to deal with this mess. But sometimes it is not quite so obvious regarding, why are there animal feces in my window well?

Why is there animal feces in my window well?

For whatever reason raccoons will defecate in window wells. Once they select a spot it can be pretty difficult to stop them. There are several things that need to be considered. We will cover each of them in the following paragraphs.

Get Rid of Food Sources – remove all nearby food sources. Pet food, garbage, grubs in the lawn, etc. If there is no food they will not come around your home as often.

Block Entrance to Your Home – make sure they are not living in your attic or some other building nearby. Call professionals to inspect and install wire mesh over all potential entrances. If they are already inside, you will need a one-way trap door so they can get out but not back in.

Block the entrance to Window Well – Install a heavy gauge wire mesh over the window well so they cannot get into the well. Clean it out first, using a shovel. Do not touch the feces. it can be infected and cause a lot of health problems. See other posts on this site.

Enlist your neighbors – let them know what is going on and ask them to avoid leaving food sources out as well as get them to check that raccoons are not living in their attic or under their porch.

Good luck.

We cannot believe that someone actually feels that raccoons are the best at eating the leftovers! This is absolutely the wrong thing to do. Unless you want permanent residents around your home or even in your home attic. This is obviously a family of raccoons who live nearby. They have gotten used to eating all of the leftovers from this family. They will come every day to their door. Of course, they will break into this house if they think there is a chance of getting some food. The adults will also look for a den to have their babies. There will be more raccoons around, along with scat or feces and urine to contend with.

Raccoons are the Best at Eating the Leftovers

Yes, they will eat all of your leftovers. They will also get into your garbage bins and tear them apart to get at the food. If your yard has food sources such as grubs they will dig these up as well. In short, they will build a home/den in your home or in one of the neighbor’s homes.

We do not recommend that you feed the raccoons. It does not matter that they are cute etc. They can be quite vicious if cornered. Or if their young pups are threatened. Or if you try to pick them up. They also carry disease which is also dangerous to humans.

People have died from the diseases they carry and have been permanently disfigured by raccoons who fight back. just check out the rest of our website to see some of the pictures that show just how dangerous they are.

The effects of raccoons in the attic are numerous. They include health issues, damage to your home, and even depreciation in the value of your home. If you suspect that raccoons are in the attic or somewhere else around your home do not hesitate. Call a professional immediately to remove them in the proper manner. We are not environmentalists or animal protectionists, but you might think so when you hear the solution. It is the only one that works on a long-term basis. Build a one-way trap door across the entrance to the den in your attic so they can get out and not back in. Use heavy gauge wire mesh so they cannot get through.

Killing them does not work, another family will just move in. Trapping them and taking them somewhere is usually against some bylaws and also another family will just move in. If the professionals propose trapping or killing them find another company.

Effects of Raccoons in the Attic

The following is a brief summary of the possible effects of raccoons in the attic:

• Urine and feces soak insulation
• A strong odor
• Damage to your house from the raccoons
• Damage to your house from snow and rain
• A potential health issue for humans from infected feces
• Devaluation of your home
• Nuisance from the animals
• Potential entry of the raccoons into the rest of your home
• Damage to plants etc around your yard
• Damage to your lawn if they are looking for grubs
• Garbage is torn apart
• Threatening presence to your pets

Need we go on? Get rid of the raccoons immediately!

What a mess for this home owner! Do you think there is insurance for damage from raccoons that is going to help this home owner? Probably not and you are just as surprised as I was when I found out that the insurance company specifically included this particular item as an exclusion. In other words they are not going to pay for the damage that raccoons did to my home. Fortunately in my case it was not as bad as this homeowner. He not only has the damage shown in the picture,. There will be significant damage inside the attic as well and rainwater is going to get in and do further damage. This could cost thousands of dollars!

Insurance for Damage from Raccoons

If you are one of the lucky ones then great but do not count on it. The moment you suspect animals of any kind in your homes attic or even on the roof, take steps to get rid of them immediately. If not you could be looking at thousands of dollars in damages not covered by the homeowner’s house insurance.

A professional company can install a one-way trap door over the opening so the can get out, but not back in. Once they are out you can start repairing the hole and the other damage that they may have done. This is by far the best way to deal with the problem. If you somehow kill the first bunch a new group will just move in at some point and you start all over again. Do it the right way the first time.

No one wants to see this little present left by raccoons on their deck or in the yard when they get up in the morning. Once raccoons know that there is a raccoon latrine around, they will keep coming back. There are several answers to how to stop raccoons from pooping in my yard. But first, we want to remind consumers that the feces from raccoons are dangerous to humans and pets due to the roundworms they contain. Avoid touching the feces with bare skin and avoid ingesting by breathing floating particles from dried raccoon feces. They can cause all kinds of problems including death.

How to Stop Raccoons from Pooping in My Yard

There are several steps to take to discourage raccoons from coming around. One of the best ways is to have a dog that is out at night and will scare off the raccoons. Again sometimes just having a dog and allowing them to urinate in your yard will deter them since their urine marks your property.

Remove all food sources that might be attracting the raccoons. They are coming around because there is either a food source or there is a den nearby. You can read some of the other posts about how to get rid of raccoons if they have established a den in your attic or one of your buildings.

Lastly, take an old towel and soak it with ammonia in the evening where the raccoons are leaving their feces or otherwise known as a raccoon latrine. The ammonia will burn their eyes and nostrils and deter them. You may have to do this for several weeks until all roaming raccoons have discovered that this location is no longer a raccoon latrine.

This is a good picture to show what raccoon poop looks like, although readers should be aware that it also depends on their diet. For example, if they are eating berries, the seeds of the berries will show up in the raccoon poop. This may even cause the poop to lose its round tube-like form which is the normal shape of raccoon poop. Generally, it is a little smaller than the size of the poop from a similar-sized dog. About 3/4 of an inch in diameter and about 3 to 4 inches long.  Raccoon poop is not something you should mess with. Take special precautions to remove it. Avoid getting any on your skin or breathing in any of the dry particles that might float in the air. This can cause disease to be transferred to humans.

What Does Raccoon Poop Look Like

This particular raccoon poop indicates that the raccoon has been eating a lot of seeds of some type and that is why some of the poop is not well formed. Raccoons like to use the same area for their poop. You may see piles of raccoon poop in some areas if they have been living in the area for some time.

In other posts on this site, we have pictures of raccoon poop in the attic. If this has happened to you, take special precautions to remove the insulation and the poop. You or the company you hire should use protective clothing and protective breathing apparatus when handling this material. Review some of our other posts about this subject.

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Many consumers want to know how did raccoons get in the attic of my house. There is a lot of frustration, anger and even concern about the animals themselves. Bottom line is that you really need to get them out before they do a lot of damage. But first we will talk about how these smart crafty animals can find their way into just about any building. Once they are on the roof, getting into the attic is a simple issue for them. They just push the soffit up as shown in this picture and crawl in.

Once they are in they are free to roam anywhere in your attic. Raccoons will usually set up a den in a corner somewhere, preferably a warm corner if it is winter time. Getting onto the roof is also not an issue. A close tree is the easiest, climbing up brick walls is also no problem. They can get access to your roof via a tree or climbing the wall. There is a good chance that you will have raccoons in your attic sometime.

How did Raccoons Get in the Attic of My House – what to do

Once they are in you have to get them out quickly before they do more damage, before they leave urine all over the place and before they leave raccoon scat or poop in your attic. They could also have babies inside the attic and then it is very difficult to get rid of them until the babies are old enough to travel on their own.

The best way to get rid of them once they are in your attic is to install a one way trap door over the entrance so they can get out but not back in. It is made of wire mesh and screw nailed into the roof. Once they are out, replace the trap door with heavy gauge wire mesh so they can never get into your attic at that location. Also place wire mesh over all other potential entrances as well.

The answer to the question, can raccoons climb ladders, is definitely yes! The picture on the left portrays one that is actually up quite high having scaled this ladder many feet. They can also climb up a brick wall as well. The writer has direct evidence of this. They climbed up the front of our house, onto the roof over the garage, and then managed to get into the attic over our living room. They built a den there and had a great time until we finally got them out and kept them out. More on that later.

Raccoons have a lot of dexterity in their feet or hands as some of us might refer to them. They can hold onto ladder rungs easily as well as get their claws between bricks to catch hold of crevices and pull themselves up. Never underestimate a raccoon, they are very intelligent and pass along what they have learned to their young.

Can Raccoons Climb Ladders

Whether they climb ladders or brick walls, it usually means trouble for homeowners and property owners in general. Solutions such as loud noise, mothballs, or trapping them simply do not work. They always come back because they can smell a vacant den and noise and moth balls do not scare them anyway.

The best solution is to install a one-way trap door over the opening entrance to the den so they can get out but not back inside. Once they are out, complete repairs if needed and cover the area with heavy gauge wire mesh that they cannot get through. Make sure you apply caulking to any nails that were used to hold the wire.

Also if they have pups inside you are going to have to wait until they are old enough to travel on their own. Otherwise, the adults will tear the roof apart trying to rescue them.

It is hard to imagine raccoon gangs in your yard, but in Brooklyn and other places around the country that is exactly what is happening. They do not have any natural enemies other than cars hitting them on the road. They have lots of food sources in downtown areas as well as suburbia. This group of four are perched on someones deck railing checking out the house. They  trying to figure out how to get inside. Or perhaps get at the garbage pail that may be close by. Even though they look really cute, they can do a lot of damage to your home and your yard.

Raccoon Gangs in Your Yard

We recently read a story about a gang of raccoons, approximately 20 or 30 roaming the streets of Brooklyn, getting into garbage bins and generally tearing anything up that remotely looked like a food source.

The residents could do anything about them. City bylaws prevented trapping or killing them and they really had the run of the place. When you have a problem like this, the only way is to kill them and also remove all food sources so that they do not proliferate.

Many people think they are cute and should be protected. Wait until they have the problem and find out that these raccoons have done thousands of dollars in damage to landscaping, homes and even attacked humans and their pets. They might change their minds then.

How to stop raccoons from pooping on my roof or in my attic which is even worse? If they are pooping on your roof there is a pretty good chance they have found a way into your attic. They are busy setting up a den to raising young pups. There will be poop on the roof as well as in your attic. It is not a pretty site to see poop in either place. But you need to deal with this problem quickly to avoid more serious problems and repairs. A hole in your roof or siding, poop on the roof, urine, and poop inside the attic on your insulation is something no one wants to deal with and are very expensive to remove.

If it is raccoons the poop will be approximately 3/4 of an inch in diameter and 3 to 4 inches long tapered at the ends. It will be rough in texture and tapered at the ends.

Sometimes if they have a lot of seeds or nuts in their diet the poop will break up instead of being one solid piece. Whatever you do, do not pick it up with your hands. They can be infected and you do not want to pick this up.

How to Stop Raccoons from Pooping on My Roof – Infections

The poop may contain roundworms which also have eggs. Once ingested, larvae form and can cause central nervous system damage and even death.

Remove all potential food sources in the area, e.g. garbage stored outside for example. Cover all entrances to the attic den with heavy gauge wire mesh. Install a one-way trap door so they can get out but not back in. Once they are out, remove the trap door and repair the entrance, then cover it with the wire mesh.

Use plastic gloves to remove all of the poop and dispose of it in such a manner that no animals or humans can come in contact with it. If necessary, you may have to hire a company to remove all of the insulation and replace it with brand-new insulation. You do not want to take a chance breathing dust from the attic which could contain the roundworm eggs.

For more about dealing with raccoon scat or raccoon poop around your home, click here.

This picture is raccoon poop in someone’s attic, however if you see this kind of poop on your roof then it means they are nearby and looking to get into your attic if they have not already. How do I know what animal is pooping on my roof when I have never seen one on the roof. Raccoon’s are nocturnal for the most part. If you want to see them, hang around at night outside somewhere where they will not be disturbed. You will see them for sure especially if they have a den inside your attic.  The poop can look like a dog’s poop, 3/4 of an inch in diameter and several inches long.

The ends are usually tapered and have a rough texture. If you see berries in the poop, you can be very confident that it is a raccoon. They tend to eat berries and prefer them in their diet. Also there are not many other animals that will climb onto a roof, so the odds are that it is a raccoon that is pooping on your roof.

How do I Know what Animal is Pooping on my Roof – Danger

There is danger lurking in this poop so never touch it with your hands. Use plastic bags if you must pick it up and properly dispose of it so that adults children and pets cannot come into contact with it. Raccoon poop or scat as it is sometimes called contains roundworm eggs and actual roundworms. If animals or humans come in contact, they can become infected. The eggs can be ingested, turn into larvae and which can affect the central nervous system and even lead to death.

If you see raccoon poop on the roof, remove all food sources in the immediate area and call a professional animal removal company. Trapping does not work so if they proposed this solution, find another company. You need to install wire mesh over the opening to your attic with a one way trap door. They can get out but not back in through the trap door. Make sure there are no babies inside that cannot get out. If there are babies in your attic, the adults will literally tear things apart to rescue them.

Once they are all out, remove the one way trap door and install heavy gauge wire mesh over the opening after making appropriate repairs. Next depending on how long they have been in the attic, you may need to replace all of the insulation. Again use professionals. You do not want to become infected or harm your family!

For more topics and ideas about what to do with raccoons in your attic, click here.

There 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.

The answer to the question, “can raccoons climb brick walls?”, is definitely yes. The picture on the left demonstrates they can climb quite high. This raccoon got up several stories on the sidewall of an apartment building before being removed by animal control officers. Based on our own experience, they can also climb brick walls. Our home has brick walls with no trees nearby. They climbed the brick to get onto the roof over our garage, and they made a den in the attic of our home.  Our experience with raccoon’s in our attic is the main reason we decided to start this particular blog. If you have raccoon’s in your attic, deal with the issue immediately before they make a mess and do much damage.

Can Raccoons Climb Brick Walls

As soon as you suspect that you have raccoons in the attic, call an animal control company to install a one-way trap door over the entrance so they can get out but not back in. Do this before they do much damage, leave feces all over your attic or worse have young babies in your attic.

Once they are out, replace the one-way trap door with a permanent heavy gauge wire mesh that can prevent them from getting back in. You may still notice raccoons on your roof for a while, but they may leave to find another home once they realize they cannot get back inside your attic.

Don’t waste your time and money trying other solutions. Even traps do not work over the long term. You might be lucky and trap the current animals, but other families of raccoons can move into your attic in a few months.

If there are babies in the attic, you only have two choices. First, wait until they are old enough to travel on their own and get out through the one way trap door. Second, install the trap door and then enter the attic to remove the young baby raccoons yourself. If you leave them there, they can die, smelling up your attic and home, as well the parents may tear your roof apart trying to rescue them.

For more posts about keeping raccoons from spending too much time around your home,

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A consumers worst night mare is shown in this picture. Raccoons are damaging my roof. You find out that the home insurance you have excludes damage from rodents and specifically raccoons. Not only do you have a hole in your roof, raccoons in your attic. When it rains, the water is going straight in. The water damages to the insulation probably will run down the  walls etc. A hole like this one can literally cause thousands of dollars in damage. Meanwhile you still need to get the raccoons out of your attic! This is a serious problem. It should have been dealt with the moment they noticed the raccoons in their attic or on the roof.

Raccoons Damaging my Roof – What to do?

The first step is to get them out and quickly. You can try trapping etc, but this approach seldom works. The best way is to install a one way trap door so they can get out but not back in. If it is going to rain over the next week, you might also install a diverter to channel the water coming down the roof away from the hole.

Once they are out, repair the external damage and place heavy gauge wire mesh over the area so they cannot get back in. There are a couple of other considerations to think about. If they have young babies inside your attic, you are going to have to get them out before you fix the roof. Otherwise the adults will make another hole somewhere in your roof to rescue them. In addition, block all other potential entrances to your attic with heavy gauge wire mesh.

Raccoons Damaging my Roof – Insurance Coverage

In our case the home insurance I have specifically excludes damage from raccoons. This was a bit of a surprise and costly as well since I have to pay for the removal as well as the repairs to my home. Fortunately there was no internal damage. We got them out quickly so the insulation etc was not damaged and we only had to deal with the entrance.

We still ended up with a bill of $900, which is a lot especially when it is not planned for. If you suspect you have raccoons in your attic, deal with it immediately, don’t procrastinate. It will just cost you money if you do.

For more posts about damage caused by raccoons, click here.

We noticed that some of our readers were looking for information on how to build a coon trap. Our message here is do not waste your time and money. The right long-term answer is to install a one way trap door over the entrance to the den in your home or building so they can get out but not back in. Do this before they have babies and do a lot of damage to your home. Once they are out of your attic, replace the one way trap door with heavy gauge wire mesh. They can never get back in again. Cover all other areas that could be potential entrances with heavy gauge wire mesh.

How to Build a Coon Trap – Buy One

If you must trap the raccoons for some reason, the easiest approach is to buy one on one of the online websites such as Kijji  or Amazon. You can get great deals and when you are finished, you can resell it and get your money back as long as the trap is still in good condition.

Trapping raccoons does work for the current residents, although some of them are pretty smart and will avoid going into the trap as much as possible. The real problem is that the den that now exists inside your attic is like an advertising beacon for other raccoons in the area. Even if you repair the entrance, other raccoons can smell a vacant den and will come visiting.

If you do trap the raccoons successfully, repair the entrance and any damage inside your attic. Be careful and take the proper precautions to protect your health. We have other topics on this site that discuss this issue. Cover the entrance and any other potential entrance with heavy gauge wire mesh to prevent raccoons or any other rodent from entering your attic.

If you are asking would raccoons crap on your roof, the answer is definitely yes. The signs can be just the raccoon scat or poop or crap on the roof, or worse like the one in this picture which shows the entrance to the attic. In this case the home owner has serious problems. Not only is he dealing with raccoons inside his attic, the location of this entrance will allow lots of water to enter and further damage his home. He needs to deal with this situation immediately to prevent further damage.

Raccoon crapping on your roof is just the first sign that raccoons are either looking for an entrance into your homes attic or that they have already created an entrance and are setting up a den in your home. They will also have their babies as well inside your attic so it is important that you act immediately as soon as you notice raccoon crap on your roof. We will list the steps to take in the following paragraphs.

Would Raccoons Crap on Your Roof

You need to deal with this issue quickly before you end up with the situation that this home owner is dealing with in the picture above.

If they have not entered your attic, cover all potential entrances with heavy gauge wire mesh so they cannot possibly get in. A professional company can do this for you or you can do it yourself. Just make sure they are not already inside, since they will do even more damage trying to get out and you do not want them to die inside your attic.

If they already have an entrance, install a one way trap door over the entrance so they can get out but not back in. Cover all other potential areas with the heavy gauge wire mesh to prevent them from creating another entrance. Once you are sure they are out, remove the trap door and cover the same area with heavy gauge wire mesh after making appropriate repairs.

If they have babies inside you will need to wait until they can travel on their own. Then you can use the trap door approach. If you block the parents from their babies inside your attic, the babies could die inside creating an awful mess and smell. The parents may also rip your roof apart trying to rescue their babies causing even more damage.

You will need to possibly replace the insulation and complete repairs as needed once they are out. This is the best approach to use. Trapping, loud noises etc does not work so do not waste your money.

If you are wondering what animal pooped on my roof, it is likely a raccoon! They are the largest animals that typically will go on your roof and leave droppings that are noticeable. If you see animal poop on your roof, you need to deal with the situation immediately since they are up there looking for an entrance into your attic. They want to create a nice warm sheltered den. Trapping them does not work. Even if you are successful with the current set of raccoons, once they are removed others will come along and attempt the same entrance. They can smell a vacant den and whether raccoons have been there recently. You need to apply a more permanent solution.

What Animal Pooped on My Roof

Are they in your home’s attic as well. This is the next logical step if you see poop on the roof. They likely have created an entrance somewhere on your roof into your attic and now raccoon poop and urine will be in and on the insulation in your attic. Left long enough, they will raise their young in your attic and make it a year-round home, creating quite a mess.

The moment you ask the question, What Animal Pooped on My Roof, you need to take action. If they are not inside you attic, cover all potential entrances with heavy gauge wire mesh so that they cannot get through. If they are already in your attic, you need to install a one way trap door over the entrance so they can get out but not back in. Cover all other potential entrances with the heavy gauge wire mesh. Once they are out, remove the one way trap door and cover the entrance with the wire mesh after making any repairs that are needed.

Note that if they have babies inside your attic, you are going to have to wait until they are old enough to get out on their own. You do not want them to die inside your attic, and you do not want the parents to rip your roof apart trying to rescue them. Once they are old enough to travel on their own, follow the guidelines above. This is the best long term permanent approach to dealing with raccoons in the attic.