Suburban Raccoons

Whenever raccoons find their way into a homeowner’s attic, most homeowners will grasp at just about any solution to get rid of these pesky animals. If a raccoon catcher comes to your doorstep and suggests that they’re going to catch the raccoon’s and remove them, you better ask for another solution. This just does not work. Many people spend a lot of money wastefully. Consequently only to have a problem recur several weeks later or months.

Raccoon Catcher – Why Raccoon Traps do not Work

The problem is that raccoon’s in the wild and in suburbia can smell a den that is not in use. There are many raccoon’s living in a square-mile even in suburban areas . They will reoccupy a den that has been left empty even if it is in your attic. So trapping a raccoon is about the worst thing that you can do from a purely practical perspective. In addition the trapper will release the raccoon within a mile of your home. As a result making it very possible that the next set of raccoon’s in your attic could be in fact the same ones that were trapped. They also charge a lot of money for this service. The raccoons or at least another family is just going to move in. Don’t waste your money on a Raccoon Catcher!

Why Poisoning Raccoon’s Does not Work

Poisoning raccoon’s just does not work either. You risk poisoning the raccoon and having them die in your attic. As a result creating a very bad smell and ruining your house. You also risk poisoning family pets and pets of your neighbors.  The adults might be able to leave, however the young babies could die of starvation. Which is not a very nice thing and you still have the smell. You then may have to hire someone to go in and remove the carcass and the insulation. However this is expensive and hazardous to your health due to potential disease. The solution just does not work either for all of the above reasons.

Installing a One Way Trap Door Works

By far the best approach to remove  raccoon’s from your attic is to install a one-way trapdoor over the entrance that they are using to get into your attic. A Raccoon Catcher may not want to discuss this approach. Find someone else if they are not interested in installing a one way trap door. In addition you should install heavy gauge wire mesh over all other possible entrances. They will be able to get out but not back in.

Before you install the one-way trapdoor make sure that their babies are old enough to travel on their own and can get out of the attic. If they have Young babies in your attic they will literally tear the roof apart to save their young. Although it is frustrating you may just have to wait until the babies are old enough to come out of the attic through the one-way trapdoor on their own.

Once they are out you then can remove the trapdoor and install the heavy gauge wire mesh over the opening and make all repairs that are necessary. Most installers will leave the one way trap door in place for a few weeks and then replace it with a heavy gauge wire mesh over the opening and repair any damage that may have been done.

This is the best solution to keep the raccoon’s, squirrels and birds out of your house. Not only will you get the current set of raccoon’s out of your house, you also keep all other animals forever getting into your home and that is a good thing. Remember that if you have the shingles on your roof replaced you will likely have to have the wire mesh removed and then re-installed.

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