Suburban Raccoons

Elimination of raccoons is just not possible. We want to say that right at the beginning of this post. This is not because of our concern about protecting wild animals or anything like that. We do not like to see animals die unnecessarily. However, there is another far more practical reason for not eliminating raccoons.

The reason is that it is almost impossible to get rid of them. You might be able to eliminate the current family of raccoons that have taken up residence in one of your buildings or in your attic. But as soon as you do there will be another family moving in as soon as they realize that the den is vacant and available. In addition, if you are unlucky enough to poison one or all of them in your attic or in a location tough to get at, you risk a really bad smell for a long time as their bodies disintegrate. This is not something you ever want in your attic.

Raccoon Elimination – Avoid Poison or Trapping Raccoons

In addition, poisoning might involve your pets or some of your neighbor’s pets and now you have everyone mad at you. Not a good idea. People living in the country will routinely trap them or shoot them and they just know more will come around and they will have to deal with them when that happens. In the city, you cannot shoot them for obvious reasons since you could end up shooting somebody and there are bylaws preventing the shooting of guns inside city limits. There are sometimes bylaws preventing the trapping and removal of animals from their environment which just happens to be your attic and neighborhood. I know it sounds crazy, but these bylaws are in force to protect the animals and not the humans.

What is the Right Way to Eliminate Raccoons

The best way is to prevent them from getting into your home in your attic in the first place. If you suspect that raccoons are in the neighborhood, have someone evaluate your home and assess all of the possible places they might enter your attic. If they are not already in your attic install heavy gauge wire mesh over every potential entrance and screw nail it to the roof and the eaves. Use silicon sealant to seal all crew nail holes.

If they are already in your attic you need to find out if they have babies yet or not. If they do you are going to have to wait until they are old enough to travel by themselves. When they are, install a one-way trap door over the opening so the raccoons can get out but not back in. once you are sure they are out, remove the one-way trap door and install the wire mesh as described earlier.

Now the raccoons will come back and they will try to reenter the den. You may even see their tracks in the snow, but they will not be able to reenter the den in your attic and you have a permanent solution to raccoon elimination. This solution also meets all bylaws and all animal lover’s concerns as well.

Some homeowners will attempt this work themselves, however, most will hire a company that specializes in raccoon elimination. If they tell you that they will trap them, try someone else. You are just wasting time and money trying to trap them. If you are unlucky enough to trap one, you will have one unhappy snarling, and vicious raccoon to deal with. You got him in the trap, but now what do you do with him? Better to hire experts and do the job right in the first place.

Hire the Experts to Eliminate Raccoons

A lot of people will not want to hire experts. It could end up costing you a lot more money by not dealing with the problem properly. They could really make a mess of your attic if they are in there for a long time. If the babies are trapped inside they will literally tear your roof apart to rescue them and now you have the potential for water damage as well. It is just not worth all of the frustration and cost. Do it right the first time and hire an expert.

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