Suburban Raccoons


Raccoon Feces Removal

Raccoon Feces RemovalRaccoon feces removal should be completed by trained professionals who have the appropriate safety gear to protect them from contamination. No one wants to be around feces of any kind, particularly in the attic of your home. Raccoon feces have a particular hazard that humans need to be aware of. They need to avoid touching and ingesting these particles into their lungs.

When raccoons get into the attic of your home, they leave all kinds of feces scattered about. It ends up on the insulation as shown in the picture. Your attic is very hot and dry during the summer months. Your roof allows the heat in and the insulation prevents the heat from getting into your house. Air is ventilated through vents in the roof and vents in the eaves of your home. The impact of all of this heat and air movement is that these feces dry out over time. They will turn to powder if disturbed.

Raccoon Feces Removal – Danger Floating in the Air

Anyone walking on the insulation or disturbing it will cause these microscopic particles to float in the air and they will eventually distribute over the insulation or be carried out through the vents in the roof. These particles contain viruses that if ingested into a person’s lungs by breathing the air that is contaminated with this material can infect your lungs. If not dealt with properly, humans have been known to become very sick and even die from diseases caused by these viruses.

The proper way to deal with raccoon feces in your attic is to hire the proper company with the proper equipment that protects their employees and your family at the same time. Most consumers will want this insulation removed and new insulation installed. Removal and disposal must be completed in such a manner that no one can be harmed in any way. The gentleman shown in this picture is wearing an air filter and also the proper protection for his clothing and hair to avoid any part of his body being contaminated.

Follow Proper Precautions to Protect Yourself

Even if you are wearing a mask that will protect your lungs, you can still be contaminated by these particles ending up on your clothing and hair. As you crawl around removing insulation and feces, everything gets disturbed on your clothing.

As you leave the attic and travel through your home to get outside, you risk leaving more particles inside your home from your clothing and from your hands. These viruses could be picked up by your family just from touching something that you may have touched.

The only proper way to deal with this kind of situation is to place a suction hose in the attic to ventilate the air in the attic. It should draw all of the particles into a vacuum bag made for this purpose. It can then be properly disposed of. Only companies that have the technology and the training should operate this equipment to protect your family and themselves.

Replace All of Your Insulation

Homeowners will need to replace the soffit or repair it at the location where the raccoons have been getting into your attic. The insulation should be removed as discussed above and new insulation installed. The bad news of course is that you have to go through all of this trouble and expense. The good news is that you will have new insulation installed that will meet the latest standards for insulating homes. Your home may even be warmer as a result of this new insulation installed in your home.

Based on all of these issues, I would arrange to have the raccoons removed as quickly as possible. Use a one-way trap door approach. There are other posts on this site that discuss why a one-way trap door is a proper technique. Check these out. Install heavy gauge wire mesh over all potential openings that could be used by the raccoons, squirrels, and birds as an entry point into your attic. Only do this once you are positive that the raccoons are out of your attic. Make sure that they do not have any babies in your attic. They could tear your attic apart trying to rescue their babies. You can minimize the number of raccoon feces in your attic.

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