Suburban Raccoons

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.

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