If you have heard noises in your attic at night you may have a raccoon problem.
How do i drive the raccoons out of my attic.
You may be wondering how the raccoons got into your attic.
Raccoons can easily live in scorching hot attics i do all of my wildlife removal work in florida which is even hotter than canada.
You cannot leave the raccoon up there and hope it makes its way out eventually.
65 what do raccoons in attic sound like the babies make a distinctive high pitched chattering sound.
However come springtime female raccoons seek out warm and dry spaces where they can safely nest.
To locate them requires patience endurance and a measure of physical strength.
This hot pepper spray will repel most wildlife as well as raccoons.
Cook ingredients in two quarts of boiling water for 20 minutes.
But you will need to reapply it every three to five days.
In the meantime they will make a mess of your attic tearing up insulation and urinating everywhere.
There s no magic spray or ultrasonic sound device or any gimmick that will make them leave.
67 what damage can racoons do to an attic lots.
A home s attic is a perfect nesting space.
Finding out a raccoon has made a home in your attic can be a frustrating experience.
They can destroy insulation tear up ducts etc.
You have to get into the attic make your way through raccoon droppings and crawl around to inspect every hidden spot.
It s worth noting that when raccoons get comfortable where they set up home they re not willing to leave for months.
How to get rid of raccoons in the attic.
A female raccoon s gestation period lasts about 65 days.
They often seek out shelter inside people s houses particularly in attics.
They stay in the attic during the hot day and go outside at night to look for food.
If you have raccoons in your attic you really should hire a professional wildlife trapper to take care of the problem.
Keep pieces of foods along the trail that will lead to the trap.
Raccoons are clever and will hunker down and stay until evicted.
Allow the mixture to cool and strain it through a cheesecloth.
66 what do i do if i have raccoons in my attic i strongly recommend that you hire a professional wildlife removal company.
Try to keep multiple traps.
Typically she stays.
The main principle is that you ve got to first find out if there s a litter of baby raccoons almost always yes then remove the babies and trap the adult female and then find out how they raccoon s got inside the attic and after they are all out seal the entry holes shut.
It s not easy to get rid of raccoons in the attic.
Create a trail for raccoons from outside your property and right in to the trap.
Raccoons are skilled climbers.
Always wear gloves while setting up the trap and trail raccoons may get wary of the human scent and not come close to the trap at all.