A Racoon Is Getting Into My Attic

While they re not out to destroy your home sweet home it is important to get them out and keep them out.

A racoon is getting into my attic.

Your first option is to do nothing at all. Even if the animal feels safe in its. Raccoons can also damage your electrical and ventilation systems which can lead to a fire or water damage. You may be wondering how the raccoons got into your attic.

Raccoons can also climb up the corner of a house or up a downspout. If you leave the holes open you re going to get new wildlife entering your attic eventually and you have to start out all over again. If you have heard noises in your attic at night you may have a raccoon problem. Repair shut any open areas and secure any vulnerable areas.

The first is to fix the holes that the raccoon used to get into the attic in the first place. How do raccoons get into houses. Clean up the attic. When the raccoons are irritated enough they will grab their babies and exit through the only opening that is left to them.

Raccoons are excellent mothers and will move their babies to a new den site if given the chance but evicting a mother raccoon always runs the risk of her abandoning or getting separated from her babies. The unwelcome guests are gone and your home is quiet again. They can easily rip up your attic s insulation and get into any clothing or storage bins you may have there. If raccoons get into your attic they can quickly cause extensive damage.

They sometimes climb onto a roof from a nearby tree with a long branch that hangs over the house. Unfortunately raccoons can feel the air escaping from your attic and that destroying the vent cover will give them access to the warmth inside. Again plastic or aluminum vent covers are no match for powerful raccoons. What to do if a raccoon is living in the attic be patient with a mother raccoon in the attic.

The most common way to identify if raccoons have entered your attic or other areas of your home or business is by noise. Once you get the raccoons out of your attic you will feel quite relieved. It s no secret that raccoons are a nuisance. Some people have been successful by placing a loudspeaker into the attic and playing rock music at full blast.

Raccoons are messy and they use your attic as a raccoon latrine. Get the raccoons out one method to get raccoons out of your attic or barn is to make a lot of noise. The vents on your roof are designed to allow for proper air circulation in your attic. It doesn t take long for a raccoon to wreak havoc on your home.

Raccoons will tear into your home to gain entry to the attic destroy your insulation and fill the space with feces and urine. Generally damage caused by raccoons in the attic includes building nests and gnawing on wires. Unfortunately you are still only halfway to solving your problem. Raccoons are skilled climbers.

Here s how to get rid of raccoons.