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How To Get Rid of Raccoons | Raccoon Removal Near You
The safest method of raccoon removal is to contact a qualified professional to take care of your raccoon problem. Wildlife removal technicians are trained to humanely catch and remove the troublesome raccoon from homes and attics.
Be sure to check your local trapping laws and legal requirements as they may differ from county to county. In some locations, trapping and relocation may not be an option.
Your best option is to contact a wildlife removal company to take care of your Raccoon Removal needs.
What Do I Do If I See a Raccoon?
What Do I Do If I See a Raccoon?
Raccoons are curious but many times destructive creatures. They raid garbage cans, eat pet food (sometimes coming into homes through pet doors!), eating bird food and raiding bird feeders, damaging lawns going after beetle grubs and earthworms, entering attics and uncapped chimneys to nest and birth young just to name a few. The occasional sighting is not necessarily a problem, but constant and chronic sightings and encounters with raccoons on your property or near your family can certainly lead to an unpleasant or dangerous encounter.
In these instances, trapping and removal by a licensed Wildlife Control Operator may be necessary. Keep in mind that most states designate raccoons as furbearers and therefore are of a protected status. Only licensed operators may take raccoons into possession either for relocation or dispatch. Virginia requires this. Relocation of raccoons in Virginia is illegal without a license.
Other strategies for repelling or harassing raccoons may be successful in scaring them off, but this can be dependent on why and where the animal is. Mothballs as a repellent is never a good idea largely because it is a registered pesticide that is being used in ways that go against the label instructions. This can lead to toxic exposure of humans and wildlife that is detrimental and ineffective.
The most effective method is to remove what’s attracting the raccoons in the first place if possible. Water and food sources should be removed or made inaccessible (i.e. Securing trash can lids with a strong bungee cord).
What are the Most Common Diseases Spread by Raccoons?
Diseases spread by raccoons in the attic or home are Rabies, Raccoon Roundworm, Giardia, and Leptospirosis. Raccoons are also a host for parasites like ticks, fleas, and mites which can transmit a number of diseases as well.
Anyone working in an attic, chimney, or any den site where raccoon feces is present should use a protective respirator with HEPA filters, wear gloves, and follow safety practices to avoid accidental ingestion or inhalation of raccoon roundworm spores found in most feces.
Cleaning of raccoon feces presents a safety concern and should be done using methods that prevent creating dust or contaminating living areas.