A Racoon Is Getting Into My Attic

It s no secret that raccoons are a nuisance.

A racoon is getting into my attic.

Unfortunately raccoons can feel the air escaping from your attic and that destroying the vent cover will give them access to the warmth inside. If you have heard noises in your attic at night you may have a raccoon problem. When the raccoons are irritated enough they will grab their babies and exit through the only opening that is left to them. Repair shut any open areas and secure any vulnerable areas.

If raccoons get into your attic they can quickly cause extensive damage. You may be wondering how the raccoons got into your attic. Here s how to get rid of raccoons. Generally damage caused by raccoons in the attic includes building nests and gnawing on wires.

Once you get the raccoons out of your attic you will feel quite relieved. 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 vents on your roof are designed to allow for proper air circulation in your attic. What to do if a raccoon is living in the attic be patient with a mother raccoon in the attic.

Unfortunately you are still only halfway to solving your problem. Even if the animal feels safe in its. Raccoons can also climb up the corner of a house or up a downspout. Raccoons will tear into your home to gain entry to the attic destroy your insulation and fill the space with feces and urine.

Again plastic or aluminum vent covers are no match for powerful raccoons. The unwelcome guests are gone and your home is quiet again. Clean up the attic. They sometimes climb onto a roof from a nearby tree with a long branch that hangs over the house.

Raccoons are messy and they use your attic as a raccoon latrine. How do raccoons get into houses. They can easily rip up your attic s insulation and get into any clothing or storage bins you may have there. The most common way to identify if raccoons have entered your attic or other areas of your home or business is by noise.

Raccoons can also damage your electrical and ventilation systems which can lead to a fire or water damage. In fact if it is scared and determined a raccoon can cause structural damage to your attic in a matter of hours. Sometimes raccoons can reposition themselves down into walls from the attic which can then lead to other animal control problems. While they re not out to destroy your home sweet home it is important to get them out and keep them out.

Get the raccoons out one method to get raccoons out of your attic or barn is to make a lot of noise. Your first option is to do nothing at all. The first is to fix the holes that the raccoon used to get into the attic in the first place. 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.

It doesn t take long for a raccoon to wreak havoc on your home.