Can you prevent raccoon infestations?

Surefire ways to prevent a Raccoon infestation

Finding the Raccoon infestation in your home

If you recognize a raccoon moving around your roofline or hear the sound of feet in the attic, the time has come to bring in the experts at AAAC Wildlife Removal. A raccoon invasion can be a big deal as raccoons can transmit infections to humans and pets, including rabies.

With proficient wildlife removal experts, a qualified technician will show up at your home and evaluate the situation. We will figure out where the raccoon is entering your home and set up traps to remove them. Raccoons have exceptional paws that help them climb, so tree limbs make it easy for them to get into your attic.

AAAC Wildlife Removal will utilize a humane trapping method to bait the raccoons out of your attic. To ensure beyond a shadow of a doubt that all raccoons inside the attic are gone, a one way door might be set up.

The raccoon leaves home looking for food and can’t get back in, permitting the creature to move itself to one of its other safe spaces nearby (hopefully not your neighbors attic).

The attic should be inspected for young kits during late spring. Raccoon infants are taken out from the loft by hand and cautiously offered to their mother so they can move elsewhere together. The mother raccoon then takes the infants individually to one of her other nesting spots whenever we have sealed up the entry points to the attic.

Tidying Up

Raccoons can absolutely demolish your attic. These animals are keen on gnawing, so you may discover wood scraps left over from the destruction. The insulation may also need to be replaced as it has likely been contaminated by raccoon scat and urine.

Raccoon waste can contain the roundworm known as Baylisascaris. If people ingest the eggs in the excrement, it can lead to serious illness. You will need the experts at AAAC Wildlife Removal to decontaminate and re-insulate your attic to keep your family safe.

Exclusion Methods

After you have evicted a family of raccoons, you will need to stop them from getting into your attic again. Exclusion techniques will assist you with keeping raccoons under control. Any weak points of the house’s exterior should be made sealed up and strengthened to prevent re-entry.

Food is a big raccoon lure. Make sure to keep all trash cans secured tight so raccoons can’t access the contents. You may need to stow your bird feeders for a while as raccoons will also eat the seed that falls on the ground, which only draws them closer to your home.

Motion activated lights can be added to the home to dissuade raccoons from getting close as they are nocturnal animals. The light will turn on once it enlists the raccoon’s movement, which will trigger the critter to move away. Weighty gauge wiring can also be added to any section that focuses along the roofline of your home, which will keep raccoons from entering through those points.

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I’m a renter- but the owner and myself used AAAC Wildlife Removal for BATS in our roof/attic. They came in and gave us a free estimate and were very thorough. They went around the entire house, in our attic, took pictures and explained everything that is happening (and has happened- previous raccoon invader lol). They had to wait for Aug 15, when the bats pupping season was over- but they came back and sealed 90% of the house (and fixed a few flaws on the house which allowed larger animals), and after 09/15 added excluder tubes to the area the bats were going in and out. We’ve left those tube up for a few weeks and they just returned to remove the tubes, seal up the rest of the house, and went to the attic to spray an enzyme treatment to break down all the urine and feces. They have a 1 year warranty on their work and the sealing stuff they use is good for 10 years. They have done a great job and we couldn’t be more thankful. They also took care of a ground yellow jacket nest for me that I wasn’t aware was even there. Thankfully no one was stung while cutting grass. They offer full service with removal of the old insulation and blowing new stuff in. While we also appreciated that estimate and were hoping Homeowners would help with that cost- they ultimately didn’t so we will need to wait for that to be done after the enzyme treatment works. They explained the dangers of everything, and how things work. We couldn’t be more thankful for the service AAAC wildlife removal provided for us. My family and dogs feel much safer knowing we are BAT FREE! I will absolutely use them in the future for any wildlife removal we may need. Super happy customers! Thank you again!!! **REMINDER- Bats only need a space 3/8 of an inch thick to get into your house! It’s craziness! The circle in the photo is where they had entered. The photos are before and after. They show the problem side of the house- but they sealed the entire way around the house to make sure they could not find any other way inside**
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Jeff and Wade came out today to complete the excluder removal and seal up for bats. They were on time, professional, and answered all my questions. Extremely thorough. Highly recommend AAAC wildlife removal. The process was smooth from start to finish.
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Jeff and Wade came out today to complete the excluder removal and seal up for bats. They were on time, professional, and answered all my questions. Extremely thorough. Highly recommend AAAC wildlife removal. The process was smooth from start to finish.
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