What You Can Do To Remove Raccoons

Raccoons are mammals that live in forests. Yet, due to their impressive adaptability, they are able to survive in lesser mountainous areas such as marshes, along coasts, and even in cities and urban areas. Because of this, they are deemed as a nuisance and are included in the notorious pest control list.

Attics and chimneys are the best place for a raccoon to make a house out of, while it will be overturning garbage cans, taking pet food from kitchens and fruits from trees, making a ruckus with household animals, a raccoon could always be transmitting rabies. Due to all the above reasons, home owners complaint about raccoons. People who are unfortunate enough to have raccoons in their homes need to take some necessary steps to get rid of them without angering animal rights advocates.

Some of the ways you can minimize the damage done by this animal are listed below. When a home owner discovers a raccoon nest in his home, most likely in attics or chimneys, he has to see to it that the animal is not comfortable in these areas. Avoid direct confrontation with the mother raccoon because they tend to be over protective of their young and thus potentially dangerous.

You have to illuminate the place with very bright lights, provide a source of loud sounds. You can use a waterproof radio or place clothes shocked in ammonia, the smells discourages them. If the above doesn't work then it will be time to seek the help of a professional pest control agents.

In throwing away leftover food and scraps, make sure that they are packed in plastic bags twice. Do not forget to partially cover the bags with bleach or cleanser before putting them in the garbage cans. Thoroughly clean the area around the house of fallen fruits, waste papers and other garbage.

Double check the surroundings to ensure that no raccoons will be attracted towards the house due to wastes and fruits lying about. Always keep your garbage bins lids closed tightly by pinning them down with a heavy object. If you can buy metal garbage cans with easily attachable lids. Always dispose any trash and waste as quickly as you can in order to prevent the raccoons from smelling them.

When you leave your house, if it is for an extended vacation or even for a short walk, always make sure that your garbage bins are in the house or in the garage so that the raccoons don't get to them. Build a strong fence around the house especially the garden or yard. This will give the raccoons a hard time to reach your waste bins and may discourage them totally to go inside the property.