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how to get rid of raccoons under your
house raccoons are strong and if there
is any sort of access to the area under
your house even if they have to pry away
a loose piece of wood or tear a hole
through the lattice they will get in
once in they make noise create damaged
nest and defecate raccoons may look cute
but they carry diseases such as
roundworm and rabies and they quickly
lose their fear of people they can be
vicious when cornered
if raccoons have set up house in the
space beneath your home do you want to
evict them things you will need lamp
with bright bulb portable radio cans
rags ammonia trap gloves check to see if
there are any baby raccoons under your
house mother raccoons often nest under a
house because it is a safe and dry place
they generally give birth and raise
their young from March through June if
you find a litter of baby raccoons in
the space under your house it is best to
put off the eviction until they are
young adults wait at least eight weeks
chances are they will leave on their own
once they are grown once you are certain
there are no baby raccoons under the
house
take steps to get rid of the adults
eliminate what may be attracting them
remove cat or dog food from the yard and
do not feed your pets outside secure
your garbage cans by strapping the lids
down with bungee cords make the space
uninhabitable place a bright light in
the space under the house
find a talk show on a portable radio
turn the volume up and put it in the
space leave the radio in the light on
for 48 to 72 hours fill a few empty tin
cans with rags that have been soaked in
ammonia and put these under the house as
well if these steps fail to encourage
the raccoons to leave trap and remove
them use a half a heart or similar trap
to catch the raccoons bake the trap
after a raccoon is inside keep a cover
over the track to calm the animal wear
heavy gloves when moving the
eh once the animal is inside release in
the woods secure the space so no
raccoons can take up residence again
permanently close up any entry spaces
they were using nail pieces of chicken
wire over lattice to make it harder for
raccoons to tear it apart tips warnings
contact a local wildlife rescue group
and ask if they can help talk with your
neighbors before using a bright light or
loud radio to flush out a raccoon make
sure they know this is just a temporary
measure check the laws in your state
before attempting to trap raccoons it is
illegal to relocate them in many states
contact your Humane Society or animal
control officer to learn the regulations
in your state do not leave captured
animals where children have access to
them
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