Raccoon Removal
Say goodbye to sneaky raccoons with our expert team of removal pros!
Raccoon Removal
Raccoon removal should always be handled by the professionals at Nolan Wildlife. Raccoons are strong, resourceful, and excellent climbers. They invade homes looking for a safe place to den that’s close to food and water. In the wild this is usually in a rock crevice, or a hollow tree, but your attic, soffit, and sub-flooring make ideal locations for raccoons.
Raccoons are noisy and destructive. Do not wait for them to leave on their own. . They have become a real nuisance to homeowners as they have learned to adapt to living around humans. Raccoons are great climbers; they gain access into attics and use them for dens to raise their young. Similarly, they are responsible for costly damage to many homes.
Nolan Wildlife Services specializes in raccoon removal in Houston and surrounding areas. In order to remove and control a raccoon or family of raccoons on your property, our wildlife specialist will perform a thorough inspection of your property. After the inspection, they will build a custom solution to trap, remove, and seal all entry points.
Problems Raccoons Cause
- Raccoons living in attics (property damage)
- Spread of disease and parasites
- Stealing pet food or birdseed.
- Confronting pets likes dogs and killing poultry.
- Raiding garbage cans, wrecking gardens, and other property damage.
Raccoon feces carries Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) which can spread to people and pets.
In addition to raccoon roundworm, raccoons spread diseases and parasites like rabies, tularemia, giardia, salmonellosis, canine distemper, and leptospirosis.
Ectoparasites like fleas, ticks, lice, and mites can live on raccoons. These parasites can find news hosts once they have been introduced inside your house.
What causes Raccoons to enter our homes?
What Attracts Raccoons?
Three things that attract raccoons to your home are: food, water, and shelter.
Food & Water
Raccoons are scavengers and will eat just about anything. Typically, raccoons are known for eating nuts, fruit, small animals like birds and frogs, fish, snakes, insects, and dead animals. However, raccoons will also eat pet food and garbage when food they are used to eating is harder to find. They can be attracted to bird feeders, gardens, and even ponds. Dog food and water bowls can also attract these nuisance creatures. Make sure trash can lids are secure or locked to keep smells from the garbage from attracting raccoons. Washing them out routinely is another good raccoon deterrent. It is important to make sure that extra food isn’t left out where a raccoon can reach it, ensuring they aren’t attracted to your home.
Shelter
Your home provides raccoons with warmth and comfort and a convenient place to give birth to kits. They have been known to chew through siding, rip off soffit vents, facia boards, and roofing to gain entry into attics– because they know it’s worth it. Raccoons only need a 4″ gap (roughly the size of a softball) to enter your home!
If there’s an opening in your home or building, Raccoons will find a way in. That’s why consistent repairs and maintenance of your property is extremely important for Raccoon prevention and wildlife control. We use a combination of exclusion strategies, habitat modifications, and more to make sure your home or building is kept free of Raccoons and all wildlife.
