Raccoon Babies In My Attic
Here are the general steps for removing raccoons from an attic.
Raccoon babies in my attic. With spring come raccoons. You might see the adult female. A mama raccoon is very vocal during and after her gestation period and her babies make noise too. 65 what do raccoons in attic sound like the babies make a distinctive high pitched chattering sound.
It s also raccoon mating season. Hey david my name is jason and i found your website very insightful for my search of raccoon information. Search the attic carefully and find. The nest of baby raccoons must be found removed and the mother trapped.
If there s a raccoon family consisting of a female and a litter of baby raccoons you will very often hear the very distinct and unique crying and whining of the babies surefire evidence of raccoon presence. Many people with a raccoon in the attic see the animal. Raccoons need a safe warm and dry place to raise the new pups and your attic makes a perfect habitat. 67 what damage can racoons do to an attic lots.
The main reason a raccoon may have made your attic his new den is because the female is about to give birth. 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. A female raccoon gives birth once per year although in cases where a litter of babies is lost early a second litter may be produced in its place. A raccoon living in an attic from january to september should always be assumed to be a mother with babies.
Springtime isn t only the season of blooming flowers and warmer weather. To ensure the survival of their young female raccoons require secure den sites. Look for all the raccoons in your attic. Not many people are familiar with the sounds that raccoon babies make.
66 what do i do if i have raccoons in my attic i strongly recommend that you hire a professional wildlife removal company. If you re still not convinced that your phantom attic noises are that of a raccoon listen for vocal sounds. They can destroy insulation tear up ducts etc. Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and obvious.
Insist that they crawl through the attic or listen to the walls whatever it takes to find the nest of baby raccoons in the house and remove them. If you hear sounds like these in your attic you ll recognize these as the sounds of r. It s a large critter and it doesn t exactly hide its.