How to Keep Raccoons Out of Your Yard and Home

Raccoons

Raccoons might appear cute, but in reality, they can cause a lot of problems for you and your family. They often make their home in attics, crawl spaces, barns etc. They dig holes in the yards and also damage your property. It is essential to hire a professional wildlife animal removal service to prevent them from your property in less time. Here are some tips that can help you keep raccoons at bay.

 

4 Raccoon Removal Tips

  • Identify the Scope of the Problem
    If you want to keep raccoons off of your property, you need to determine the size and scope of your raccoon problem. But how can you determine that? It’s easy, all you need to do is pay attention to all the clues that raccoons leave behind for you. If you find droppings along with evidence of their feedings such as trash out of the trash cans or burrows in the yard, then you likely have quite the problem on your hands.
  • Remove Food and Water
    Once you know that you have a raccoon problem, you should make your property less inviting by removing all the food and water sources. Always keep the trash can lids secure and store the pet food in air-tight containers. Also, make sure that you don’t have any fruits and nuts lying around your yard from trees. Never leave any food outside to invite raccoons.
  • Reduce Potential Nesting Sites
    If you eliminate all food and water sources and raccoons couldn’t find a place to nest on your property, then they are less likely to return in the future. Raccoons generally get access to your property through the attic. So, make sure you seal off your chimney and any gaps so that raccoons stay out of your house.
  • Call for Professional Raccoon Removal
    If nothing works, call a professional raccoon removal service immediately. They are experts in removing wildlife animals safely. At Hamilton Wildlife, our professionals have many years of experience in dealing with raccoons. Call us today to know more about our services.