BARRIE RACCOON REMOVAL

RACCOON REMOVAL PROCESS

Raccoons in Barrie

The masked bandit raids again! Many homeowners are familiar with the experience of waking up to the sight of garbage strewn across the yard after a clever raccoon raided its contents the night before. It is a frustrating experience, but, at other times, these wily animals provide a great deal of entertainment. Discovering they have made a mess with your trash is one thing. Finding out they have taken over your attic is quite another.

Raccoons are good problem solvers, and they often figure out that an attic is a good place to den. It provides them shelter and the quiet they prefer when sleeping. Their breaking and entering skills can translate to significant damage to siding, soffits, flashing and roofing tiles. Once inside, their droppings and urine become a health hazard. Though raccoons aren’t typically aggressive, they can become so if they feel threatened. The safest way to remove a raccoon is to enlist the professionals at Skedaddle to do it for you!

Raccoons in Barrie are most frequently sighted in the evening or early morning hours. They are nocturnal animals who seek out their sustenance after the sun goes down. They are omnivores that will eat just about anything edible they can find, and human gardens and garbage are often easy pickings. Homeowners who store their pet’s kibble outdoors often also discover that the masked bandit has no problem eating that either!

In the winter, you won’t see much raccoon activity. They don’t hibernate, but they do enter a similar state called torpor. If one has found its way into your attic in the fall, you may not realize it is there until it becomes more active in the spring. Family units consisting of a mother and her kits often den together. During our removal process, Skedaddle takes measures to ensure young ones are reunited with mom in their new den.

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