RACCOON REMOVAL
Raccoon Biology
Minnesota Raccoons are true omnivores (they eat both meat and veggies). They weight between 11 and 35# and are 24-37” long. Raccoons mate in February through March, with a gestation period of 63 days. Averages of 2-6are born. The young remain with the female until fall and may den with her through the winter. The female will use the same denning site year afteryear. Raccoons are nocturnal.

Symptoms
You will hear heavy noises in the attic that move early evening and early mornings. When the young are born you will hear bird chirps early evening early mornings. You will hear the same noises in your chimney if your chimney is un-capped. You will see at least a 4” hole in your roof or you will see one of your roof vents damaged. You will have soffit panels that are bent or destroyed. You will see your lawn rolled up or it looks like a roto-tiller has been through your lawn

Removal
The removal all starts with a service charge, we will come out and access the damage, identify the specie doing the damage. Then we will set the appropriate traps to remove the animals. We will also recommend exclusions available for your site. And give you a cost to repair the damage. If the raccoon does have young it will be live captured and relocated with her babies.

Exclusions
Exclusions are a must with raccoons, even with the problem raccoon removed other raccoons will smell that this has been a denning site and force their way in. If a raccoon wants to get into your house it will.

Health Concerns
Raccoons can carry both canine and feline distemper. Distemper is a common disease and is usually fatal. Raccoons with distemper act tame or confused, and eventually lose coordination, become unconscious and die. Distemper cannot be transmitted to humans or immunized pets.


Every year Minnesota raccoons are tested positive for the rabies virus, This rabies virus is usually from another animal (bat, skunk, fox or coyote), the raccoon strain of rabies is working its way across the country and is currently documented in Michigan and Indiana but isn’t in Minnesota yet.

Raccoon roundworm infects most raccoons at some time in their lives. The roundworm rarely causes the raccoon any problems, but the animals pass large numbers of eggs to the environment through its feces. Eggs ingested by another animal may hatch and cause nerve damage. Cases of human infection have been documented, including two fatal cases caused by accidental infections from captive raccoons.