Raccoon in Ceiling | How?
Customers heard noises in a vaulted ceiling at night. Night noises in the world of nuisance animal removal usually come from flying squirrels or raccoons. Because the vaulted ceiling only offered a 2×8’s height of space, flying squirrels were highly suspected.
Once Ryan inspected and got on the roof, it was pretty apparent that this, in fact, was a raccoon job. He found a larger hole that had been torn into the ridge vent. Though not a big space, this raccoon must have found it comfortable enough or it led to a larger void.
The raccoon wanted into the space so badly that the raccoon tore up a perfectly good ridge vent to get inside. That’s pretty bad luck for a homeowner. Other attempts were made along the roof as well.
As you can see in the picture to the right, the hole wasn’t even made at the end of the ridge vent where one might suspect an attachment weakness. This raccoon just started ripping and tearing and made its way inside.
These seemingly random acts of raccoon destruction are just one of the many frustrations nuisance raccoons provide for homeowners.
Trapping Nuisance Raccoons at Entry
Once Ryan found out that he was dealing with a raccoon, he put a trap over the hole to catch it coming out.
As you can see in the following video which describes the whole job well, Ryan’s peeping into the hole disturbed the raccoon and caused it to move.
When the raccoon came out later, it was captured in a trap and could not get back into the roof. This is an example of trapping a raccoon right at the spot we know it is going to be travelling.
This method a of trapping-capturing the raccoon as it leaves its hole- is very efficient.
Trapping Destructive Raccoons
As you saw in the video, catching this raccoon is best accomplished by putting a trap right at the entrance/exit. Wire attached around the hole and trap controls which way the animal can move. If it wants to get out, it has to go through the trap. Since Ryan did not have a double door trap with him at the time, the other baited raccoon trap was set up to catch a raccoon on the outside. After the first raccoon was removed, the double door trap was put in place to catch any other animal coming or going through that specific hole.
After there is no more raccoon activity, some repair are in order for the ridge vent. More animals and rain/snow need to be kept out of that opening.
This sort of repair is something Frontline Animal Removal can accomplish along with nuisance wildlife removal.
Nuisance Raccoon Removal | Akron, Canton, Kent
For both aspects of nuisance raccoon work- removal & repair- you can count on Frontline Animal Removal for comprehensive solutions.
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