Raccoon Hole In Roof

Raccoons are extremely strong and never cease to amaze me.

Raccoon hole in roof.

A raccoon ripped a hole right in this roof click the buttons to the left or right for more examples of how the pros set traps in different situations. If so you certainly aren t alone. Even if these nuisance animals didn t carry disease or cause significant property damage raccoons would still cause homeowners considerable trouble and annoyance thanks to their ability to break into garbage bins and scatter trash everywhere in search of a meal. Four years ago we trapped 3 raccoon in the attic and fixed the hole and shingles.

Preventing raccoon access to roofs is difficult as these clever creatures can climb up just about any surface but there are ways our professionals can reduce the odds. Wondering about how to keep raccoons off your roof. Removing a raccoon on the roof. Two years ago we were able to place a metal strip where the raccoons were trying to get in again.

In the above photos you can see that that a raccoon has torn a hole right through the shingles and into the roof. Because the trapper never came back with the traps for the attic i could hear the raccoons roaming all over the attic scratching and trying to get out those two days. This removal was pretty difficul. These three encounters happened in the same location all three times.

This whole second phase of raccoon removal was a disaster as the repair person had come against my wishes when i was not at home to repair the new hole in the roof. If you can find the hole that the raccoons are using to get in and out one good approach is to place a cage trap over that hole or to affix it in a nearby location and create a tunnel from chicken wire to guide the animal into the trap.