It s a large critter and it doesn t exactly hide its presence with swift and silent movements like a rat.
Raccoon babies in my attic.
Many people with a raccoon in the attic see the animal.
If you make the attic not dark not quiet and not safe using light sound and smell the raccoon can usually be convinced to leave your attic and take her babies with her.
This is very important almost all cases of a raccoon in an attic means a female with a nest of baby raccoons.
The main reason a raccoon may have made your attic his new den is because the female is about to give birth.
Baby raccoons make a distinctive chitter sound.
A litter of baby raccoons removed from an attic raccoon babies are born with their eyes closed and are capable of vocalizing almost immediately.
No other wild animal native to north america is capable of making a similar stomping noise.
Go in the attic and find and remove the litter of baby raccoon pups.
There are usually 3 5 of them.
If there s a raccoon family consisting of a female and a litter of baby raccoons you will very often hear the very distinct and unique crying and whining of the babies surefire evidence of raccoon presence.
By six weeks of age the babies will have begun to move and travel within the den site.
Raccoons are large animals that move very quickly.
The good news is that they can then be used as live bait to catch the mother raccoon.
However a raccoon might be making its nest in your home in preparation for her babies.
90 of the time there will be young pups even if you didn t know that.
Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and obvious.
The sound baby raccoons make is pretty complex a combination of vibrations screeches warbles and chitters.
Raccoons need a safe warm and dry place to raise the new pups and your attic makes a perfect habitat.
You might see the adult female.
Again if you have a raccoon in your attic it s most likely a female with babies.
Look for all the raccoons in your attic.
If a raccoon is making herself at home in your house it might sound like a toddler running around above you.
Here are the general steps for removing raccoons from an attic.
Therefore it s no surprise that the noise they make is very noticeable.
You can t just trap and remove the adult you have to crawl in the attic and find the nest of young raccoons and remove them by hand.
If you can t find them sit very still for up to 30 minutes until you hear them chatter.
The nest of baby raccoons must be found removed and the mother trapped.
Their constant squealing chattering and crying is often mistaken for the song of a bird.
No there likely aren t any ghosts in your attic.
Grab them by hand with thick leather glove and put them in a pillow case.
Search the attic carefully and find and remove the litter of baby raccoons by hand and place in sack.
