If you want your house to be free of outdoor critters pay attention to these signs that might mean you have a raccoon in the attic.
Spots on ceiling from raccoons in attic.
Overall the damage directly and indirectly caused by raccoons in this house included.
Their feces and urine may be piled up in one spot but are usually spread everywhere not a pleasant sight or smell at all.
I knew that the litter of baby raccoons must be there so i cut a hole in the ceiling upper left stuck my head inside upper right saw the nest of baby raccoons lower left and removed them all lower right.
Flir c2 thermal imaging camera spots raccoon through the ceilings sheetrock.
Besides being disgusting raccoon droppings are highly dangerous for your health and your pet s too not to mention that they may cause flea and mite.
This can cause odor problems a breeding ground for mold is host to potential pathogens and health risks and the odor can attract other raccoons into the attic.
I have seen that many times.
The raccoon moved around in the attic above a bedroom vaulted ceiling area.
If they find a weak spot near your roof they might try to exploit it and work their way in.
Raccoons are capable of ripping shingles off and chewing holes in buildings.
Sounds like a raccoon in the attic.
Raccoons in the attic is such a common complaint i hear it every single day.
Roofing shingles that were ripped off at the back corner of the roof.
Raccoons are considered a primary carrier of rabies in the united states for instance.
Raccoon urine had saturated the insulation in several areas so bad that the sheet rock ceiling underneath started to show stain marks in the bedroom below the attic.
Sometimes the feces or urine can leak through the drywall and onto your ceiling.
Of course raccoons always deficate and urinate in the attic.
The raccoon probably moved the insulation.
By turning on bright lights and a radio you can make your attic an unpleasant environment to encourage raccoons to leave on their own.
Mama raccoon wants a place that is warm dry and safe for her young.
Raccoons can enter your attic through loose shingles and or openings the roof and eaves.
She thinks your attic is ideal.
This could mean that a raccoon is scouting out your attic and looking for an easy way to get in.
Remember raccoons can catch fish and they re very quick and good with their paws.
Sometimes a baby raccoon in an attic falls into a void and becomes trapped.
Knocking on the wall or ceiling at the spot where the sound is heard is a good way to check how mobile the animal is and thus whether likely to be an adult or dependent young.
