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SQUAMISH RACCOON CONTROL

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Squamish Raccoon Control - Helping them finding a New Home

Squamish Raccoon Control program is designed to remove raccoons and block their access to your home or other structures, as well as hiding places on your property. Our program is specifically designed to minimize stress for raccoons.

The mother raccoon might have been misguided in thinking it was okay to raise her family on your property. This happens quite often. Raccoons can become habituated to human presence very easily. If they show interest in you or your property, they can attract more raccoons.

The most important thing to know about raccoons is that they have an amazing memory. If they have ever found food, whether willingly or unwillingly provided, that location will be the first place the mother raccoon explores to find a dark and quiet area to raise her family.

Raccoon Control and Exclusion

The process can be quite simple if they decide to make a den inside a utility building, such as a shed or garage. We would open the door, usher them out, and block the entry point they used to get in. The same approach applies if they have made a home in your attic.

Occasionally, we might need to use a device to get the mother out first. Then we enter and remove the pups, releasing them outside where the mother can find and relocate them. The final step is to block the entry point, as shown on the left, using steel mesh and reinforcing it with fasteners. This discourages the mother raccoon from attempting to use the same entry point again. She will eventually give up and try to find a more suitable area to take her litter, such as inside a hollowed tree or a rock pile.

Typical Raccoon Exclusion Video

Making Sure Raccoons Don't Come Back

Chances are that the mother won’t understand the message and will attempt to return the following night, trying to figure out how to get back in again. Gable ends butting against a roof are one of their preferred means of accessing attics. Many home builders nowadays use thin soffit material, often composed of delicate T&G (tongue and groove) aluminum panels assembled within a floating track. This material is quite easy to break through, especially for raccoons. Even birds and bats can easily create an entry point in this type of material.

This is precisely why, when we exclude an entry point, we thoroughly inspect for other potential ways raccoons could access your home and address them accordingly. This approach is the most logical and effective means of deterring her from attempting another entry. Eventually, she will give up and seek an alternative location. This way, no harm befalls the raccoon and her cubs.

While we can relocate a raccoon, it’s not a practice we favour, as it often amounts to a death sentence for the raccoon. As responsible custodians of our environment, we do not endorse this approach, even if it’s utilized by certain other pest and wildlife companies.

How To Prevent Attracting Raccoons

The most straightforward action anyone can take is to avoid feeding raccoons. While they may be charming, it’s important to recognize that feeding them creates a problem. By providing food to raccoons, they come to associate humans, as well as your home or your neighbor’s home, with a source of nourishment. Consequently, they will also view any structures on your property as potential places to inhabit, conveniently close to their food supply.

Another consideration is clutter and piles of materials stacked in your backyard. Such temporary storage options offer shelter that raccoons readily exploit. Additionally, raccoons are likely to capitalize on bird baths or any containers holding rainwater.

Last Word about Raccoons

Learn more about raccoons

Raccoons are undoubtedly cute, amusing, and incredibly clever creatures. We appreciate them as well, but we prefer to keep them away from both our property and yours. If you want to help conserve these remarkable animals, simply give us a call. We can prevent damage to your property while also safeguarding these wonderful creatures.

How to Safely Clean Raccoon Droppings

Note: The video above does not show the steps exactly as they were performed. It has been edited for clarity and to simplify the explanation of each step. The goal of editing was to make each step and tool usage more understandable.

In reality, the steps were carried out in smaller sections. When dealing with large contaminated areas, it’s better to divide the space into sections if you can’t complete the entire procedure at once. Vacuuming and scraping everything without immediately brushing and burning the area can expose contaminants, which may spread with wind or rain.

When cleaning up wildlife droppings, it’s essential to do so under ideal conditions to avoid worsening the situation. Many animals, particularly raccoons, can carry roundworm eggs in their feces. These eggs are invisible to the naked eye and can become airborne by walking over the area or by any breeze or rainfall, posing risks through inhalation, contact with eyes, or skin.

In this video, I completed the job in four sections. This approach was necessary due to unexpected weather changes and other possible interruptions. Always tackle as much as you can safely complete from start to finish, especially if the weather is unpredictable or you might get called away.

Don’t be misled by the square footage shown in the video—the job took me a total of 10 hours to complete. It might not look like a large area, but when you account for all the necessary precautions, it takes considerable time to do the job properly and safely.

Cleaning up wildlife droppings involves a 13-step process. While I don’t showcase all the tools and equipment I had to buy for this job, the list of basic tools and personal protective equipment below should cover most hard surface cleanups like the one in the video. For lawn cleanups, the procedure may differ slightly, and additional tools might be required.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):