Twitter Google Share on Facebook raccoon (redirected fromraccoons) Thesaurus Idioms Encyclopedia rac·coon alsora·coon(ră-ko͞on′) n.pl.rac·coonsorraccoonalsora·coonsorracoon 1.An omnivorous mammal(Procyon lotor)native to the Americas and introduced elsewhere, having grayish-brown fur, blac...
Loud noises from outside:At night, you may hear them rummaging or running across the roof or in the attic. Growling or purring noises also might be an indication there are raccoons in your yard. Scratch marks:These masked bandits may leave small scratch marks on trees, wood piles, sheds...
Why are raccoons pooping on my roof? If they got in through a hole, new or old, then they can climb out at night and hunt for food and defecate on the roof of the shed to keep the feces away from the nest. Alternatively, you could have a raccoon living on someone else's property...
including pet food and bird seed. Buy garbage cans with locking lids and keep garbage inside if possible. Keep pet doors sealed shut between dusk and dawn. Cap your chimneys. Seal any holes or gaps in attics and roofs.
vines, and landscaping around your hometo decrease “bridges” onto your roof. Eliminate food sources that raccoons may be coming back to, including trash, compost, pet food, and birdseed. Place metal sheeting around the edge of your roof, as well as the bases of the trees on your propert...
sealant. Fix the hole in the roof, etc. Second, you'll want to inspect the attic and repair any damage in the attic, from torn ducts to cleared insulation. I've been to plenty of homes at which homeowners have been wasting all their AC air, blowing it into the attic through torn ...
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Close inspection showed an open board on the under-side of the left rear roof soffit, lots of soot smudges, and a short leap-distance away, the huge old oak tree near the corner of the house. They waited some more. Listening against the attic door: silence. Nobody really wanted to ...
costly repairs. Recognizing damage early can save you a lot of time and money. You can’t focus only on the chimney, though, as raccoons are very active at night. They travel in and out of the chimney multiple times, causing damage to your home’s roof, exterior, and lawn. Examples ...
One of the biggest problems I see is that people have a raccoon in the attic, and set a trap on the ground or on the roof, and catch a raccoon, and drive it off to "the woods". The greatest danger in this case is that the raccoon in the attic is a female with a nest of ...