Raccoon Hole In 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.

Raccoon hole in roof.

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. This removal was pretty difficul. Wondering about how to keep raccoons off your roof. Two years ago we were able to place a metal strip where the raccoons were trying to get in again.

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. These three encounters happened in the same location all three times. In the above photos you can see that that a raccoon has torn a hole right through the shingles and into the roof. Removing a raccoon on the roof.

Once a raccoon creates or enlarges a hole in the rooftop it becomes an easy pathway to the attic. Four years ago we trapped 3 raccoon in the attic and fixed the hole and shingles. Raccoons are extremely strong and never cease to amaze me. 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.

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. This week we caught one raccoon in a trap placed on the roof.