Who Do I Call To Remove A Raccoon

Is there a raccoon in your backyard causing you stress? Can’t decide to let the dog out unsupervised? There is a lot of questions that homeowners have when dealing with intruding raccoons such as “who do I call to remove a raccoon”. There are situations where you can call the city animal control for help with a raccoon problem, but that requires the raccoon to be a public problem. Raccoons that appear aggressive or sick in public property will be taken care of by the city animal control for free.

For raccoon problems where removal is necessary from your backyard, attic, deck, shed or porch you have to call professional wildlife removal companies. Professionals should remove your raccoon humanely. When you call private wildlife removal companies, you will be quoted for the raccoon removal service based on where the problem is and other factors. These include if there are baby raccoons that need removing, if repairs are necessary, what needs to be repaired and how many holes and entry points are present.

How To Find A Raccoon Removal Company

When you are looking for the best help with removing your raccoon problem it’s best to ask google. The best help is the most relevant help, try typing in “Raccoon Removal Near Me” or “Raccoon Removal (Your City) the top results will be private companies that offer their services for a fee. From there you’ll need to do some research about the company you are hiring and what type of services they provide.

How Do Professionals Remove Raccoons

professional wildlife removal companies that remove raccoons do so in a couple of ways. First and foremost, companies need to understand the life of raccoons including when they have babies and how those babies are raised. Knowing that, companies know when to use one-way doors, traps and relocation services.

After all you don’t want to hire a company that will make your problem a bigger problem. Imagine taking away a mother raccoon and leaving her dependent babies in the attic for you to deal with. Wildlife removal companies use either a one-way door / exclusion removal method, or a live trapping service and relocation when exclusion isn’t an option.

Raccoon Removal VIA One-Way Door 

Raccoon one-way doors are made specifically for raccoons. The doors are designed to work against raccoons. Clawing, fiddling and hissing at the door doesn’t work out for them either. One-way door raccoon removal is the best humane method available. Raccoon One-way doors are suited for decks, sheds, porches and attics. In spaces with a long or wide opening, one way doors can be used in conjunction with mesh barriers. For all other types of problems, such as raccoons in the open there is the live trap option. Visit our raccoon removal services page for more details.

Raccoon Removal VIA Live Trapping

Live trapping raccoons is a less humane method for raccoon removal options. In addition there is no guarantee for trapping services. For traps to be utilized instead of one-way doors there needs to be no other option available before resorting to this method. Using traps puts stress onto the animal and often causes them to hurt themselves in an attempt to escape. Live trapping services requires that the client checks the traps once every 24 hours to ensure animals are not suffering.

Who To Call For Injured Or Orphaned Raccoons

There are different wildlife rehabilitation centers available in Ontario for different types of injured or orphaned wildlife. In most cases if you find an orphaned baby raccoon, they will ask you to let it be. The mother will return and nurture it, however this isn’t always the case. If mother raccoon fails to return or babies are in danger they may accept the babies into care. For injured animals, the same applies. Wildlife rehabilitation centers run on donations. In most cases you will need to deliver the injured or orphaned animal to them.

Some raccoon receptive rehab centers are; Bear Creek Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary in Barrie, Mono Wildlife in Mono (416 819-0991), Procyon Wildlife in Beeton.

Raccoon Removal From Public Property

Local city animal control is responsible for raccoons in public. Whether it’s a sick raccoon or one that is a threat to themselves or the public. Depending on your city, you can find the local animal control by dialing 311 for help. More information is available on our FAQ page.