It doesn t take long for a raccoon to wreak havoc on your home.
How long will a raccoon live in an attic.
The unwelcome guests are gone and your home is quiet again.
Raccoon mothers commonly move their babies between den sites during the nesting season so she may leave on her own.
Raccoons are messy and they use your attic as a raccoon latrine.
Clean up the attic.
Raccoons are wild mammals with wild behavior it means they are very aggressive and territorial species they always seek for a safe shelter to hide from the danger of the wildlife such as predators or bad conditions that s why a raccoon in the wild can live only 2 to 3 years while a raccoon in conservation has reached 20 years already.
The mother raccoon usually gives birth shortly after moving into the attic within 1 2 weeks and then spends about 10 weeks nursing the baby raccoons.
The most common reason for a raccoon to enter an attic and choose to live there is the case of a female who needs a safe place to give birth and raise its babies.
Raccoons are known best for the black mask of fur around their eyes also know n as a bandit mask and black rings around their furry tails.
The average life expectancy of a raccoon in the wild is 1 8 to 3 1 years.
Even if the animal feels safe in its nest it will do damage to your home.
Raccoons typically live in attic dens for short periods.
If you have a raccoon infestation in your attic or anywhere else on your property you will be able to clearly see their toilet too.
Unfortunately you are still only halfway to solving your problem.
Raccoons in the attic.
Raccoon babies are independent by the end of summer when they leave the den and disperse from their family groups.
Raccoons are mid sized animals that are about 2 3 feet long.
Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and.
This almost always involves an adult female and a litter of baby raccoons.
This is a very complex case.
Please see my raccoon attic damage page for more photos of raccoon damage.
Once you get the raccoons out of your attic you will feel quite relieved.
Raccoons can cause quite a bit of damage when they live in an attic.
Raccoons carry diseases that can be contracted by our pets and even by us.
In fact if it is scared and determined a raccoon can cause structural damage to your attic in a matter of hours.
The nest of baby raccoons must be found removed and the mother trapped.
Here are the general steps for removing raccoons from an attic.
But most of the raccoons in the world are not in captive so what about the others.
