New Jersey Rabies Concerns create Raccoon Problems

A professional will humanely remove both baby and adult raccoons from your property.

Who would try to burn baby raccoons alive?  Or beat them to death?  Or drown them?  No one in their right mind, but such things happen in New Jersey when people motivated by fear want to get rid of raccoons and take matters into their own hands. 

Since rabies returned to New Jersey, and raccoons are the number one carriers of this always fatal disease, raccoons are more hated and feared than pit-bulls in the eye of the public.  You can read this article from the New York Times for more information.

There are significant dangers from rabid raccoons, and a number of other diseases associated with the animals, but do-it-yourself raccoon removal is not the way to get rid of raccoons.  People who are concerned about wild animals on their property need to contact a wildlife control specialist who can get rid of the animals efficiently and humanely.  Depending on local laws and regulations, the animals will be euthanized or relocated, but they won’t be abused.  Click here for more information about Allstate Animal Control’s Raccoon Removal Services.

One thing the do-it-yourselfers may not have considered is the danger they are placing themselves in.  Wild animals are unpredictable.  Even experienced wildlife control experts have seen very dangerous situations develop unexpectedly when working around raccoons.  The animals will attack without notice and it takes special equipment and quick reactions to defend against such an assault. 

When it is time to get rid of raccoons, and such times do come, hire a professional.  It is safer for you, kinder to the animals, and most likely to result in a successful outcome.

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Nocturnal Noises in Los Angeles

Once the raccoon family was removed and the attic cleaned up, the house was much more peaceful.

It is 9 p.m. and my kids are finally in bed.  It has been one of “those days” and I am so tired I could cry.  This should be the time when I can finally sit down and unwind or maybe even go to bed, but no!  Here I am at the computer typing because the house is not quiet and I am still totally stressed out.  My kids are in bed, but the baby raccoons in my attic are just waking up.  Yes, I can hear them, scuffling around and crying and who knows what all.  

Their mom must be out, because I can just tell they are being naughty. Moms always know.  I guess baby raccoons are like any other babies.  When mom isn’t looking they decide to party.  I wonder what they are really doing up there?

The mom moved in early this spring, looking for a place to have babies, I guess.  We found a place torn loose in the soffit in the back of the house.  We sort of tried to put it back into place, but the animal just pulled it loose again.  I had other things to think about and my husband got busy with stuff and so we haven’t got around to doing anything more about it….until now.

I just heard a big thump—what are those creatures doing, professional wrestling? 

I try to keep this house clean, but with three kids running around all the time, it isn’t easy.  It is often cluttered with everything from shoes to sippy cups.  Clutter I can handle, but now it is starting to smell.  It finally occurred to me (you can tell I am sleep deprived) that there is no one changing diapers up there.  Those animals have probably turned my attic into a toilet—disgusting!  No wonder things are less than fresh.  If I hadn’t changed a diaper or taken out the trash in the past two months, this house would be unlivable.

I kind of guess it is becoming unlivable right now, because above my head (I just heard a sort of squeal.  That would mean someone had just pushed someone else if it happened down here.) there is a mother raising baby raccoons and never changing diapers, flushing toilets or taking out the garbage. 

Something has got to be done or I will lose my mind.  I am getting my husband on this first thing in the morning.  I am not sure what he will do about the baby raccoons and their nightly pajama party, but something has got to change…

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Raccoons den in an attic in Park City, Utah

These baby raccoons were removed from the attic with their mother.

I recently supplied my raccoon removal services in Park City, Utah for a young couple.  This couple had recently married and moved into their first rental home. The first night in their new place, they heard thumping sounds coming from the attic, like something was walking up there. They thought it was possibly mice, but were not quite sure. They waited until the next day when they heard catlike noises coming from the ceiling. The husband climbed up into the attic and found large dog-like droppings.  They were not sure what was going on so they contacted my professional wild animal removal business. 

I told them that I would be happy to come out and look at the situation, but could not because they were not the owners of the home. They contacted their landlord and told him what was going on. Later, he hired me to come and assess the problem.

When I arrived at the home, I did a thorough search of the attic and found a mother raccoon with her four babies living up there. The female renter was shocked when I told her that there were raccoons in the ceiling.

“I am just amazed,” she said. “I didn’t even know that we had raccoons around here.”

Not many people in Utah know how prevalent raccoons are in the area. They cause thousands of dollars of damage to homes every year.

I trapped the female raccoon and the babies and removed them from the property.  Then I went back in and cleaned up the mess the animals had made in the insulation and floor of the attic. The landowner was happy to pay for the removal because he previously had raccoons in another rental where they caused havoc.

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