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Jacksonville Raccoon Removal & Trapping Services

We can handle your raccoon invasion problem from beginning to end. We will trap, remove raccoons and make sure we get rid of all the raccoons. We will cleanup the raccoon fecal material, repair raccoon damage to your home or attic and any other related repair or trapping services.

 

Pet Entry Doors. One of the biggest mistakes pet owners make is one install a pet door to all enter and exit from the home

Crops and Gardens. Electric fencing (single or double hot-wire arrangement) can be very effective at excluding raccoons from crops and gardens. The fence should be turned on in the evening (before dusk) and turned off after sunrise. If you decide to use electric fencing, be sure to install caution signs where appropriate.
Chimneys and rooftops. Prevent raccoons from entering your chimney by securely fastening a commercial cap of sheet metal and heavy screen
over the top of the chimney. Before you install the exclusion device, however, be sure that the animals are not already inside the chimney, especially in the spring or summer when young may also be present. If the animals are still inside the chimney, you will have to wait for them to leave or contact our wildlife control professional.

Attics and buildings. Raccoons can enter structures through vents or other openings. The minimum size opening that raccoons need for access is only 2.5 x 4 inches very surprisingly small! Hire a wildlife control professional to replace damaged and vulnerable roof and ventilation vents with proven designs that prevent entry.

Garbage cans. Store garbage in metal or tough plastic containers with tight-fitting lids. Lids also can be wired, weighted, or clamped. Be sure that the raccoons cannot tip the cans over to gain access. If necessary, keep the garbage cans inside a secure building at night.

Poultry houses and yards. Exclude raccoons with tightly covered doors and windows, mesh-wire fences with an overhang, or electric fencing
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Scare Tactics. Unfortunately, most frightening devices only work temporarily. Common techniques used to scare raccoons include radios,bright lights,dogs, plastic streamers,and aluminum pie pans. Raccoons are pretty smart and once they figure out the noise source they will ignore them and then its business as usual.

Repellents.There are no repellents, toxicants, or fumigants registered for raccoon control.

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