Milwaukee Raccoon Removal

Facts & Information

What are Raccoons?

Raccoons are stocky mammals with black and grey fur. They are well known for their black-masked face, bushy striped tail, and nocturnal habits. Raccoons are intelligent but curious animals that are common in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Known for rummaging through trash cans, raccoons have received the iconic name of “trash panda.” They have incredibly skilled front paws that act just like human hands. Raccoons are about 2-3 feet in length and weigh around 10-20 pounds.

Why Do I Have Them?

Raccoons are one of the most frequent calls we get from homeowners. Raccoons will often enter homes looking for shelter, especially mother raccoons looking for a safe place to have their babies. A raccoon will rip straight through roof shingles, soffits, chimney flashings, and roof vents to gain access into chimneys and attics. Once inside your house, raccoons wreak havoc on insulation, wires, and ventilation, which can cost homeowners thousands of dollars in repairs.

Treatment & Control

How Do I Get Rid of Raccoons?

Raccoon Removal & Trapping

Advanced Wildlife and Pest Control specializes in raccoon removal. Live trapping is the most effective and humane way to remove a raccoon. Our wildlife specialist will conduct a thorough inspection of your property to identify problem areas. We will safely catch and relocate raccoons 30 miles away from your residence.

Exclusion

Preventative exclusion services are an essential step in effective animal control. Our technicians can seal up all entry points to prevent raccoons or other wild animals from entering your home. Securing trash cans and removing pet food will also help avoid raccoon problems.

Cleaning & Restoration

Feces left from wildlife in your home can be very dangerous. These contaminated materials, such as feces, urine, fur, and parasites, pose serious health hazards even after removing the problem animal. Our pest professionals are fully-equipped to properly clean up and remove animal feces. We use a special decontaminating agent to sanitize the area and break down smaller organic waste. In more extensive cases, a complete attic cleanout may be suggested.

Raccoon Removal & Trapping

Advanced Wildlife and Pest Control specializes in raccoon removal. Live trapping is the most effective and humane way to remove a raccoon. Our wildlife specialist will conduct a thorough inspection of your property to identify problem areas. We will safely catch and relocate raccoons 30 miles away from your residence.

Exclusion

Preventative exclusion services are an essential step in effective animal control. Our technicians can seal up all entry points to prevent raccoons or other wild animals from entering your home. Securing trash cans and removing pet food will also help avoid raccoon problems.

Cleaning & Restoration

Feces left from wildlife in your home can be very dangerous. These contaminated materials, such as feces, urine, fur, and parasites, pose serious health hazards even after removing the problem animal. Our pest professionals are fully-equipped to properly clean up and remove animal feces. We use a special decontaminating agent to sanitize the area and break down smaller organic waste. In more extensive cases, a complete attic cleanout may be suggested.
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Technician Holding Baby Raccoons

Breeding Season

The breeding season for raccoons occurs from January to March. Once impregnated, a female raccoon will search for a safe, high-up place to have her babies, such as a tree, attic, or chimney. A male raccoon will actually kill baby raccoons to get the female back into heat. A female raccoon will give birth to 2-6 baby raccoons from mid-March to May. Baby raccoons open their eyes 23 days after birth. They will stay with their mother until autumn or potentially through the winter before going off on their own.

Where Do Raccoons Live?

Raccoons can be found throughout Wisconsin, including forests, farmlands, suburbs, and city areas. They will live in hollow trees and logs, brushy areas, abandoned buildings, barns, burrows, and sometimes in peoples’ attics or chimneys.

What Do Raccoons Eat?

Raccoons are omnivores and opportunistic scavengers. They will eat anything like fish, earthworms, berries, small rodents, beetles, fruits, vegetables, seeds, pet food left outside, etc. They are well known for feeding in garbage cans.