Professional Raccoon Removal Services For Your Addison Home
People usually feel one of two ways about raccoons; they either think that they’re adorable little masked bandits, or they see them as destructive monsters. Regardless of your feelings, even if you fall somewhere in between these two extremes, the truth is that if raccoons get into your house, they will definitely fall into the second category.
A raccoon infestation will cause serious damage to your Addison home. These animals are large, so it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to realize the damage they can cause when breaking in and what happens when they make themselves at home.
Raccoons can also be quite dangerous to your health. They will fight if they feel threatened, leaving you with scratches or cuts that can be large enough to require medical attention. If you have the misfortune of coming in contact with a rabid raccoon, the stakes are even higher.
If you’ve seen raccoons around your house, you need the immediate services of Brinker Animal Removal. Our licensed and bonded raccoon removal specialists will eliminate your raccoon infestation and implement measures to restore the areas of your home damaged by these critters
Why Raccoons Invade Addison, Texas Homes
With Texas winters being mild for the most part, you may be wondering why raccoons would bother to get into your house at all. Isn’t it warm enough for them to survive the winter outside with the other animals?
In most cases, raccoons come inside not for themselves but for their babies. Pregnant mother raccoons look for a warm, dry location to have their babies, and an empty attic usually fits the bill. Food sources can also be harder to come by in the winter, but a house offers a steady supply of food, both directly from the kitchen and in the trash bins. Furthermore, raccoons sometimes come inside to avoid predators.
Tips To Prevent A Raccoon Infestation
Keeping your home safe from a raccoon infestation requires a little bit of initial effort, but it is well worth any time or money it might cost if it prevents raccoons from getting into your house.
1. Look around your house for holes or gaps present around the foundation, siding, eaves, roof, or any other area. The good news is that raccoons require a larger opening than other pests, such as rats or squirrels, so it’s easier to identify potential problem areas. If you find any, repair them so that they can’t become entry points for these destructive animals.
2. Eliminate food sources around your house. Raccoons often get close to your home initially because they come looking for food. They love to pick through trash, so it is essential to have tightly fitting lids on all your outdoor garbage bins. If your covers don’t fit tightly, you can place something heavy on top of them to prevent raccoons from accessing the trash inside.
3. Installing screens over windows and chimneys is also wise to help keep raccoons out. Accidentally leaving a window open overnight that doesn’t have a sturdy screen can lead to unintended consequences and house guests. Raccoons also like the large openings provided by chimneys and often access homes that way.
4. Make sure you don’t have moisture problems in or around your house. Like all animals, raccoons need water to survive, so not providing them with an easy source will make them less likely to choose your home to live in.
Raccoon Removal From Brinker Animal Removal
If raccoons have gotten into your house, don’t risk trying to get rid of them on your own. Coming into contact with them can be dangerous. Poisoning them can also be dangerous, not only to your family and pets but also to other wild and domestic animals in the areas around your house.
Instead, contact Brinker Animal Removal. We have years of experience removing animals from homes, and we’ll develop a plan for your house that safely and effectively eliminates your raccoon infestation.
We use humane live traps to capture the raccoons, then drive them miles away from your house and release them into their natural habitat. When we do this, we make sure to drive very far away since raccoons have excellent tracking abilities. We make sure that they get far enough away that you won’t have to worry about them returning to your house.
Don’t let raccoons damage your house or harm your family. With Brinker Animal Removal on your side, your home can be raccoon-free in no time. Contact us today to get started.
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