03/22/2026
This family of raccoon had been living in the homeowner’s crawl space/attic for months. They were entering into the crawl space via some open boards on their deck. They traveled up onto the wall which was at walking height on their second level. It was extremely unnerving as their nightly baby screams were disruptive. The homeowners were beyond frustrated. They reached out to a big box company who wanted thousands of dollars to trap them.
The problem with this is that if you trap mom, the babies may not be old enough to trap but the bigger problem is, even if you obtain the entire family, relocating an entire family of raccoons is not kind or humane. Mama panics and abandons her kids because she has no clue where she is or where her food sources are or where she will sleep!
And what ends up happening, is that the babies are discovered without mom and now become the responsibility and expense of a wildlife rehabber taking time and money away from an animal who really needs help not a created problem!
This eviction was fairly straightforward. It may have taken a little more diligence with sights and smells, but mama eventually took her kids and left after about 5 days. The best case scenario for all involved!
