It s not always a simple task it usually requires these 4 steps to get raccoons out of an attic.
Get baby raccoons out attic.
The main reason a raccoon may have made your attic his new den is because the female is about to give birth.
Look for all the raccoons in your attic.
Raccoon in the attic step 1.
If the nest is in the middle of the attic you can consider just climbing up there and just grabbing the babies.
Search the attic carefully and find and remove the litter of baby raccoons by hand and place in sack.
Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and obvious.
If there s no accessible attic space above the ceiling but that s where the baby raccoons lie then you need to find the spot where the babies lie by feeling for a warm area on the ceiling and cut out a hole nearby and grab and remove the baby raccoons.
Cleaning up raccoon waste afterward is also a good idea.
You don t know how momma raccoon is going to react to your presence in the attic.
Raccoons need a safe warm and dry place to raise the new pups and your attic makes a perfect habitat.
How to get rid of raccoons in the attic.
1 physical removal of the nest of baby raccoons 2 humane trapping or exclusion of adult raccoons 3 repairs to the entry points 4 cleanup of raccoon feces and waste.
The mother raccoon is living in the attic because it s a dark quiet safe place for her and her babies.
You can also encourage the mother to move the young out of the attic herself by intimidating her out with a variety of techniques such as the use of raccoon eviction fluid.
If you don t properly remove the baby raccoons from the attic they will suffer as they starve to death then die and rot in your attic creating a strong odor.
You might see the adult female.
You are at a definite disadvantage.
This isn t something that i recommend laymen doing though.