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Raccoon Removal and Damage Repair in North Georgia

Young raccoon in a cage trap looking toward the camera at the animal removal technician who trapped and removed the raccoon from a house.

Raccoons are strong, stocky, medium-sized mammals with "masked" faces and ringed tails. A lot of people think they're cute -- or at least handsome. (Raccoons themselves also think they're pretty handsome: Just ask the one in our logo picture.)

Raccoons are also very intelligent animals who have excellent dexterity and are able to manipulate objects such as gate latches and trash can lids. Their ability to "outsmart" humans who are trying to keep them out of places they don't belong can be so frustrating that it's almost amusing. Trying to keep raccoons from scavenging through garbage cans and dumpsters can make a person feel like Carl Spackler battling the dancing gopher in the movie Caddyshack.

Raccoons also have a habit of "washing" their food in water, which makes them seem even more human-like and contributes to their "cute" reputation. But raccoons don't "wash" their food at all. They examine it with their hands. The water makes the special nerve endings in their fore paws more sensitive and helps them decide whether the food is safe to eat. Nonetheless, the "washing" behavior does make them look more fastidious and human-like.

But despite their cute appearance and behavior, raccoons have a not-so-nice side.

For one thing, wild raccoons aren't harmless wildlife who just happen to be mischievous. They are very strong, very unfriendly, and very dangerous -- especially when they're cornered. They will attack if they feel threatened, and they're strong enough to cause serious injuries to humans and pets if they have a mind to.

Because they're "cute" animals with a nasty streak, raccoons are especially dangerous to children. They may assume that wild raccoons are tame and try to pet them, play with them, or even bring them home. It's very important that children be taught from an early age that wild animals like raccoons are not pets and should be avoided.

In addition to the risk of being attacked, messing with a wild raccoon can result in a person being infected with rabies. Wild raccoons that seem tame or friendly, or that are wandering around in the daytime, are quite possibly rabid; and all it takes is a drop of saliva on a scratch for a human to become infected. Not all rabid raccoons show signs of being ill, however, especially in the early stages. So don't try trapping and removing raccoons yourself. Instead, contact us immediately for prompt, professional removal.

Raccoons can transmit several serious diseases. They're susceptible to rabies, as mentioned above. They can also transmit mange and many arboviral diseases vectored by their parasites. Raccoons can also harbor a parasitic intestinal roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, that can be deadly to humans when it gets into the person's body and migrates to his or her brain. According to the CDC, B. procyonis is a major cause of serious or fatal larval migrans diseases, especially in young children. Infection in humans causes brain damage that can include cognitive impairment ranging from mild to profound, as well as paralysis, coma, blindness, and death.

Raccoon Removal and Damage Repair

Raccoons can also cause serious damage to homes and property. The damage they cause can be very expensive to repair if the problem's not dealt with promptly. In addition, long-standing raccoon problems usually require decontamination of the attic and replacement of disease-laden insulation to protect the health of the family living in the house. That's why it's much better to seal up your home to prevent raccoons from getting into your house in the first place.

When raccoons get into buildings and nest in secluded places like attics, chimneys, soffits, crawl spaces, and other voids, they need to be humanely trapped and removed. Raccoons can do major damage to the building, as well as water damage secondary to the raccoon damage. The damage caused by raccoons can cost thousands of dollars to repair if it's not dealt with promptly. Raccoons can also cause damage when they get into garages, sheds, barns, and other outbuildings.

In addition, raccoons create a health hazard through their urine, droppings, shed fur, and parasites. Some of the germs associated with raccoons can become airborne and travel through the home through natural air currents or through forced-air heating and cooling systems.

Raccoon trapping, removal and exclusion are risky jobs that require special equipment and highly-trained wildlife-control professionals. Rid-A-Critter is Georgia's largest animal control company, and our technicians provide humane raccoon removal and raccoon damage repair throughout North Georgia.

Raccoon control consists of the following:

Remember: raccoons are very strong, powerful wild animals who are prone to rabies and can become very aggressive when they feel threatened. An attack by a raccoon -- or even a scratch or a drop of their saliva on your skin -- can be life-threatening, making raccoon control far too dangerous for untrained individuals. So be safe. Leave raccoon control to the professional animal control technicians at Rid-A-Critter.

Raccoon Control Gallery

Here are some randomly-selected pictures of raccoon removal and damage-repair jobs we've done in Georgia.

Raccoons bent about a foot of the end of the metal rain gutter down and tore off the fascia to get into a house in Baldwin, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the roof and gutter in Baldwin
Raccoons tore several sections of the weathered wooden soffit panel out of the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Hiram, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the soffit panel in Hiram
A large irregular hole about eighteen inches long by a foot wide that raccoons tore through the water damaged plywood soffit panel of a house in Dawsonville, Georgia.
Water and raccoon damage at a Dawsonville home
A cage type raccoon trap covered with plastic on the roof of a house in Roswell, Georgia.
Raccoon trapping and removal job in Roswell
A triangular gap in the overlapping soffit panel at a roof junction that allowed raccoons to get into the attic of a house in Suwanee, Georgia.
Raccoon gap into the attic of a Suwanee home
About three feet of the soffit panel is bowed and sagging down about two inches because it collapsed under the weight of raccoons living in the attic of a house in Rome, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Rome
A raccoon trap covered with plastic on the roof of a house in Carrollton, Georgia right next to a hole in the roof that the raccoons made to get into the attic.
Raccoon-removal job at a Carrollton home
Raccoons tore a hole about the size of a melon through the water-damaged soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Woodstock, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Woodstock
Raccoons flattened out the insulation between the joists and used part of it as their latrine before being trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Suwanee, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to insulation an attic in Suwanee
Paw prints in the dust are evidence of raccoons that need to be trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Young Harris, Georgia.
Raccoon prints in the dust in Young Harris
Raccoons tore a hole about five inches across through a plywood soffit panel where it meets the shingles at a roof junction point to get into the attic of a house in Suwanee Georgia.
Raccoon hole through a soffit panel in Suwanee
Raccoons tore several feet of the soffit panel down from the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Gainesville Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the soffit in Gainesville
Raccoons pulled the panel right off the bottom of an overhang at a house in Young Harris Georgia exposing the floor joists and a round metal heating duct.
Raccoon damage to a house in Young Harris
Raccoons pushed about a foot of the soffit panel into the soffit at a roof junction point to get into the attic of a house in Woodstock Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Woodstock
Young raccoons knocked a four inch section of soffit panel near a roof junction out of the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Toccoa Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Toccoa
Raccoon droppings in the attic insulation are evidence of raccoons that need to be removed from the attic of an Alpharetta Georgia home.
Raccoon scat in an attic in Alpharetta
A section of plywood about eight inches by twelve inches fell off due to rusty nails and created a rectangular gap that allowed raccoons into the attic of a house in Buford Georgia.
Raccoon gap due to rusty nails in Buford
Raccoons pulled three edges of a sheet metal vent off the soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Acworth Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit vent in Acworth
Raccoons tore a roughly oval hole about a foot long by about ten inches wide through the water damaged plywood soffit panel of a house in Roswell Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Roswell
Raccoons tore three adjacent sections of a vinyl soffit panel each of which is about four inches wide down from the end of the porch roof to get into the attic of a house in Jasper Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Jasper
Raccoons tore about two linear feet of shingles off the edge of the roof of a house in Alpharetta Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the shingles in Alpharetta
The sheet metal crawl space vent has been pulled off the foundation at the lower left corner by raccoons to get into a house in Ellijay Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a house in Ellijay
Raccoons tore the wooden siding off a four foot high section of the chimney enclosure at a house in Hiawassee Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a chimney enclosure in Hiawassee
Irregular and jagged raccoon hole about eight inches by twelve inches where the roof soffit meets the shingles at a roof junction point at a house in Roswell Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit at a Roswell home
Raccoons bent the covering of the soffit of a house in Snellville Georgia and opened a gap in the end by walking inside the soffit and butting against the end cap.
Raccoon damage to a soffit at a Snellville home
Raccoons tore a large roughly triangular hole through the water damaged plywood soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Young Harris Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Young Harris
Raccoon damage to the edge of the roof of a house in Young Harris Georgia viewed from inside the attic between two roof rafters.
Raccoon damage to a house in Young Harris
A pile of raccoon scat on the roof shingles is evidence of raccoons that need to be trapped and removed from the attic of an Alpharetta Georgia home.
Raccoon scat on the roof of a house in Alpharetta
Raccoons made a basketball sized hole through an already water damaged soffit panel at a roof junction point at a house in Roswell Georgia.
Water and raccoon damage to a soffit in Roswell
A section of soffit panel is missing from a house in Hiawassee Georgia because it collapsed under the weight of raccoons that were living in the soffit.
Raccoon damage to the soffit of a Hiawassee home

With offices throughout North-Central Georgia and our extended service area, Rid-A-Critter has the tools and personnel to handle any raccoon removal or damage repair job, so please call us today.

 

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Beautiful day to be out and about, quoted squirrel jobs in Decatur(where it’s greater), and Riverdale, headed out to Covington for mice, back to Marietta for squirrels chewing on facia board
by Chris Collender
Mar 29, 2023 03:16:33 pm.

Rain rain go away, in Stone Mountain today
by Chris Collender
Mar 27, 2023 11:18:39 am.

Raccoons bent about a foot of the end of the metal rain gutter down and tore off the fascia to get into a house in Baldwin, Georgia. Raccoons are very strong and very smart, which makes raccoon removal and exclusion a challenge. Raccoon Damage to the Roof of a House in Baldwin, Georgia
by Webmaster
Mar 27, 2023 09:16:07 am.

In Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Vienna and Byron Ga. today quoting homes Wildlife Exclusions that has Bats and squirrels.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 23, 2023 11:31:15 am.

Raccoons tore several sections of the weathered wooden soffit panel out of the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Hiram, Georgia. The crew trapping and removing the raccoons from the attic is also repairing the damage and animal-proofing the house.
by Webmaster
Mar 23, 2023 08:57:40 am.

Bat calls are coming in already with the mild winter in middle to south ga. Tifton, Vienna, Cordele, Zebulon, and Barnesville Ga. Just to name a few cities I’ll be today and tomorrow.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 22, 2023 12:41:29 pm.

Good morning, glad to back, was out 2 1/2 months cause I broke my leg, time to quote some houses
by Chris Collender
Mar 20, 2023 09:48:34 am.

One of Our North Georgia Wildlife-Management Crews is Heading Out to Repair Water and Raccoon Damage to the Soffit of a House in Dawsonville, Georgia
by Webmaster
Mar 14, 2023 08:51:24 am.

In Tifton Ga giving a quote for a commercial building for squirrels and then headed to another commercial building in Americus Ga for bats. Ending the day in Macon Ga for a residential quote for Rats. Have a good day!
by Jason Arruda
Mar 13, 2023 11:57:15 am.

Raccoon Quote in Roswell Ga this morning then off to seal a metal roof in Dawsonville Ga
by Chad W.
Mar 13, 2023 08:28:57 am.

Our North Georgia wildlife-control technicians just removed the last of the raccoons from the attic of a Roswell, Georgia home. The damage has also been repaired and the house has been made animal-proof. All that's left to be done is replacing the fouled attic insulation.
by Webmaster
Mar 10, 2023 10:05:12 am.

Scurrying in the attic, scratching in the walls sounds like you may have critters. Going to some homes today hearing these noises.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 10, 2023 09:34:34 am.

Wildlife exclusions for Bats, rats and squirrels are keeping us busy in Barnesville, Macon and Albany Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 09, 2023 10:44:54 am.

A triangular gap in the overlapping soffit panel at a roof junction allowed raccoons to get into the attic of a house in Suwanee, Georgia. The crew that's trapping and removing the raccoons is also patching that hole and repairing the rest of the damage that the raccoons did while they were up there.
by Webmaster
Mar 09, 2023 09:45:01 am.

Headed to Vienna Ga after a customer referred they’re neighbors to us.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 08, 2023 10:35:37 am.

About three feet of the soffit panel is bowed and sagging down about two inches because it collapsed under the weight of raccoons living in the attic of a house in Rome, Georgia. The team trapping and removing the raccoons from the attic will also repair the damage and animal-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Mar 08, 2023 10:10:11 am.

Helping the technicians today with a Bat Exclusion on Lake Jackson Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 07, 2023 10:47:30 am.

We just removed the last of the raccoons from the attic of a house in Carrollton, Georgia. This afternoon we'll replace the insulation, which is badly contaminated with raccoon scat.
by Webmaster
Mar 06, 2023 12:02:12 pm.

Our Wildlife-Control Technicians Sent Video of a Roswell, Georgia Raccoon Removal Job
by Webmaster
Mar 03, 2023 08:56:10 am.

Raccoons tore a hole about the size of a melon through the water-damaged soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Woodstock, Georgia. The crew removing the raccoons are also tracking down the water problem and repairing the damage.
by Webmaster
Jan 27, 2023 07:24:56 am.

Started off in Rome ga, raccoons in the crawl space, then headed to Atlanta, ga, rats in the attic
by Chris Collender
Jan 05, 2023 11:48:37 am.

Raccoons flattened out the insulation between the joists and used part of it as their latrine before being trapped, removed, and excluded from the attic of a house in Suwanee, Georgia. Our wildlife damage-repair crew is removing and replacing the insulation now that the raccoons are gone.
by Webmaster
Jan 04, 2023 09:31:01 am.

Happy New years, back at it, started off in Conyers ga, squirrels, then headed to Stone Mountain ga, rats in the attic, now In Gainesville ga, bats in the house
by Chris Collender
Jan 02, 2023 11:16:26 am.

Here's Wishing All of You a Merry Christmas from Rid-A-Critter!
by Webmaster
Dec 23, 2022 12:56:04 pm.

Rain rain go away, i need to quote some houses today, started off Snellville ga, squirrels have chewed several new holes, paid 2 companies to do patch work , never works long term, why she called us, we will give her a permanent solution
by Chris Collender
Dec 20, 2022 12:54:00 pm.

Paw prints in the dust were convincing evidence of raccoons that needed to be trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Young Harris, Georgia. We've set traps to catch and remove the raccoons, and we're animal-proofing the house to prevent future issues with nuisance wildlife.
by Webmaster
Dec 20, 2022 08:55:03 am.

Beautiful day but Baby, it’s cold outside. Started the day in Athens ga, rats, then headed to Brasselton, ga, rats, then headed over to Oxford, ga, squirrels. Good times
by Chris Collender
Dec 19, 2022 12:42:44 pm.

Back in conyers, ga today, seems to be busy over here, flyers in the attic, headed to Ellenwood, ga, square
by Chris Collender
Dec 16, 2022 09:53:13 am.

Beautiful day, had 2 stops in Dacula, ga. Rats and squirrels, headed to conyers, ga. For another squirrel job.
by Chris Collender
Dec 15, 2022 12:15:22 pm.

Busy day in the rain, had two quotes in Alpharetta ga, flying squirrels in both homes, headed to Athens ga, squirrels in the attic.
by Chris Collender
Dec 14, 2022 12:45:29 pm.

Our North Georgia wildlife-removal specialists are squirrel-proofing the roof of a house in Jasper this morning. They're installing a metal animal barrier over the edge of the roof under the shingles to keep squirrels and other animals out of the attic.
by Webmaster
Dec 14, 2022 09:00:11 am.

Quoted a rental property In Atlanta ga, rats, them headed to Athens, ga, mice, then off to Snellville ga, squirrels in the attic
by Chris Collender
Dec 13, 2022 12:33:01 pm.

Rid-A-Critter provides humane raccoon removal and control in all of North Georgia, including Athens, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cumming, Dacula, Doraville, Ellijay, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Macon, Milton, Norcross, Rome, Roswell, Suwanee, Villa Rica, Winston, Woodstock, Young Harris, and everywhere in between.

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