Raccoons

Raccoons may look curious and harmless from a distance, but once they invade your home or business, they can cause significant damage and pose serious health risks. At Tactical, we provide professional raccoon removal, exclusion, and prevention services designed to protect your property and keep these destructive animals from returning.

What Is Raccoon Removal and Prevention?

Raccoon removal and prevention is the professional process of safely capturing and relocating raccoons, repairing the damage they've caused, and sealing the entry points they used to access your property. Because raccoons are intelligent, strong, and capable of tearing through roofing, siding, and vents, effective raccoon control requires a combination of expert knowledge, humane handling techniques, and durable exclusion materials. A complete service addresses both the immediate infestation and the underlying vulnerabilities that allowed the animals in, delivering long-term protection for your property.

The Dangers of a Raccoon Infestation

Raccoons may seem harmless, but when they invade homes and businesses, they can cause significant damage and pose serious health risks. These nocturnal pests are not only destructive but also carriers of dangerous diseases and parasites. Addressing a raccoon infestation quickly is crucial to protecting your property and well-being.

Health Risks

Raccoons are one of the primary carriers of rabies, a fatal disease that can be transmitted through bites or scratches. Additionally, they often carry raccoon roundworm, a dangerous parasite found in their droppings that can pose severe health risks to humans, including infections that affect the brain, eyes, and other vital organs. Fleas, ticks, and mites carried by raccoons can also spread to your pets and family members.

Property Damage

Raccoons are notorious for tearing through roofing, siding, and vents to gain entry into attics, crawlspaces, and chimneys. Their strong claws and dexterous paws can rip apart insulation, ductwork, and structural materials, leading to costly repairs. Once inside, they often establish nesting areas that result in extensive damage to the spaces they occupy.

Contamination

A buildup of raccoon feces can contaminate insulation, wood, and other structural materials. Over time, the droppings can harbour harmful bacteria, worsen indoor air quality, and create unsanitary conditions inside your home or business. Because raccoons often use the same area repeatedly as a latrine, the contamination can accumulate quickly and spread well beyond the original site.

Increased Risk Over Time

The longer a raccoon infestation is left untreated, the greater the damage and contamination. Acting quickly is essential to minimizing risks and preventing extensive repairs, as raccoons reproduce yearly and a single mother can introduce multiple kits into your attic or crawlspace in a single season.

Our Professional Raccoon Removal Process

Every situation is unique, which is why we follow a thorough, multi-step process designed to remove raccoons safely, repair the damage, and prevent future intrusions.

Comprehensive Property Inspection

Our process begins with a detailed inspection of your home or business. We thoroughly assess the structure to identify raccoon entry points, nesting sites, and any signs of damage or contamination. This step allows us to understand the severity of the infestation and determine the best course of action. We examine common problem areas such as rooflines, soffits, fascias, vents, chimneys, attics, and crawlspaces to ensure no vulnerability is overlooked.

Customized Removal Plan

Based on our findings, we create a customized removal strategy tailored to your specific situation. Every infestation is unique, so we design a targeted approach that ensures safe, effective, and humane raccoon removal. Our plan accounts for factors such as the number of animals, the presence of young, the layout of your property, and the structural repairs needed to restore your home.

Safe and Humane Trapping

Using industry-leading techniques, we set up strategic trapping solutions to safely capture and remove raccoons from your property. Our methods are both effective and humane, ensuring the animals are handled responsibly while preventing further damage to your home or business. Where appropriate, we also use one-way exclusion devices that allow raccoons to leave but prevent them from returning, offering a low-stress solution that respects the animals and the law.

Exclusion and Damage Repair

Once the raccoons have been removed, we focus on preventing future infestations by sealing entry points and repairing damaged areas. This may include:

• Sealing holes in the roof, soffits, vents, and siding using durable galvanized steel and other industry-leading materials

• Installing chimney caps and reinforced vent covers designed to withstand raccoon strength

• Reinforcing weak points where raccoons may attempt to re-enter

• If raccoons have contaminated insulation or other materials with feces and urine, we provide professional cleanup and sanitation services to restore the affected areas and eliminate health hazards. Our trained technicians arrive equipped with protective gear and HEPA filter vacuums to safely remove contaminated materials and disinfect the space.

Long-Term Prevention and Monitoring

To keep your property raccoon-free, we offer ongoing monitoring and prevention solutions. Our team provides expert advice on how to make your home or business less appealing to raccoons, such as securing trash bins, removing accessible food sources, and trimming overhanging tree branches that provide easy roof access. Regular check-ups allow us to catch any new activity early and reinforce prevention measures as needed.