Raccoons in Attic -- Animal Control

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Animals R Us provides service in; Topeka, Shawnee County, Johnson County, NE Kansas, Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee Mission

A raccoon or raccoons can become a nuisance when they gain access into your attic by damaging facia boards or the roof. Once inside your attic the raccoons mate and use your attic as a denning site. The raccoon will care for her young in the attic or even down in a wall space. She will often move the kits several times in order to protect them. Raccoons also use chimenys as denning sites, caring for their young just above the damper.

Occasionally a raccoon or raccoons will fall through the ceiling and invade your living quarters. Raccoons carry several diseases which can be a health hazard to humans and domestic pets. You should never approach a raccoon or raccoons that appear friendly, they may very well have rabies or distemper. If you notice a raccoon or raccoons during daylight hours or walking around in a stupor, you should contact a wildlife control professional.

Raccoons are not usually aggressive, however, if cornered, frightened, or caring for young, they may become very aggressive. A mother raccoon will protect her young at all cost and will use their claws and teeth to repel any intruder.

Since raccoons are nocturnal, homeowners have tried to exclude them at night, repairing the damage and shutting out the raccoon or raccoons, only to find a hole in the roof the next morning where the raccoon or raccoons regained entrance into the attic. It is best left to a wildlife control professional to remove the raccoon or raccoons, as trying it yourself will only cause more damage or a horrible situation where baby raccoons are left inside. It takes a wildlife control professional to remove the mother raccoon and babies.

The following Animal Wildlife Control links are to provide Lake County Illinois residents with assistance in removing nuisance wildlife from homes and businesses.

Animals R Us is committed to providing the entire Lake County Illinois region with exceptional service at reasonable costs. Our Nuisance Wildlife Control Technicians are state licensed, experienced, and knowledgeable in the field of Animal Wildlife Control and are ready to solve your nuisance wildlife problem.

Our goal is to ensure each and every customer receives the best service and satisfaction in the industry. Animals R Us requires its technicians to be neat and orderly, to treat each and every customer with dignity and respect, to complete the job in a timely fashion, and to the customers satisfaction.

Animals R Us will continue to serve the residents of Lake County with the latest procedures and technology.

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Animals R Us provides a wide variety of services related to the Animal Wildlife Control field. The following is a list of some of the areas that we provide service. If what your looking for is not listed or you are unsure, please contact our office for guidance.

Raccoon removal & exclusion
Squirrel removal & exclusion
Bird Proofing (exclusion)
Opossum removal & exclusion
Groundhog removal & exclusion
Chipmunk removal & exclusion
Skunk removal & exclusion
Bat removal & exclusion
Snake removal & exclusion
Beaver removal & exclusion
Badger removal & exclusion
Mole removal & exclusion
Vole removal & exclusion
Pocket Gopher removal

Nuisance wildlife includes raccoons, squirrels, birds, opossums, groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, bats, snakes, beavers, badgers, moles, voles, and pocket gophers.

Structural damage is most commonly caused by raccoons, tree squirrels, opossums, and birds. Landscaping damage is caused by raccoons, ground squirrels, groundhogs, chipmunks, skunks, beavers, badgers, moles, voles, and pocket gophers.

Wildlife can cause extensive property damage and can be a risk to human health and safety. The most important step in resolving a nuisance wildlife problem is to contact a nuisance wildlife professional at the first sign of a problem. Once nuisance wildlife takes up residence in your home (attic, soffit, wall, crawl space), they are hesitant to leave and can cause extensive damage while establishing their new home.

The above information is provided for all residents of Lake County Illinois including Gurnee Waukegan Zion Antioch Beach Park Fox Lake Gages Lake Grayslake Great Lakes Indian Creek Lake Villa Libertyville Lindenhurst McGaw Park Mundelein Park City Round Lake Round Lake Beach Round Lake Heights Round Lake Park Vernon Hills Wadsworth Wildwood Winthrop Harbor Lake Forest Bannockburn Buffalo Grove Deerfield Fort Sheridan Green Oaks Hainesville Hawthorn Woods Highland Park Highwood Kildeer Lake Bluff Lake Zurich Lincolnshire Long Grove Mettawa Riverwoods Chicago