Raccoons thrive across the Minneapolis-St. Paul. They are well adapted to living in urban and suburban environments. Raccoons are curious and can become bold, especially if they associate humans with food sources. It's common for raccoons to become habituated to urban environments where food is readily available. Their diet in the city is highly opportunistic, including fruits, nuts, insects, small animals, and human food waste. They often live close to humans, finding shelter in attics, chimneys, sheds, and even under decks.
Raccoon Removal Services in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Wildlife Management Services offers expert raccoon removal. Using the most advanced technologies and tools, our team of wildlife management technicians will handle any animal problem in or around your home. Call for professional wildlife removal services. We are the raccoon trapping experts. We only use human raccoon trapping techniques that are environmentally friendly and ecologically safe to remove raccoons from attics, walls, and under the house.
Raccoon Trapping and Raccoon Removal
The best way to get rid of a raccoon is a cage trap. Direct capture is not commonly used because raccoons are a rabies vector species. We secure the raccoon trap and set it where raccoons frequent. Inside your home look for signs of tracks or paw prints and raccoon droppings. Outside of your home, look for raccoon droppings, dens, or animal runways. Setting multiple traps in different locations along their pathways can yield better results.
Damage Repairs and Prevention
There are many efforts to be made to help with raccoon control problems on your property. Wildlife Management Services will help get rid of raccoons, repair raccoon damages, and prevent future invasions.
Exclusion repairs are the most effective raccoon control. Some of the most common damage repairs include chimney caps, roof vents, and shingles. After raccoon removal, we seal all entry points with material to block all potential raccoon entry points. Once the house is protected from raccoon infestations, we apply sanitization and ectoparasite agents to mitigate the raccoon damage in your house.
For full-service raccoon management, call Wildlife Management Services of Minneapolis.
What does a raccoon in Minneapolis look like?
Raccoons range considerably in weight and are easily identifiable by their unique coloration.
- Black encircled eyes that extend across their cheeks
- 3 feet long
- Gray fur with hints of brown
- Unique tail coloration (alternating rings of white and black)
Where do raccoons live in Minneapolis-St. Paul?
Raccoons create dens in various locations such as hollow trees, abandoned burrows, or man-made structures. In urban settings like Minneapolis, they often prefer attics, chimneys, and crawl spaces for raising their young. Raccoons are generally solitary animals, except during the breeding season or when a mother is raising her young.
Why do raccoons enter my house?
Female and male raccoons have different reasons to enter a home. Male raccoons will enter in search of food sources, and females will enter homes to find a safe place to raise their young. Typically, raccoon mating occurs in late winter, around January to March. After a gestation period of about 63 days, females give birth in the spring, usually to litters of 2-5 kits.
In winter, raccoons in Minneapolis reduce their activity due to the cold. They don’t hibernate but may sleep for extended periods in their dens during the harshest weather, relying on fat reserves.
What damage do raccoons cause?
Raccoons create extensive damage inside of homes and outside of homes. Damage include:
- Holes and unsightly problems in lawns, gardens, and farmland
- Structural Damage
- Contaminate inside of homes
- Create unsanitary messes
- Occasionally attack livestock and common house pets
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Minneapolis, St. Paul, Maple Grove, Champlin, Brooklyn Park, Coon Rapids, Apple Valley, Eagan, St. Louis Park, Stillwater, Woodbury, Mound, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, White Bear Lake, Plymouth, Wayzata, Burnsville, and Their Surrounding Areas
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