Found a raccoon in your garage, there is what you should do

Found a raccoon in your garage, there is what you should do

Raccoons can be considered as the troublemakers of the city by causing a ruckus all over the Greater Toronto Area. In nature,  raccoons like to use hollow trees have a safe harbor from the harsh outdoors, but ever since raccoons have been taking over the city they have found innovative ways to adapt their lives style to an urban one. It is not a weird occurrence if you happen to find a raccoon in your chimney using it as a nesting place for her young. If you want to get rid of the raccoons in your home, contact Raccoon Removal Kitchener to solve your raccoon problem!

The same goes when you find a raccoon in your attic, usually, they will find an entrance through the soffit  by pushing their way in. The reason for this being is that during the winter months raccoons like to stay in a warm and comfortable place to birth their young in.  The attic offers the safe getaway to do so since it is warm and has an agreeable temperature that stays constant unlike the harsh outdoors the Toronto. 

What do you do when you find a raccoon in your garage? You might wonder how it even got in there. The answer might be as straightforward as leaving the garage door open. The raccoon has been hiding really well from you to barely notice its presence. It is not advised to approach a raccoon as they may carry serval diseases including roundworms which is present in nearly all  raccoons. Although very rare, it is not out of place when the raccoon feels threatened, to bite or scratch, but then again this is a very rare occurrence. Most likely the raccoon will stay out of sight and will try to hide from any human presence unless it is rabid and will behave in an erratic manner such as walking aimlessly, discharging foam from his mouth, or even some instances of self-mutilation. The best way to handle a raccoon in your garage is to call a reputable wildlife removal service based in the Greater Toronto Area to deal with the problem as soon as possible in order to prevent you from being harmed or preventing the raccoon to inflict material damage to your property. 

An effective temporary solution is to soak rags with ammonia. The reason why this is supposed to be effective, is because ammonia is similar to the smell of their own urine which they do not like. That is the reason why raccoons have latrines.  When raccoons  smell ammonia they will vacate out and search for a new place. Remember that this is only a temporary solution and that this is not a guarantee for the raccoon to stay away definitely. Alternatively,  you can use ammonia-soaked tennis balls and spread them all over the garage so the smell permeates throughout the area.