Our experts at Pestend Pest Control Toronto can look after any kind of infestation you encounter in your home or business. One of the biggest and most common problems our homeowners and business people face is raccoon infestations. Raccoons mostly break into homes and live in attics, but they also break into commercial properties as well.
Here are a few tips to make sure you’re not sending out invitations to these furry little freeloaders.
- Don’t offer any good jumping off points
We’ve found over the years through our comprehensive Toronto pest control services that raccoons are quite athletic. That means if you leave branches hanging near your roof, these enterprising little rascals will pole vault from trees onto your roof where they cause all sort of damage. Cutting back the branches helps you stifle their efforts at getting into your home, and having to hire a professional racoon removal company.
- Seal off any holes
Raccoons usually enter attics through a hole or a crack in the soffit and fascia. Raccoons are notoriously good at finding kinks and little holes in the soffit or in the roof where it joins with the gutter. Once they spot a potential opening they go in at night and use their powerful hands and teeth to make any small hole bigger. They can effectively break the soffit and fascia and then have easy access to your roof. This is why it is very important to seal off any opening in your soffit and fascia and to find any holes in your roof and close them up professionally so raccoons are not attracted to entering into your attic.
- Play talk radio
The verdict is still out scientifically, but there are people who swear by the fact that playing talk radio scares raccoons away. Whether this works or not, they do seem to be afraid of human voices and prefer their peace. So it may be worth it to put a radio into your attic and play it for a few days straight to see if it scares the raccoons away.
Finally, you should always keep our contact information handy when all else fails. We’ve been in business as your Toronto pest control experts for years now and we’ve seen all the little tricks raccoons can supply.
