How to Remove Raccoons from Under Deck in Toronto

The Situation

  • Raccoons have a cute appearance, but these wild animals can be a menace. Read on to learn how you can deter raccoons from making your home, their home
  • Raccoons in Toronto are very smart, surprisingly nimble, and can sometimes wreak havoc on your property. They live under decks, sheds, porches, getting in by digging underneath
  • These nocturnal animals are agile, clever creatures, and love urban areas so deck removal is quite common during the spring and summer months

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Prevention: Securing Your Property to Keep Raccoons Away

Your Trash Cans

  • Use trash cans with locking lids to stop them from eating trash, these intelligent creatures are masters at opening containers and raccoon-proof garbage cans are available on the market
  • Store plastic bags in sealed containers, they can tear through unsecured waste
  • Keep garbage cans in a safe place, raccoons defecate away from where they sleep or eat their food

Removing Food Sources

  • Secure bird feeders and clean up bird seed spills, these can attract raccoons to your yard. Install bird feeders with a steel raccoon baffle
  • Pick up any fallen fruit from trees, nuts, acorns, etc. to help get rid of raccoons living there – if there’s food sources available to them, they’ll never leave voluntarily
  • Remove food sources like outdoor pet food, pet food outside is a common reason raccoons stick around
  • Raccoons hate the smell of apple cider vinegar, citrus peel, and cayenne pepper near their feeding areas, sprinkle or spray these around your trash cans, deck perimeter, along the bottom of your shed or porch
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Raccoon Activity

Nocturnal Creatures

  • As nocturnal creatures, raccoons are most active at night, they like quiet places to rest during the day so you could be out sitting on your deck, raccoons sleeping underneath undetected
  • Look for raccoon droppings and raccoon latrines, these are signs of an infestation
  • Install an outdoor spotlight or bright light to disturb their dark environment, sometimes a bright light can be enough to get them to move off

Safe Removal Methods to Get Rid of Raccoons

Mother Raccoon

  • During nesting season a mother raccoon is very protective of her baby raccoons
  • Common signs for raccoon mothers living under the deck, paw prints in the mud or dirt, scratching sounds or disturbed crawl spaces
  • Removing raccoons during baby season requires special consideration for the whole family, do not attempt to trap the raccoons on your own, as you may be leaving baby raccoons behind to perish which will lead to extremely unpleasant smells emitting from under your deck. With babies underneath, you cannot get rid of raccoons until the young are fully mobile and able to exit the one way door on their own

Professional vs DIY

  • You may want to attempt to get rid of deck raccoons on your own but you could end up causing more problems if it’s not done correctly
  • Consider hiring a pest control professional or a wildlife removal expert for a permanent solution such as meshing and setting a one way door to get rid of raccoons
  • Humane removal companies can install one-way doors and hardware cloth meshing to prevent reentry once they exit
  • Professional pest control companies know the local regulations on trapping raccoons

Prevention

  • Install wire mesh into the ground around the deck perimeters to keep raccoons out, unlike chicken wire, a strong wire mesh into the ground can prevent these animals from living under your property
  • Use predator urine, dirty cat litter or human voices from a talk station to deter raccoons
  • Make loud sounds or noise and use humane harassment methods to make the space unappealing

After

  • Seal all entry points by placing concrete slabs to block openings and reinforcing weak areas
  • Use multiple deterrents, such as installing a bright light in your yard to scare raccoons off, as other animals (and other pests) may try to move in
  • Monitor for new signs of activity, preventing raccoons is only a matter of being consistent
  • Continue to keep pet food indoors and bird feeders clean of fallen seed, these animals have an excellent sense of smell

Professional Help for Your Raccoon Problem Works Best

When it comes to deck raccoons and other animal situations, scaring these pesky animals with loud noises or removing feeders and bird food may give you temporary relief. But adult raccoons are persistent and clever – DIY methods like live traps or poking holes in their habitat often don’t work and can make the situation worse. Raccoons living on your property will not leave voluntarily

For a permanent fix for your raccoon problem call AAA Affordable Wildlife Control. We can explain the procedure and give you an estimate over the phone. Their techs know raccoon behaviour and use humane and effective methods to remove and exclude wildlife from your property. With their expertise, equipment and proven methods they can make sure your deck stays raccoon free for good.

Call AAA Affordable Wildlife Control today to schedule an inspection and get rid of raccoons permanently, with your situation resolved safely and quickly. Their team will create a customized plan to fit your needs and humanely handle raccoons or any animals involved.

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