Raccoon Removal Albion, Indiana

Varment Guard Wildlife Services
13070 Silk Tree Trail
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
(260) 214-8300

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Looking for Albion raccoon removal companies? Varment Guard is fully licensed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and is a fully insured nuisance wildlife control company, and our wildlife removal techs specialize in trapping raccoons, damage repair and feces cleanup, raccoon baby removal, attic restoration and all other animal removal in the Noble County, Indiana city of Albion, IN utilizing the most humane raccoon removal techniques available. Since we only handle and remove problem wildlife and raccoons, our services differ from pest control and animal control. We do not deal with dog or cat calls or insects, much like other wildlife removal companies.

Is raccoon poop bad for dogs? The raccoon is a primary host for the baylisascaris procyonis parasite though their health is not affected by being a carrier. The danger to dogs is very real, however. ... By ingesting the eggs found in the feces, or eating prey (like rabbits or birds) that have the infection, your dog can contract the raccoon roundworm.

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Do you need attic raccoon removal services in Albion, Indiana? We specialize in thorough raccoon droppings removal and humane attic raccoon trapping from homes and animal management businesses in Noble County. Raccoons frequently enter homes through attics and vents, they will also tear holes into a roof to gain entry. Additionally, they will live in unused chimneys and will rear their young in them as well. A wildlife entry point 4-5 inches wide can serve as an entry point for an adult raccoon. 

What time of year do raccoons have their babies? Activity: Nocturnal in nature, raccoons are mostly active at nighttime. They are most active in spring, summer and fall, and will sleep in their dens for most of the winter. Reproduction: Reproduction begins in late winter. Females, or sows, usually give birth to 1-6 baby kits in April or May.

Do raccoons die from rabies? Raccoons—along with foxes (red and gray), skunks, and bats—are considered a primary carrier of the rabies virus in the United States. While any warm-blooded animal can carry rabies, these are the ones we call “rabies vector species.”

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A raccoon only needs a little opening to enter your Albion, Indiana, home or place of business. Once a nuisance raccoon gets inside your attic, it will probably contaminate the insulation, and tear through other building components needing wildlife removal. Health risks can be posed by raccoons. Our animal removal staff is qualified and experienced to offer raccoon removal and raccoon exclusion services in Albion, Indiana. 

What will scare away raccoons? Repel® Granules, which is a dog and cat repellent, can be sprinkled around any area where the raccoons gather, be it roof, attic, trash area etc. Keep BBQ grills clean or stored in a secure place. When you see a raccoon in the yard, turn on the lights, run outside yelling and swinging a broom and scaring them off.

Can baby raccoons survive without their mother? Baby raccoons rely on their mother for a long time. They wean gradually after about 12 weeks in the wild, but remain with her for close to a year, and den with her over their first winter. So, a fluffy little 8 week old, eyes-open baby, although mobile, is still totally dependent.

Can humans get raccoon roundworm? The species commonly found in raccoons is Baylisascaris procyonis. When infective eggs of this roundworm are ingested by humans, Baylisascaris larvae hatch in the intestine and travel through the organs and muscles. Infected raccoons shed millions of eggs in their feces.

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Scientists believe raccoons to be intelligent animals, but people who live in cities may find that their local populations are particularly cunning. This might be the result of urban raccoons frequently having to overcome hurdles created by people. When Toronto-based psychologist and biologist Suzanne MacDonald fitted city raccoons with GPS collars, she discovered that they had learnt to stay away from significant intersections. The idea that raccoons accustomed to living among humans are better able to solve unusual challenges was validated by a second experiment. In both urban and rural areas, MacDonald hid food in trash cans. Most city raccoons could figure out how to open the tricky lid, but the country raccoons consistently failed.

How do I stop raccoons from digging in my yard? Here's how to stop skunks & raccoons from digging up your lawn: Make it hard for them to dig, apply nematodes, use aeration, keep the soil wet, use cayenne pepper & unroll chicken-wire over the area along with these 12 tips.

How do I keep raccoons out of my garden? To keep raccoons at a distance, try scattering blood meal around corn plants. Also try sprinkling wood ashes around your plants. Grind up garlic, mix it with an equal portion of chili powder, and spread it around the garden.

Do raccoons eat their young? Mother Raccoon with Babies. 10.03.2008 - Raccoons are excellent mothers. They take great care of their babies. When the babies are young, they stay in a nest while the mother raccoon goes and forages for extra food to make enough milk to feed them.

Is raccoon feces harmful to humans? Raccoon droppings may carry several potentially dangerous diseases. Recently, however, raccoons have been recognized as the main host for an even more dangerous parasite called Baylisascaris procyonis. This is a disgusting roundworm that can cause extremely serious disease conditions in humans.

Are the raccoons dangerous? Raccoons can carry several dangerous diseases including rabies. While incidents of rabid raccoons attacking humans are rare, it's not something you want to risk.Raccoons carry two other diseases, roundworm and leptospirosis, that can also be transmitted to humans and pets.

What will scare away raccoons? Repel® Granules, which is a dog and cat repellent, can be sprinkled around any area where the raccoons gather, be it roof, attic, trash area etc. Keep BBQ grills clean or stored in a secure place. When you see a raccoon in the yard, turn on the lights, run outside yelling and swinging a broom and scaring them off.

Can a raccoon drown a dog in water? Raccoons may look cute, Jagendorf says, but they're quite capable of defending themselves. Even with two dogs against a single raccoon, the tussle was a standoff. "Later an animal control officer told us that a raccoon can drown a dog in two inches [five centimeters] of water just by holding its nose under water."

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Is raccoon poop bad for dogs? The raccoon is a primary host for the baylisascaris procyonis parasite though their health is not affected by being a carrier. The danger to dogs is very real, however. ... By ingesting the eggs found in the feces, or eating prey (like rabbits or birds) that have the infection, your dog can contract the raccoon roundworm.

Raccoons are one of the few extinct species that have profited from the spread of humans. Despite the devastation of much of the creatures' natural habitat over the past few decades, populations in North America have skyrocketed. Raccoons are versatile enough to thrive successfully in suburban, urban, and rural settings. Raccoons scavenge for trash and pet food in residential areas while eating birds, insects, fruits, nuts, and seeds in woodlands. Some raccoons forage in areas where people live and then spend the day sleeping in the woods. Others live in buildings, both occupied and unoccupied.

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In order to stock fur farms, the first raccoons were sent to Europe in the 1920s. Many raccoons escaped and started a new population in the wild thanks to an unintentional bombing and some bored farmers looking to spice up the local wildlife. Raccoons are now regarded as an invasive species in Europe.

The animals were even sent to Japan. Their journey there began more virtuously: Rascal the Raccoon, the wholesome star of the anime animation, was a childhood idol among Japanese kids in the 1970s. Children clamored for their own pet raccoons, and at one time Japan was importing almost 1500 of them each month. When these pets became too large for families to properly care for them, many of them naturally ended up back in the wild.

How do I keep raccoons out of my garden? To keep raccoons at a distance, try scattering blood meal around corn plants. Also try sprinkling wood ashes around your plants. Grind up garlic, mix it with an equal portion of chili powder, and spread it around the garden.

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For generations, raccoons have been stereotyped as the cunning thief or trickster character in literature because of the black marks that fall across their eyes. But in addition to giving them the appearance of cute outlaws, their well-known black masks also provide them the ability to see perfectly. Dark to the black stickers that athletes wear beneath their eyes, the black fur works by absorbing light that would otherwise bounce into the athlete's eyes and impair vision. Less peripheral light during the night, when raccoons are most active, makes it simpler for them to detect contrast in the objects of their focus, which is crucial for seeing in the dark.

Anyone who has had a garden, cooler, or garbage can broken into by one of these animals knows that they have some of the most dexterous hands in all of nature. The first people to notice their unusual paws were Native Americans. The Powhatan phrase aroughcun, which means "animal that washes with its hands," is where the English word "raccoon" originates. Similar thinking went into the naming of the raccoon by the Aztecs. Mapachitli, which means "one who takes everything in its hands," was its given name. Mapache is now a Spanish word that means "raccoon."