Grab them by hand with thick leather glove and put them in a pillow case.
Catch raccoons in attic.
Some trappers use snare sets but i ve never done so.
You have to get into the attic make your way through raccoon droppings and crawl around to inspect every hidden spot.
No there likely aren t any ghosts in your attic.
Raccoon in the attic step 1.
If you can t find them sit very still for up to 30 minutes until you hear them chatter.
I ve caught plenty in attics and down walls this way though.
If you have raccoons living in the attic you can t just put a cage trap on the ground because there might be a nest of baby raccoons in the attic.
Remember raccoons can carry rabies.
Remove garbage and other raccoon attractants if you live in an urban or suburban area raccoons are probably after.
12 fast ways to get rid of raccoons in attic yard 1.
They must be removed by hand.
To locate them requires patience endurance and a measure of physical strength.
Do not stick your fingers in the cage and hold the trap away from yourself.
There are usually 3 5 of them.
Therefore it s no surprise that the noise they make is very noticeable.
The mother usually stashes them in the eaves down a wall or in other inaccessible places.
The majority of the time a raccoon in an attic is a female with young yes the majority of the time about 80 of cases of any raccoon in an attic there s a litter of 3 5 baby raccoon pups.
There s no way a person can catch a healthy raccoon with a snare stick out in the open.
Havahart traps are the perfect solution for raccoons in the attic and other nuisance animals whether you have a rogue raccoon squirrel rat mouse or possum in your attic there s a havahart trap that is right for you.
Inspect the home and find the entry hole s which are very large and obvious.
The most common reason for a raccoon to enter an attic and choose to live there is the case of a female who needs a safe place to give birth and raise its babies.
Raccoons are large animals that move very quickly.
90 of the time there will be young pups even if you didn t know that.
Alternatives to traps in attics on the ground close to where the raccoon is climbing up onto the house on the roof by the attic entry point the raccoon is using.
Some people can catch raccoons with a snare pole but these raccoons are usually sick or injured or cornered.
You might see the adult female.
Go in the attic and find and remove the litter of baby raccoon pups.
Search the attic carefully and find and remove the litter of baby raccoons by hand and place in sack.
