Raccoons can be cute, especially when they are babies. These little masked critters look cuddly, but can cause damage and be frustrating to get off of your property. If raccoons choose your home as their nesting place, you could be dealing with damage to your home and a snarly, territorial mother. If you need raccoon removal in Etobicoke, Richmond Hill or anywhere in the Greater Toronto Area, contact Innovative Care of the Environment (ICE) today.

Spotting & Removing Baby Raccoons on Your Property

Baby raccoons can be tricky to deal with because they must be removed by hand. Below are some tips for identifying a raccoon nest on your property and understanding how to properly manage the situation.
Thoroughly Check for Babies: A raccoon that has entered the home is almost always looking to nest. If you find a raccoon in your home, do a detailed search for their offspring. A litter of kits or cubs usually isn’t far but may not be obvious or visible at first. Typically, there will be 3-5 babies per litter and they are born in the early spring.
High Habitats: The main criterion for a raccoon looking to have babies is finding a space that is safe from predators and the elements. Trees and attics are ideal spaces, high off the ground and away from potential threats. They don’t create an extensive nest, but they will burrow, especially in your home’s comfortable insulation. They will also leave waste all around the nesting area, and if they have decided to call your house ‘home’, they will leave droppings in your attic.
Call the Experts: Removing raccoons, especially baby ones from your home is particularly difficult. The young ones can’t be trapped because they rely on suckling and won’t leave the nest. The mother may leave, but it is unethical and ineffective to lock her out and leave the young to starve and suffer. She will try her hardest to reach her babies, and will likely cause you more headaches than if you effectively remove the offspring the first time. Call the experts for raccoon removal in Toronto. Locating the kits and trapping the territorial mother can be difficult at best and dangerous at worst.
With an increased number of rabies cases in the Greater Toronto Area this year, it is important that you do not try to touch or remove raccoons on your own at any time. Keep yourself and your family safe, and call the professionals for assistance.

Contact Us for Raccoon Removal in Toronto, Etobicoke & Richmond Hill

If you notice signs of a pest or rodent infestation in your home, ICE Pest Control and Wildlife Removal can take care of the problem. Our team offers fast and friendly raccoon removal services throughout Etobicoke, Richmond Hill and Toronto. Don’t risk the health and safety of your family. Instead, leave it to the professionals who have experience dealing with raccoons, nests and other pest invasions.
Contact us today to learn more about baby raccoon removal or to schedule your free, initial appointment with our team.