When compared to other invasive critters, such as rats or squirrels, raccoons are much sneakier and 
craftier animals. As big and noticeable as they are, raccoons are able to scout the area around your home or business to find openings or holes that they squeeze through to gain entry. use as entry points. Once inside your home, their potential for damage is high.
Dealing with a raccoon problem on your own is not only costly but dangerous as well. Though they may appear to be harmless and pet-like, raccoons could potentially cause harm and injury to those who provoke them. They also could be carrying diseases along with ticks or fleas. For those in the Bartow area looking for a safe and cost-effective way to raccoon-proof their property, the licensed and certified experts at Critter Control® of Polk County are here to help.
6 Things You Should Know About Raccoons
If your Bartow property has been compromised by raccoons, it’s best to know what you’re dealing with. Here is some factual information about raccoons:
- Since their hands and feet are made up of five fingers and five toes, much like ours, raccoons typically leave behind footprints, pawprints, or other traces of their presence.
- Raccoons are highly adaptable, making them capable of settling down and making homes in almost any type of weather or environment.
- Raccoons, on average, live to be around 2-3 years old.
- Due to their nocturnal nature, raccoons explore and gather food and other resources mostly in the nighttime.
- The diet of a raccoon typically consists of any forms of food scraps and discarded food containers that they can find in trash cans, dumpsters, etc.
- Raccoons are omnivorous.
4 Signs You Have a Raccoon Problem
If you’ve recently found chewed up electrical wires or random droppings, noticed the smell of animal urination, or have heard random bumping, scratching, and animal-like noises coming from above the ceiling or the walls during the night, it is highly likely that raccoons may have found their way into your home. Some other indications of a raccoon problem include:
- Small pawprints scattered throughout the interior or exterior of your home
- Damage to parts of your yard or garden
- Torn garbage bags or knocked over trashcans
- Damage to screen doors, windows, or shingles
Effective and Humane Raccoon Removal
Instead of trying to remove raccoons on your own from your home or workplace, call the humane wildlife management experts at Critter Control® of Polk County for help. Our highly trained and certified technicians use our specialized CritterSafe® method for the humane and eco-friendly removal of invasive critters. This method is composed of four effective steps followed by all of our highly trained and certified technicians. These four steps include inspection, removal, exclusion, and restoration. With these proven steps, rodents and other invasive creatures will be removed and prevented from reentering your home.
Bartow Raccoon Removal Professionals
Critter Control® of Polk County is a fully licensed and insured pest and animal control company that has been serving Bartow home and business owners for over 15 years.
