Raccoon Control Information

Northwest Nuisance Wildlife Control traps, removes, manages and controls most animal species, including raccoons.

Raccoon under eave

Our raccoon control services include the removal and control of problem raccoons from attics, crawlspaces, walls, sheds, garages, and wherever they are causing problems. 

Raccoons are also notorious for raiding gardens, destroying lawns while digging for grubs, knocking over trash cans in search of food and eating fish from ornamental ponds and aquaculture facilities. 

Below is more information regarding raccoons. 

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)  

This nocturnal bandit of the night critter is a curious creature. The raccoon is found throughout the United States. Raccoons prefer to be close to water in hardwood forest, although over the years raccoons have become more accustomed to suburbia. These  cleaver critters are omnivorous, meaning they eat both plant and animal foods.  

Raccoons like a wide variety of food, including berries, nuts, grains, and corn to shellfish, crayfish, insects, snails, frogs and other small creatures. They also prey on larger animals such as rabbits, muskrats, waterfowl and ground-nesting birds. In urban areas and suburbia they will eat cat and dog food, garbage, and even Koi fish.   

Raccoons generally breed once a year from January to February. Gestation is 63 days and most litters are born in April or May, but some litters are often born later. The average litter size is 3-5 kits.  Raccoon babies will leave the nest with their mother at around 8 weeks of age. She will teach them the ropes of being a nocturnal critter.   

Our Raccoon Control Programs are Non-lethal.