How to get Free Oakland Raccoon Removal

As the saying goes, looks can be deceiving. This is true for Oakland raccoons who may look cute and adorable. But don't full into the trap. These creatures can easily become nuisances in your property and cause you major problems. Raccoons are fast runners and seasoned climbers. These nocturnal animals have a voracious diet and will eat almost everything from your pet food to the leftover scraps of food in your garbage cans. Raccoons have a destructive behavior and they can easily cause damages to your house or garden. They can destroy your insulation, wirings and roofs as well as dig up and damage your lawn. They can also cause potential health hazards as they are believed to be carriers of rabies, leptospirosis and raccoon roundworm. Raccoons may be challenging to deal with. This is why most homeowners prefer to contact a professional raccoon removal team to help them eliminate the problem. But, of course this comes with a price. Still, there are actually other ways you can try if you want to eliminate the coons without spending extra.



Getting A Free Raccoon Removal Service
Contacting professionals to handle California raccoon infestations in your property comes with a fee. Depending on how serious the problem is, the process involved in the removal of the critters can be costly. However, if you do not want to spend extra for raccoon removal you can try any of the following:
• Call your county or local animal control service department
• Contact your nearest wildlife rehabilitator office
• Just do it yourself

Dealing With Raccoons - The Do It Yourself Approach
If you can handle it, there are different methods you can try if you want to deal with the raccoons yourself. Sometimes it would be much easier to do things on your own compared to when you have to deal with the hassle of contacting someone else to do the job for you. Additionally, if you are after saving your dollars that you can expect to pay when you call a professional raccoon removal team, then a doing it yourself should save you more. Prior to proceeding though, you need to be aware about your local laws concerning raccoon elimination and rehabilitation. You must also exercise extreme caution specially when handling the raccoon's urine and feces as they can pose serious health threats. Know that raccoons can also become vicious too and are extremely defensive if they feel threatened or when they are attacked. They can bite and scratch you mercilessly so you need to be very careful.

The following are some of the methods you can try to eliminate the Oakland raccoons yourself:
1. Set a raccoon live trap.
2. Use mothballs to discourage them.
3. Grow cucumbers in your garden. Raccoons dislike the smell of cucumber so it is considered an effective way to deter them.
4. Make your own cayenne pepper solution and spray it different locations in your property to repel the raccoons.
5. Use garlic. The smell of garlic is offensive enough to force the California raccoons to evacuate your place.

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