The Raccoon

• nocturnal creatures
• lengths can range from 26 to 38 inches long with 8-12 inch tails
• weighs from 8 to 25 pounds for males; 7 to 18 pounds for females
• omnivores eating both plant and animal matter
• gestation period of 63 days
• one litter a year consisting of 1 to 8 young, usually February through to April
• extremely agile climbers with considerable strength

How Raccoons Affect the Home & Landowner:

• Raccoons can be very destructive to: roof vents, valleys and edges, shingels, chimneys, soffits, fascias, garage doors, sheds, decks and porches, as they try to gain entry
• Lawns, pools, patios, garbage cans and boxes, can be defaced in an attempt to search for food

Where we come in: Technisques Used

Repellants

One way doors

Hands on removal

Exclusion work

Live trapping

The Skunk

• nocturnal creatures
• measure 20 to 30 inches long including their tail
• weigh 6 to 10 pounds
• omnivores eating both plant and animal matter
• one litter a year consisting of 1 to 10 young born around May to July
• spray accurately up to 15 feet
• ground dwellers and excellent diggers

How Skunks Affect the Home & Landowner:

• Make a home buy burrowing below decks, porches, buildings, woodpiles, and pools
• Can spray a noxious odor onto persons or property
• Can fall into window wells and become trapped

Where we come in: Technisques Used

One way doors

Hands on removal

Exclusion work

Live trapping

The Squirrel

• members of the rodent family
• weigh from a 1/2 pound to 1-1/2 pounds
• active during daylight hours
• Diet consists of seeds, keys, nuts, fungus, bark and buds
• two litters per year of 1 to 6 young throughout the spring and late summer
• tree dwellers

How Squirrels Affect the Home & Landowner:

• Have teeth that are always growing, they chew easily through wood surfaces
• Have been known to chew through electrical and cable wires
• Can also chew through aluminum
• Will enter through: roof vents, roof edge, wall vents, chimneys, soffits and fascias

Where we come in: Technisques Used

One way doors

Hands on removal

Exclusion work

Live trapping

Repellants