Racoon Removal

Racoon Facts

• In the United States and Canada, there are only one native species of marsupial, the common name is the Virginia Opossum.

• Females can give birth to as many as 20 babies in one litter, each the size of a honey bee.

• They are scavengers and will raid dumpsters, trash cans, and food storage containers in search of an easy meal.

Racoon Damage

Opossums commonly make it into attics and crawl spaces causing expensive damage by chewing electrical wiring, ripping up A/C ducts, and defecating throughout your attic, destroying your insulation.

If you are hearing loud noises in your attic, you just might have an opossum. Call Florida Wildlife Removal, we are experts at trapping marsupials.

Raccoon Diseases

Baylisascris procyonis: it is a roundworm intestinal parasite in their feces. It causes severe visceral larval migraines, CNS migraines (affecting your central nervous system), and ocular migraines (larvae invade the eye creating loss of vision, blindness) and wanders throughout human tissue shedding off millions of eggs. This egg has a thick mammillated outer shell that protects it from most disinfectants. Research studies done with bleach only remove the outer protein coat, but still do not kill Baylisascaris procyonis. This intestinal parasite can be fatal to humans if exposed.

Leptospirosis: this can be contracted when the skin comes in contact with infected animal urine, contaminated soil, or water from an infected animal.

Preventing Raccoon Diseases

• Wash your hands often

• Feed pets indoors and keep food inside

• Close doggie doors at night

• Clean grills after each use

• Keep garbage cans locked or inside your garage