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Raccoon Removal and Wildlife Exclusion in Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia

Young raccoon in a cage trap looking toward the camera at the animal removal technician who trapped and removed the raccoon from a house.

Raccoons are among the most common and easily recognized nuisance animals in Macon and throughout Georgia. They're strong, stocky animals with masked faces, ringed tails, highly dexterous front paws, and distinctive ears.

They're also highly intelligent animals who are able to figure out things like gates and latches, and even have rudimentary tool-using abilities.

Those characteristics are why raccoons can be such an annoyance: Raccoons are smart enough to get into places where they're not wanted, determined enough to figure out ways around all but the best exclusion methods, and strong enough to do some damage or to be dangerous if they feel threatened.

That last part -- about raccoons being dangerous -- really shouldn't be underestimated. Wild raccoons are decidedly unfriendly animals. Like most wild critters, they usually run away when they encounter a human; but when they're startled or cornered, they may well attack: and they're strong enough to do some damage if that's what they decide to do.

Raccoons and Disease

Raccoons have a fairly high rate of rabies, a serious disease that is always fatal once symptoms begin to show. When raccoons become rabid, the disease may manifest as the "furious" form, in which the animal gets very aggressive; or the "dumb" form, in which the animal may be lethargic, confused, or even appear friendly or tame.

Rabid raccoons are more likely than healthy raccoons to be seen during the day, so if you see a raccoon out and about during the day time hours, it's something to be concerned about. The same is true if the raccoon seems confused, is walking erratically, appears to be partially paralyzed, is unusually aggressive, seems to be growling or snapping at nothing in particular, or seems friendly or tame. Those are all possible signs of rabies.

In addition to rabies, raccoons carry parasites on their bodies, some of which can transmit diseases. Their droppings can also harbor disease-causing pathogens, which is one of the many good reasons why raccoons that get into homes must be removed.

Raccoon Damage

Raccoons can cause a great deal of damage to your home and to stored property. They're expert climbers and can get into a home at any height, from ground level right up to the chimney.

Once they're inside a house, raccoons like to tear thing up, including insulation, books, clothing, and flexible HVAC ducts. They also make a mess, cause odors, and create a health hazard with their droppings, urine, and shed parasites.

Long story short, if you have raccoons living anywhere in your home, they need to be removed.

Raccoon Removal and Exclusion

Raccoon control is accomplished by trapping and removing raccoons from the home or building, and animal-proofing the house to keep raccoons and other nuisance wildlife from getting inside. Because of raccoons' intelligence, strength, and dexterity, this can be a challenging job. Once raccoons move in to a house, they try very hard to get back in after being removed.

Once we've removed the raccoons and sealed them out, we clean up after them. This can include removing droppings, disinfecting, deodorizing, and applying insecticides to kill displaced parasites. Optionally, we also can replace insulation that has been damaged or contaminated with filth.

Raccoon Control Gallery

Here are some randomly-selected pictures of raccoon-removal work we've done in Macon and Columbus and throughout South Georgia.

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Raccoons tore a hole a little bigger than a grapefruit through the water-damaged soffit panel at a roof junction to get into the attic of a house in Juliette, Georgia.
Water and raccoon damage to a soffit in Julietta
A raccoon tore a hole about the size of a football through the tar paper while the roof was being replaced to get into the attic of a house in Concord, Georgia.
Raccoon hole through the tar paper in Concord
Raccoons tore a hole a little bigger than a football through the plywood soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Valdosta, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Valdosta
A young adult raccoon inside a cage type trap looking at the wildlife removal technician who took the picture after being trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Gray, Georgia.
Raccoon removed from the attic of a house in Gray
Raccoons tore a hole a little bigger than a baseball through the shingles, roof sheathing, and trim at the corner of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Williamson, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the roof of a Williamson home
A hole about five inches wide that a young raccoon tore through the shingles and sheathing at a roof junction to get into the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the roof of a house in Columbus
A young raccoon in a cage type trap in the attic of a house in Thomasville, Georgia looking at the camera while awaiting relocation.
Raccoon trapped in the attic of a Thomasville home
Raccoons pulled down the edge of a sheet metal plate around some vertical pipes where they pass into the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Thomasville, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the soffit in Thomasville
The plywood soffit panel is water damaged, and raccoons clawed at the soft spot trying to get into the attic of a house in Cuthbert, Georgia.
Water and raccon damage to a roof in Cuthbert
Raccoons pushed the skirt around a mobile in Macon, Georgia inward using pure muscle power to get into the crawl space under the mobile home.
Raccoons bent the skirt of a mobile home in Macon
Raccoons tore off a strip of the siding about two inches high by eight inches wide right above the shingles at a roof junction to get into a house in Griffin, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the siding at a house in Griffin
Raccoons tore a jagged hole through the soffit panel of a dormer where it meets the shingles of the main roof to get into the attic of a Cordele, Georgia home.
Raccoons tore a hole into an attic in Griffin
Peering down between the rafters in the attic reveals a raccoon that appears to be asleep in the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon between the rafters in Columbus
Raccoons made an oval hole about the size of a honeydew melon through the corner of the plywood soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Barnesville, Georgia.
Raccoon hole through a soffit panel in Barnesville
Raccoons tore the insulated covering over the heating ducts attached to the furnace in the crawl space of a house in Macon, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the heating ducts in Macon
Raccoons tore off the shingles and made a hole almost three feet wide through the wooden roof fascia to get into the attic of a house in Sylvester, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the roof of a house in Sylvester
A rat in a cage type trap with its head bowed and eating a Slim Jim after being removed from the attic of a house in Americus, Georgia.
Raccoon removed from the attic of an Americus home
A young raccoon in a cage type trap on the grass is cowering a bit after being trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon removed from the attic of a Columbus home
Raccoons tore a hole about the size and shape of a large eggplant through the vinyl soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Americus, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Americus
Raccoons pulled down some of the slats from about two feet of the water damaged and weathered wooden soffit panel of a house in Griffin, Georgia.
Water and raccoon damage to a soffit in Griffin
An irregularly shaped hole about eighteen inches wide that the raccoons made in the soffit panel of a house in Williamson, Georgia.
Raccoon hole in the soffit in Williamson
An eight-inch section of soffit panel went missing near the root of a roof junction and allowed raccoons into the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon entry gap in the soffit in Columbus
Sunlight shining into the attic through a gap about the size of a football between the rafters made it obvious how raccoons were getting into a house in Cuthbert, Georgia.
Raccoon damage at a house in Cuthbert
Water damage caused a section of the soffit near a roof junction to rot away and hang down like a flap, which allowed raccoons into the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Water and raccoon damage at a house in Columbus
A young adult raccoon looking calm in a cage type trap after being trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Young raccoon removed from a Columbus home
Raccoons basically muscled their way through a triangular gable vent at a Columbus Georgia home by pushing through the bottom louver on their way into and out of the attic.
Raccoon damage to a gable vent in Columbus
Rain water dripping through a large hole that raccoons tore through the roof through the area where the raccoons also tore down the soffit panel at a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon damage at a house in Columbus
Raccoons tore a hole a little bigger than a grapefruit through the shingles and sheathing at the corner of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the roof at a Columbus home
Raccoons broke some of the cedar siding trying to pull it off a part of the wall that juts out about a foot from the rest of the house so they could get into a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to the siding in Columbus
Raccoons tore a hole about ten inches across through the corner of a water-damaged plywood soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Sylvester, Georgia.
Raccoon damage to a soffit panel in Sylvester

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Spending this Sunday resting up for a big week ahead.
by Chad W.
Sep 10, 2023 08:32:59 am.

Raccoons in Valdosta, well not at this commercial building anymore.
by Jason Arruda
Sep 07, 2023 03:27:34 pm.

Finished up an exclusion before it for too hot outside. Perks of getting up early and getting started.
by Chad W.
Aug 26, 2023 11:03:43 am.

Resting up for another full week of critter ridding.
by Chad W.
Aug 20, 2023 06:11:58 pm.

There is nothing like waking up and looking forward to going to going to work. I love my job and am blessed to be in the position I’m in.
by Chad W.
Aug 19, 2023 07:28:21 am.

Headed to Birmingham to do a raccoon quote. Got another raccoon quote in irondale. Squirrels will be active soon. Call Ridacritter for your free exclusion quote.
by Chris Scott
Aug 18, 2023 09:57:39 am.

A dentist office in Stone Mountain has a dead animal smell that needs checked out this morning
by Chad W.
Aug 16, 2023 07:11:34 am.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:31 pm.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 10:59:56 am.

Headed to Birmingham to seal a bottom transition that snake are entering through. We have a big bat exclusion in sylacauga today.
by Chris Scott
Aug 11, 2023 09:45:07 am.

Installed some crawlspace vent covers in Cartersville then checked out some gutters in Big Canoe
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 02:13:17 pm.

Villa Rica to get some materials, Cartersville to screen some crawlspace vents, then Big Canoe to clean out a gutter for a customer. Busy day
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 06:04:59 am.

Raccoons tore a hole a little bigger than a grapefruit through the water-damaged soffit panel at a roof junction to get into the attic of a house in Juliette, Georgia. A wildlife-removal crew working out of our Macon office are trapping and removing the raccoons and repairing the damage.
by Webmaster
Aug 03, 2023 10:02:14 am.

Started with bats I Talbotton Ga, Bats in the attic in Manchester Ga. Now to Tyrone Ga for rodents in a home.
by Jason Arruda
Aug 01, 2023 12:52:34 pm.

Taking this Sunday to rest up for a big week. Gonna be a hot one
by Chad W.
Jul 30, 2023 08:20:46 am.

Happy Friday! Let's Get Ready for the Weekend with this Video of Raccoon Removal and Wildlife Exclusion at a House in Columbus, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jul 28, 2023 09:40:48 am.

A raccoon tore a hole about the size of a football through the tar paper while the roof was being replaced to get into the attic of a house in Concord, Georgia. We have a crew trapping and removing the raccoons so the roofers can finish their work, after which we'll animal-proof the new roof to keep wildlife out of the attic.
by Webmaster
Jul 24, 2023 09:25:04 am.

Raccoons tore a hole through the plywood soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Valdosta, Georgia. The raccoon-removal crew is repairing the damage as part of the wildlife-exclusion job. The raccoons have already been trapped and removed from the attic.
by Webmaster
Jul 20, 2023 09:12:00 am.

Here's a Picture of a Young Raccoon Removed from the Attic of a House in Gray, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jul 18, 2023 09:29:24 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 18, 2023 06:42:06 am.

Headed to College Park to seal a house then to Loganville to remove some squirrels from a trap
by Chad W.
Jul 18, 2023 06:21:22 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 17, 2023 06:12:21 am.

Headed to Tuscaloosa. Going to quote a client that has rats and bats. Got a few traps to check around the Birmingham area. Then to Lincoln for a flying squirrel quote.
by Chris Scott
Jul 13, 2023 08:23:51 am.

Villa Rica this morning to pick up some material then to Cartersville to look at a house with problems in the crawlspace
by Chad W.
Jul 12, 2023 05:50:08 am.

Quoting exclusions today, Tifton Ga bats this morning and more bats in Americus Ga this afternoon. Bats in the attic, bats in the house!
by Jason Arruda
Jul 11, 2023 01:35:50 pm.

Headed to Loganville Ga this morning to seal a house and install ridgeguard. Then to Duluth to check some traps
by Chad W.
Jul 11, 2023 06:30:46 am.

Another happy customer in Duluth Ga
by Chad W.
Jul 09, 2023 11:27:57 am.

Atlanta this morning to seal a house and do some ridgeguard. Then to Cleveland Ga to seal some carpenter bee holes
by Chad W.
Jul 07, 2023 06:46:37 am.

Raccoons tore a hole through the shingles, roof sheathing, and trim to get into the attic of a house in Williamson, Georgia. The wildlife-exclusion crew trapping and removing the raccoons is also repairing the damage.
by Webmaster
Jul 06, 2023 09:25:15 am.

In Anniston to look a customer’s chimney. I believe he has chimney swifts nesting in the flue pipe. Going to Leeds after that to set some mouse traps. Couple stops in Birmingham for squirrels and rats later today.
by Chris Scott
Jul 05, 2023 09:10:06 am.

Another good day in the critter industry in the south ga region. Time to call it a day.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 28, 2023 05:53:20 pm.

Stopped in Tifton Ga for a rat quote then to Lakeland Ga for bats. Have others today in Cordele Ga and Arabi Ga also for bats.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 28, 2023 12:09:01 pm.

The Macon, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides raccoon trapping, removal and damage repair in the Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia areas, including Adel, Albany, Americus, Barnesville, Byron, Camilla, Centerville, Columbus, Cordele, Culloden, Cuthbert, Dawson, Eastman, Fitzgerald, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Gray, Griffin, Hawkinsville, Jackson, Juliette, Kathleen, Milledgeville, Moultrie, Perry, Roberta, Sylvester, Thomaston, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta, Warner Robins, Yatesville, and Zebulon. We are fully licensed and insured.

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