Raccoons are drawn by easy food and open shelter. Secure both and you keep them out of the trash, the chimney, and the attic.
Food is the magnet. Secure trash with locking lids, bring in pet food at night, and clean up fallen fruit and birdseed. A yard that offers no easy meal is far less appealing to a passing raccoon.
Shelter is the second half. Cap the chimney, screen attic and soffit openings, and seal grade-level gaps under decks. Act early, because a female raccoon that dens in spring will be raising young, which makes removal a more involved job. Keeping waste and access closed off heads that off.
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They can carry disease and their latrines harbor pathogens, and a cornered raccoon will defend itself.
An inspection first. In spring it likely has young, and removal must include them before sealing.
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