Raccoon Control & Wildlife Animal Prevention

Common Raccoon Removal Health & Safety Questions

• Q. What are the health risks of having raccoons in my residential or commercial building?

  A. Raccoons bring a number of health risks with them when they occupy your property, outside or inside.  Rabies is a well-known risk, but certainly not the only one.  Raccoons can transmit a parasite called roundworm (baylis ascaris procyonis) to humans via their waste.  Humans come in contact with it when storage items are brought down from infested attics, or when small children pick up or eat raccoon waste they find on the ground.

  Pets, especially dogs, can also contract Canine Distemper, a fatal disease, or Mange.

  Raccoons also host a number of bugs such as mites, ticks, fleas and, if you happen to have a dead raccoon, maggots.  Sudden infestations of these insects are common in homes and businesses occupied by raccoons.

  It is not enough to remove the raccoons to remove the health risk.  Complete clean-up and decontamination is necessary or your home will be full of fleas, mites and other unwanted pests.

• Q. Will the raccoons attack me?

  A. While raccoons do not routinely attack people, they will when cornered, as will any wild animal in a strange or stressful situation.

• Q. Who is responsible for this raccoon problem?

  A. The property owner is responsible.  Cities, counties, states or federal government agencies will assist with problem domestic animals (like dogs) or big game (like deer, elk or cougars), but not nuisance wild animals like raccoons. Wild animal removal is best performed by trained professionals like Bohmz Pest Services who specialize in nuisance animal removal in the Madison & Janesville Wisconsin area. We are ready and able to help you with your raccoon and wildlife animal problems.