Raccoon Running On Roof

They can ascend the corners of most houses and easily climb up and down downspouts.

Raccoon running on roof.

That raccoon is hanging out on your roof because your roof is technically the animal s balcony. Once you ve located the access point the next step is to make your home inhospitable. 1 raccoons are excellent climbers so it s fairly difficult to keep them from climbing on the roof. However if you ve got anything obvious like a tree right next to the house with branches that overhand the roof you might want to trim that back.

They often crawl up there for a safe place to spend the night. Raccoons go on roofs for many reasons. Place metal sheeting around your roof as well as around the base of the trees around your property making it difficult for raccoons to climb up them. Eliminate any food sources surrounding your home that could lead a raccoon to believe that your property is a good place to stick around.

Typically raccoons get in through the eaves of the roof or in openings at the foundation level. Once a raccoon creates or enlarges a hole in the rooftop it becomes an easy pathway to the attic. Some people call me simply to report sleeping raccoons on top of houses. A raccoon on the roof is usually a very good sign that you have a raccoon living in your attic or a raccoon is trying to break into your attic with the intention of living in there.

If the raccoon can get into your attic which is the reason they are on the roof all you have to do is eliminate the hole they are climbing into and problem should be solved. Thus raccoons commonly crawl on the roofs of homes. Females are known to destroy soffits fascia boards shingles vents and insulation to establish denning sites.