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Customer Raccoon Email: Hi David, We are in the process of restoring a two-story wooden schoolhouse that was built in 1863 in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It has been used for storage for many years, and raccoons
moved into the attic (don't know when) and made a horrible mess. We hired someone to clean the attic and now I'm worried about his health. He wears a ventilator mask, but after reading what you said about roundworm spores
being light and airborne, I'm wondering if this building can ever be made safe for anyone. It is a large building with high ceilings. Is there any way to purify the air? The raccoons aren't living there currently because
of the human activity in the building. Thanks in advance for your advice. Chris
My Answer: The roundworm spores are rare, and only a factor if the feces is stirred up. And the spores can, but don't always, live a couple of years. Basically, I've been in hundreds of attics with raccoon feces, and I've
never encountered a problem.
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The raccoon (Procyon lotor), is a common urban animal, and native to North America. Raccoons are easy to recognize, with a black mask and ringed tail, as seen in the above photo.
Raccoons tend to weigh between 10-20 pounds as adults, and live an average of 5 years. They are mostly nocturnal, and are omnivores, and will often eat pet food or garbage. They have
become very acclimated to living in cities and urban areas. They are very strong, excellent climbers, very intelligent, and they are very skilled with their hands, which causes them to
commonly break into homes and attics, where they cause considerable damage, and they also destroy other property, and thus raccoons
are considered pest animals by many people, which is why I remove them. If you want to learn more, please read my How To Get Rid of Raccoons page.
AAAnimal Control is a privately owned wildlife removal and pest control business, located in Orlando Florida. I deal strictly with wild animals. I am not an extermination company, but a critter removal
and control specialist. The above photos are some of the many that I've taken in the field over my years of work. Please email me if
you have any questions about the above photographs, or any questions about
wildlife problems or raccoon control issues.
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