Raccoon Removal in Darby, PA
Raccoons in the attic, the chimney or the porch roof of a Darby home. Our office is on South 2nd Street in Darby, so we are close by.
Local knowledge
Raccoons in Darby
Darby Creek
Darby Creek runs through the borough, and homes near it see more raccoons.
Porch roofs and chimneys
On Darby's older twins and rowhomes, raccoons get in where the porch roof meets the house, at the cornice and through loose chimney caps.
Trees by the roof
Mature trees next to a house give raccoons a way onto the roof. We point out the branches they are using.
What to look for
Signs it is a raccoon
- Heavy thumping or walking in the ceiling after dark
- Chattering, purring or crying in the chimney or the attic in spring
- A soffit panel, roof vent or shingles pulled loose at the roof edge
- Trash cans tipped over and bags torn open
- A pile of droppings in one spot on the roof, the deck or the attic floor
Before we arrive
Until we get there
- Do not block the hole. If young are inside, the mother will tear a new way in to reach them.
- Do not light a fire if you hear animals in the chimney.
- Keep pets in and away from the animal, and do not try to catch it yourself.
- Keep trash in cans with locking lids until the job is done.
Raccoon removal in Darby
How the job goes
1 · Find the den
We find where the raccoons sleep and the opening they use to come and go.
2 · Look for young
From March to July we check for young before anything else, so none are left behind.
3 · Take them out
We trap the adults, take out the young by hand and make sure the space is empty.
4 · Seal and repair
We close the opening with steel mesh or sheet metal and tell you about any other damage we found.
Price
What changes the price
We tell you the price of the first visit on the phone before we come out. It depends on your ZIP code. Each return visit to check a trap has its own price, and we tell you that on the phone too.
- Attic, chimney, garage or outdoors
- Whether there is a litter of young
- How high the opening is
- How much of the roof edge needs closing
Questions people ask
Questions about raccoons in Darby
Do you come out at night in Darby?
The phone is answered 24 hours a day. Tell us what is happening and we will tell you when we can be there. Our office is in Darby, so we are not far.
More questions about raccoons are answered on our raccoon removal page.
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