Lexington Raccoon Removal is a full-service wildlife control company specializing in the humane trapping and removal of raccoons and other wild animals in Lexington, KY. Whether you have a problem with raccoons in your attic, under your house, tipping over garbage cans, digging up the yard, stealing pet food, pooping in your pool, or any other raccoon mischief we can solve it! The key to our wildlife control lies in our trapping expertise, and ability to employ the correct strategy for your specific wildlife problem. If you have raccoons in your attic for example, the key is in inspection of the attic and house, removal of the nest of baby raccoons, and the preventative work - we seal wild animals out of your house forever. We use humane trapping and relocation methods and we do not use poison! We answer our phone 24/7, and can schedule a same-day or next day appointment. Some of the services we offer include:

Lexington's Best Raccoon Control: There are cases where wildlife may break into our homes. Sometimes, it's because of weakening walls and roofs or perhaps because of past damages that are yet to be repaired. Regardless, it's not always an easy job to take out rodents from our properties. In fact, it's best to take action as soon as they're detected! Keeping them in the property for too long will only cause further harm to the home. Whether it's for an emergency case or not, our company will gladly help out with solving your raccoon problems. Our raccoon removal services are charged at a price that is affordable without losing the quality of the work. One thing we are known for is high quality service that comes at a good price. We've been receiving constant 5-star ratings on different platforms and have been rated one of the top raccoon removal companies in the area. We stick to keeping our methods humane -which is something we really take pride in. Our team is licensed and skilled when it comes to handling wildlife allowing them to make use of quick and effective techniques. We put a lot of importance into the property itself other than the job we do. For this reason, we start off the removal process with a comprehensive 32-point inspection. Our team won't leave until they check every nook and cranny! This lets us locate all the possible entry points, points of damage and even where the raccoons' nests are. In connection to this, we are also open to conducting building repairs as a part of the preventive measures we make. For any questions and concerns, we have a phone staff always ready to take your calls. We keep our lines open for customers 24/7. You may feel free to request for estimates or even receive free wildlife control advice from our staff to help you solve simpler situations yourself!

We are Kentucky's top experts in wildlife and raccoon control. We are not a typical Lexington raccoon control or pest control company. We don't treat wild animals like insects, because they are not! You can't just use poison to get rid of them. You also can't just set a few traps on the ground and call it good. Each situation is unique. And remember, if you have raccoons living in your house, it is almost certainly a female with a litter of young inside. These juveniles must be removed by hand, or they will starve to death and die. And after they are gone, the entry holes into the house must be sealed with professional repairs. Unlike most Lexington pest control, we focus on complete and permanent solutions, by following these steps:

• Inspect the entire house, ground to roof, and the attic
• Seal shut all entry areas with professional grade steel
• If in attic, we remove the baby raccoons by hand
• Technical and human raccoon trapping appropriate to situation
• When necessary, we clean raccoon droppings and replace insulation

Lexington Raccoon Control Tip: Do raccoons eat mice / rats?
It is a general thought that raccoons eat mice and rats because they love to hunt them down, especially when they live in the same environment, but it should be noted that raccoons do not seek out mice or rats for their meal. They only eat it when the opportunity presents itself to them.

Why do raccoons not eat rodents?
Raccoons are outdoor animals, except during winter when they spend almost the entire time in their home sleeping. They love to search for their food outside, and a rat or mouse is not likely to be seen outdoors. Rodents prefer to stay hidden in holes or human homes that they have infested. It is usually rare for raccoons and rodents to cross paths, but when they do, it's only ideal for the raccoons to hunt them down and eventually eat them, but they won't go out looking for rodents when they're hungry. 

A raccoon will want to secure its environment from the rodent as they are carriers of highly infectious diseases, some of which can be deadly to raccoons. A raccoon finds it very difficult to kill a rodent. They always want to avoid that stress. Rodents have great defensive measures to avoid being killed. Apart from their small body size, they are very intelligent and have a good sense of smell, which helps them to easily detect danger looming and sort out ways of escaping before it becomes too late. Trying to kill a rodent will leave a raccoon oftentimes exhausted, which is why it tries to avoid it at all costs. 

What do raccoons eat?
There are wide varieties of options of food for a raccoon. A raccoon is an omnivore, meaning they can feast on plants, animals, and anything that can satisfy their hunger for food. Raccoons love to live close to the water and are good fishers. They also eat other marine foods like toads, crabs, mollusks, crayfish, prawns, and smaller fishes. They love eggs, especially that of birds and chickens. They also like to dig up the soil for insects and worms, especially after a rainy day. 

A raccoon also eats plants and is a lover of grains, berries, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and cereals. They like to eat meat also, especially smaller mammals but prefer a dead animal. They eat squirrels, snakes, etc. They can adapt to any environment they find themselves in and survive without any stress to hunt for food. Raccoons that live in urban areas are most likely to be seen around garbage cans in search of food. They also tend to enter houses, shops, and stores of humans to steal foods given to pets or kept in bags. 

Using raccoons to eliminate rodents
Although raccoons can be used to eliminate rodents and reduce their infestation, it is not advisable to depend on them as a preventive agent because they are also a pest and can, in turn, breed in your environment. They are more dangerous than rodents and can attack back when they feel threatened. They are also carriers of deadly diseases like rabies and can transmit it through their bites. It's therefore advisable to seek other methods to eliminate rodents instead of using raccoons. 

Raccoons are also used for sport to chase down rodents; they love the fun of catching them and killing them before eating them. They don't like eating in an open place but prefer to stay hidden away from the watching eyes of humans and other raccoons. There are numerous food sources a raccoon can and love eating, and a mouse or rat can be part of it, but rodents are not considered a constant meal for a raccoon as it only kills and eats it if the opportunity arrives. The stress of killing a rodent is way too much for a raccoon, it could use that time to easily search for other easily available food. So, the answer to the question of whether raccoons eat mice or rats is yes, but they don't consider it as their best option when it comes to finding a meal.



We service nearby towns such as Andover, Athens, Clays Ferry, Colby, Little Texas, South Elkhorn, Spears, Todds Station