{"id":707,"date":"2019-03-27T19:59:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raccoonremovallouisvilleky.com\/blog\/?p=707"},"modified":"2019-03-27T19:59:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:59:25","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-raccoons-in-a-barn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raccoonremovallouisvilleky.com\/blog\/how-to-get-rid-of-raccoons-in-a-barn\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Rid of Raccoons in a Barn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Barns serve many important purposes, especially when they\nhouse livestock. With such valuables inside your barn, it is can be quite\ndistressing discovering animal damages inside. Boats, equipment, tools, cars,\nfurniture, lumber, materials, and more can all be destroyed by nuisance\nwildlife. Here in Kentucky, one of the most common barn-dwellers among the\nnative nuisance wildlife are raccoons. This is partly to do with the fact that\nraccoons have highly dexterous paws that can open windows, doors, latches,\nhandles, and even locks, much like human hands can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are dealing with nuisance raccoons in or around your\nbarn, you can feel better knowing that there are some simple ways to thwart\nraccoon activity without causing them harm. Continue reading for some tips on\nhow to get rid of raccoons in barns.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLouisville Raccoon Removal and Control 502-553-7622<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
☑ Invest in Better Locks<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
If you are lucky enough to have a modern barn that was\nconstructed with quality lumber and parts, you will likely have working barn\ndoors. However, doors are not enough to keep out intelligent and crafty\ncritters like raccoons out. In addition to ensure your barn doors are sturdy\nand close all the way, it will help to invest in some better locks. Use\ncombination locks that cannot be opened or unhooked by raccoons. These will do\nthe trick to keeping raccoons out if they are using the door as their entry\npoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
☑ Remove All Food and Water<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Although shelter is likely the primary motivation for\nraccoons to access your barn, food and water also play a part. If you eliminate\nall food and water sources inside the barn, it will have a big influence on the\nlevel of raccoon activity. However, many people have barns solely for the\npurpose of storing feed and other forms of foodstuffs, making this tip moot. In\nthis case, you can remove all food and water sources outside of the barn, and\nhope that it makes a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
☑ Install Motion-Detection Lights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Raccoons are more afraid of you than you are of them. They\nwill jump and run at the smallest startling noise, or light. Motion-detection\nlighting is cheap, easy to install, and does wonders when it comes to abating nuisance\nraccoon activity outdoors. Best of all, it is harmless and humane, and can also\nkeep other nuisance wildlife away, like skunks, opossum, squirrels, and more. Like\nmotion lighting, automatic sprinkler systems work well too. As an alternative\nto motion lighting and sprinklers, you can place a radio inside your barn and\nleave it on a talk station, overnight. This will make raccoons think humans are\naround, and will steer clear of the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
☑ Contact a Wildlife Removal Company<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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