Raccoon in the Attic?

My Dad has captured a raccoon in our attic, and now that we have it we're not sure what to do with the poor thing.





If we take it to animal control or the place people usually take wild animals, what will happen to it? My parents and don't want it euthenized.Raccoon in the Attic?
First of all, raccoons can be very aggressive. They also can carry rabies and distemper. Do not try to handle it, let the professionals do what's best. Normally if it is a healthy animal, it should be relocated back in the wild. You could call your states Dept. of Fish and Wildlife too. When I worked for Animal Control in my county we relocated them all the time for people who caught them in special humane animal traps.


When the raccoon is gone, be sure to have your dad find out where it got in and out of the attic and repair it to prevent this from happening again. (Raccoons can cause a lot of structural damage and are quite intelligent). Raccoons in attics is not an uncommon occurrence!


Please call the right people (Fish and Wildlife or Animal Control) so that the critter will be released back into the wild.


Good LuckRaccoon in the Attic?
WEll, option 1, you keep it as your pet.


2 Give it to animal control. Don't worry, they won't hurt it or anything. If anything they'll take it far away where it can't bother anyone. Tel them your concern about euthanasation, and if they don't want to meet your conditions, release it back somewhere far away.
You can release it back outside and make sure and block the entrance it used to get access to your attic. Usually US Fish and Wildlife will relocate a wild animal for you if it has become a nuisance.
take it to some place away from homes and let it go.
this is what I do for a living now





Your area may be different but in Central Florida


Animal control with put it down


The parks dept if they even take it will put it down





We have bee instructed by Fish and Game to kill any animal that we capture


They have no weight of law so most of us ignore the directive





In order to legally release it you must have the landowners permission and you cannot for any reason release the animal on public land





It is irresponsible to release the animal any where near other homes


Once an attic dweller always an attic dweller and he actually she probably, will find another attic to have her babies


Which brings me to another point


You ,might want to check to see if she left any in your attic


Check the teats to see if it is a lactating female





If so get ready for the stink of dead babies





There is a school of thought that thinks that re releasing the animal into a strange new area is cruel as the animal will probably slowly die, I disagree but can't back up my position
I'd let it go, out of the neighborhood, where it can find somewhere else warm.
The best thing to do is to contact someone at the Parks and Recreation office. They will return the raccoon to the wild. Please be careful as raccoons are carriers of rabies and it can take up to 6 months for it to show up. You can't call animal control as they only handle domestic animals. I went through this when I caught a wild turkey. She had an injured wing and I couldn't find anyone who would take her. The parks and recreation office were willing to take her, if I could get her there, which sadly I couldn't. Hope this helps.