How to get a raccoon out of a tree
At times, human encroachment takes over an area that
initiallybelonged to raccoons which travel to search for food as
reserves run low. They keep looking for food wherever it is and
may leavefor over a year before they come back. In winter, they
seek higher ground where they can go dormant till the weather
becomes favorableagain. If you notice a raccoon in your tree,
the first instinct is to actually get them away because they are
carriers of diseases and can wreak havoc especially when you
have pets. 
How they get into trees
Raccoons have the capability of climbing trees especially when
you leave the bark unprotected. The fruit developing on your
fruit tree is a tasty meal for the raccoons especiallywhen
hungry regardless of how much you want the fruits for yourself.
They are sneaky scavengers and they can climb trees very easily
si as to access your fruits. The rough texture of the trunks
makes it so easy foe the raccoons to gain the much needed
traction. Whenraccoons are unable to gain traction on the tree
trunk, it means that they cannot be able to get to the fruits.
You should install a metal collar all around the trunk so as to
ensure that raccoons stay off the tree.
How to get them off
If you are not sure of what to do, you should get a professional
who is trained in this area andthey will do the work for you.
One of the things you should note is the fact that these animals
may have diseases so do not try to handle them if you have no
idea how to go about it.As you will notice, the raccoon may not
remain in the true forever. It will have to move it at one time
so as to get food or water. You may also use traps so as to have
the raccoon relocated.
Raccoon proof the tree
Once it has been removed successfully, you need to make sure
that your tree is inaccessible to it in future. Start by cutting
off any branches that are hanging low. You should make sure that
an adult raccoon cannot be able to reach any of the branches
even if they stand with the hind legs. The reach will dependon
the size of the raccoon but you should remove all entrancesthat
are within some 36 inches from the ground.
You need to take measurement of the trunk. This will help you
find a collar that is the correct size. You should now make the
collar, a piece of sheet metal that is some 36 inches in length
and 3 inches wider than the circumference of the trunk. This is
what you wrap on the tree. You can paint it to match the tree.
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About Raccoons
How Do I Know If
There Are Baby Raccoons In the Attic?
How to Keep
Raccoons Out of My Bird Feeder
How to Catch a
Raccoon with a Snare Pole
Hi David, I think my question qualifies as "some strange
question" and given the raccoons involved don't live on my
property I'm sort of at a loss for options other than constantly
cleaning raccoon poop from my roof and hoping they don't find
their way in my attic. If you have time I'd really appreciate
your opinion and thanks either way I have found your site very
useful. I have a pretty difficult raccoon related situation I
was wondering if you could weigh in on it for me. I own half of
a side by side duplex in a downtown neighborhood in Ottawa
Ontario Canada. Unfortunately when the sellers told me the
duplex neighbor was quiet they neglected to mention he was a
recluse who doesn't do any work to maintain his house (or hire
anyone to do so for that matter.) As such his roof went from
needing replacement when I moved in to totally destroyed now two
years later. I already had to have chicken wire installed all
over my attic and in my soffit to prevent squirrels from
entering from his poorly kept house and now a couple of days ago
I found raccoon droppings next to my chimney (I was prepping
some things to have my shingles replaced.) I have never heard
any sounds from my chimney and I use my attic for storage so I
go up there relatively often and have seen no signs of anything
out of place nor are there any holes in my roof (inside we have
a cinderblock firewall). My chimney is quite high off the level
of the roof (about 8 feet) and has metal sheathing at the top so
I think it is unlikely a raccoon could get up there (though I
don't have a cap on the wood fireplace flue I've ordered one and
it will be up soon.) My neighbor's roof however likely allows
raccoon access to the attic and he has no metal on his chimney
and his flue is dilapidated. So now I'm faced with what if
anything to do to keep the raccoons away from my roof as much as
possible so as to discourage them trying to visit the attic
through my roof and preferably keep them from pooping on my
roof. Along with the terrible condition of his half of the house
my neighbor also has trees that grow too close and the trunks
along with many branches physically touch his roof providing
very convenient animal access year round... The Bylaw people
will only force him to fix gaping obvious holes in his roof and
I'm going to talk to them about the chimney but for the trees I
don't think I can do anything other than sue him or illegally
cut them down myself. So assuming my neighbor doesn't smarten up
and I can't fix any of his problems what if anything would you
suggest?