It s best to use this repellent alongside others to maximize its effectiveness.
Spray ammonia in attic.
Placing ammonia in or around garbage will only deter raccoons for a short amount of time.
Mother squirrels normally bear two litters per year and once they have built their nest in a safe place they are reluctant to move.
This may get them to leave on their own.
Spray it around your attic for best results.
You can also consider making your attic seem less inviting by adding a few lights or turning on a radio.
Stinging insects like wasps hornets yellow jackets and bees love a dry warm attic for their nest or hive.
Generally your attic is big enough for the raccoons to settle in a corner furthest from the smell.
Spray ammonia around the places where raccoons have been spotted.
And for extra measure spray the bag with bleach or ammonia to make it less attractive to raccoons and other wildlife.
Ammonia soaked rags in your attic will do very little to prevent raccoons from denning there.
How to use ammonia to deter raccoons.
Reader emails about bats.
They may be looking for shelter.
Soak a rag in ammonia and place it near the squirrels nesting spot.
When rats smell this they think a fox or a cat is nearby and run away.
Don t forget the smell will decrease.
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Ammonia is another effective raccoon control solution.
Using ammonia or fox urine find it at hunting stores can also deter pests from entering your attic or can make them move out.
This is because ammonia mimics the scent of urine.
In my 15 years as a wildlife removal professional i have seen it all.
Position several ammonia soaked rags near around the entrances of the raccoon s nest.
Sprinkle one cup of ammonia solution around the inside of each trash can.
If you use ammonia in the spring or summer you are without a doubt using ammonia on a maternity roost mothers all flocked together to rear young.
Place ammonia soaked rags in active areas.
Every type of over the counter repellent sold at places like home depot or lowe s or online from coyote urine flakes to ammonia to the end all be all el cheapo scam mothballs.
Their flight pattern to and from your eaves is the most obvious clue.
Raccoons may not be in your yard looking for food.
Go back to the bat removal page or learn about bats in the attic with my bats in the attic guide.
The strong smell of the ammonia will irritate the squirrels and make them view the attic as a bad place to nest.
Raccoons can make dens in hallowed out trees underneath decks in attics or other sheltered.
Using ammonia is not a sure shot way to get rid of rats but it might scare them away for a little bit.
