Raccoon Gutter Spikes

Step 6 place strips of metal spikes around vertical gutters near the roof and along the roof gutter.

Raccoon gutter spikes.

Place metal sheeting on the corners of the house near the roof. These items can be spaced on the gutter spouts at one inch intervals making the surface near impossible to climb. They often climb gutters brickwork vines and other objects to get through holes or gaps in soffits attic vents chimneys facia boards and poorly. Raccoons are very intelligent and persistent they target weak points of a structure to gain access.

Raccoon spikes are a versatile precision engineered bird deterrent device designed to provide effective and humane control of problematic urban birds. While spikes are not intended to harm raccoons they may cause harm to children or pets that encounter them. When raccoons den in structures they can damage wiring insulation screens gutters downspouts windows and more. Physical deterrents spikes more from wildlife control supplies page 1 of 2 physical deterrents spikes more from wildlife control supplies account contact my cart.

The upward pointing of the stainless steel spikes act as a physical barrier to raccoons without hurting them. Install metal or plastic sheeting or a metal funnel around the circumference of any tree that you do not want the raccoons to climb. Many of these systems will use nails spikes or wire to create points that will poke raccoons if they try to climb over them.