A wildlife removal team encountered a mother raccoon and her four 5-day-old babies in a house's dormer. The mother raccoon had entered through a hole in the aluminum exterior and made a nest inside. The team cut into the drywall to access the babies and safely removed them, while trying to minimize disturbance to the mother. They then placed the babies outside, and the mother, who had been watching from a distance, came down to retrieve them one by one. The team helped facilitate the reunion, and eventually, the mother took all her babies, making it a successful and stress-free removal.
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1. A mother raccoon and her babies are in an attic.
2. The mother raccoon has made a hole in the aluminum to enter the attic.
3. The attic is located in a dormer with a triangular top.
4. The mother raccoon is located on the left side of the dormer.
5. The customer has agreed to let the wildlife removal team cut into the drywall to access the raccoons.
6. The team plans to cut into the drywall just to the side of the mother raccoon to avoid cutting into her or the babies.
7. The objective is to get the mother off the babies and maybe chase her out.
8. The team finds four baby raccoons, approximately five days old.
9. The team takes the babies outside and tries to lure the mother out to come and get them.
10. The mother raccoon is able to climb down a ladder and retrieve one of the babies.
11. The team places the remaining babies in a baby box with a heating pad and a shirt for the mother to find.
12. The mother raccoon returns and retrieves the remaining babies.
13. The team checks the baby box and finds that the mother has taken the last baby, completing the job.