Raccoon Gets Stuck Upside Down On Roof, Peers Into Home

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Imagine the surprise of a raccoon coming through your roof. That’s what happened in this home in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Tuesday shared the sad photo of a mamma racoon face first through the roof of a home. The concerned homeowner called Wildlife Emergency Services for help.

“Knowing that time was critical, they instructed the citizen how to push the raccoon through the hole so it wouldn't suffocate,” the shelter said. “We always love a happy ending.”

The raccoon was able to safely return to her babies.

“Wildlife Emergency Services will help the citizens to set up a repellant barrier to safely and humanely have mama and her kids move along to a more appropriate home,” the shelter said.

Rebecca Dmytryk with Humane Wildlife Control told Patch it’s a cautionary tale that shows something they see a lot when people are doing work on their houses.

“Don’t close up holes on the outside of your house without taking precautions of what's in there. You have to assume there’s something living in there and take precautions.”

Visit this referral page with help on issues with wildlife and help getting them out safely.