How To Get Raccoons Out of a Chimney

Detailed instructions for safely, humanely, and effectively removing raccoons from your chimney.

The most important thing to know about a raccoon in the chimney is that it is almost always a female raccoon with a litter of babies. When she is pregnant, she has an instinct to find a safe nesting area, and will seek out an enclosed den. She is in your chimney because it looks like a safe spot. So, if you are able to convince her that it's not a safe spot, she will move out of the chimney, and bring her young with her, to a new place that she thinks will be safer. Thus, in many cases, you can completely get rid of raccoons in the chimney by simple, easy, and free methods.