Scaling Heights: Incredible Footage of a Mother Raccoon's Acrobatic Journey with Her Baby!

[@Rita-mn1th]

That was fantastic! I love all your videos. What a great father daughter team you are.

[@gateswildlife]

Thank you very much!

[@arenarenarena]

Very high roof... Nice work up there. Love the trail cam!

[@LisaSpangenberg]

They sure are amazing climbers!

[@whodat99991]

She is a brave lady to climb like this.

[@wecancreateitall]

Incredible. So cute. I sincerely appreciate you what you both and your company does

[@echang1572]

I never knew they are so cute and lovable. I do appreciate what you doing. Thank you. ❤️🙂🌻

[@jjfaris]

Another successful removal. Thank you.

[@yvonnetruelove2270]

I’ve begun binge watching your channel. You’re both wonderful people. Thank you for being a humane option and company. And thank you for sharing with us!

[@deenak79]

I did that too when I first found their channel!!! Exciting and fun!!! ❤

[@gateswildlife]

We're so glad to hear that you love our channel! We appreciate it

[@patriciacatino3891]

Thank you as love all your videos❤

[@cherylf.4616]

Thank You for saving raccoons, one at a time! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@gateswildlife]

Thank you for watching our videos! Happy New Year to you too

[@cherylf.4616]

@@gateswildlifeThank You!

[@melleetoo]

Would love to see these videos post more often. They are great. Really enjoy them!!

[@gateswildlife]

Thank you so much! We have more videos coming soon

[@conniemoss8998]

Thank you for sharing your work with us. Best wishes for the new year from Virginia, USA.

[@rnor3146]

Hello!!🎅☃️ Beautiful work as usual!!!!👍👍 Have a great end of year and some good moments. See you. ❤❤❤

[@ChristoMac]

Such amazing people, what a great company!

[@flamingomtn]

Awesome video. I often wonder whether you ever end up removing the same family from different houses. Those roofs are so close together. I sure love seeing the babies.

[@yamecamjackson4418]

I was just about to ask this question. Because I'm sure the mom is going into someone else's Roof. That becomes a problem for the whole neighborhood. SMH

[@312countrygirl]

I love when you post a new video! Thank you so very much!!!! Have a Very Merry Christ mas and a Safe New Years 2024!

[@ctdev2003]

She spent so long checking to make sure that no babies were left behind, did it worry you that there might have been a 4th one still in the house?

[@nadiarepich5199]

I think Gates has enough experience & knowhow for you to be absolutely sure there is no one left.

[@babygirl50]

Animals can't count so the mother Racoon was just making sure no babies were left behind.

[@mptr1783]

wow, love watching your videos! I was wondering is she was going no be able to open that door lol

[@deenak79]

Those houses are so close together.... crazy!

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- 4:30 Omgosh I hope you got them all 😢

[@johnblazini7702]

You guys are the best!!❤❤

[@LouisGedo]

We love people who are kind towards animals 💜

[@thomasleslie2856]

How nice to see the compassion these two have for wildlife. 😊! Raccoons are amazing animals, I rescued and raised two as a young boy. I would suggest reading "Rascal" by Sterling North, a true classic. Thanks Gates, I am now a big fan!

[@chiangmai127]

I just found your channel tonight. Y'all are something else, so special. Watching from Thailand and just loving you guys. Merry Christmas. The world needs more people like you and I am so grateful you are here. Best wishes to you and your family.

[@LocatedGoose]

I’ve been following you for a few months now. I’d love to get into the business and you are very professional and do your job well which I aspire to do. I’m learning a lot from your videos so keep them coming!

[@the_thunder_god]

The proximity of those roofs really makes it easy for them to traverse without being seen. The brick also seems to aid them in getting up and down the gutters. There's a good 10 foot gap to our nearest neighbor's roof, so they were using the tree branches to get to our roof, which have since been trimmed back. No sign of racoons returning to our house yet, after the trapping and repair/protection work we had done last year.

[@brucemorris6319]

You guys have the coolest job wise I could do something like that 👍

[@MilkTestingMan]

These are solid informational videos. I have an interview tomorrow with a wildlife removal company in my area. I have no experience, so I’m a little nervous, but I enjoy working around animals, and I think it could be a pretty fun job.

[@goldie862]

Wow they weren't even peeping and Mama still knew that her babies were in that box! ❤❤❤

[@gateswildlife]

She could smell them!

[@lucasS0724]

March 20th 😮

[@blessedbeauty2293]

- She must've went far because it took her like 14 minutes to get back to the last baby 👶🏽

[@Marilyn12346]

Poor mama, she was traumatized!! They are such loving & caring mamas raccoons ❤

[@Dani-nx7oi]

I am the poor mama, not long ago my family out of town except me and then,a mother raccoon and her babies in my fireplace, 3 am, all hell broke loose here. I never shook so much in my life!! Worse than taumatized, I can tell you!!

[@XXXX36]

The mother raccoon was having a hard time getting into the baby box. I would suggest making a larger doorway so the mom can retrieve her babies more easily.

[@dianamoore2241]

Do you repair the damage you have to do to remove the baby raccoons or do the owners have to make a claim to their insurance company?

[@gateswildlife]

Yes, in a situation like this the soffit was easily put back in place with no damage caused. For the most part we take care of repairing other damages caused by the raccoon. However, in some cases, particularly with roof-related damages, homeowners may need to consult with a roofer after our work is completed.

[@RileyJackson-l3u]

How often do you all have to go back to the same location or the neighbors home?????

[@laisuresboringadventures7052]

I wonder if there was another one that u guys missed in the soffit she was acting weird around the box

[@ursulasmith6402]

Unbelievable, the damage those little monsters are causing.

[@ralphsmith8682]

I had a racoon problem in my attic. I just bought a cage trap and racoon bait. Three days three racoons trapped, three trips to their new home by a lake.

[@beaconflint742]

Why you didn’t leave some food for her, I’m sure she didn’t eat whole day

[@2packs4sure]

The magic of raccoons,, they tear in to your house,, do significant damage to your home,, you call the pest removal people,, they get them out,, the total cost is under your deductible but not at all cheap,, it's magic,,,, and of course the raccoons move on to another house nearby to start the process over for another lucky homeowner with a $5000 deductible... They're wonderful precious darlings !!

[@deboz8793]

Weird question, but have you ever encountered a mother raccoon trying to make a home in one of the boxes? Or are the boxes too small for her and the kits?

[@RED-cy7ig]

This mom really wanted her home back.

[@davidchandler6885]

that is strange there might have been a fourth, 4 is quite common

[@anitahardesty2163]

My favorite channel on KZbin! Bless you for always taking care of those sweet babies!! Thank you for always sharing with us ❤ 🦝🦝 poor mamma shes desperately trying to get her baby safe!!

[@danielscott7985]

Those houses are teally close to eachother

[@dianesaienni5466]

This stinks poor mother has no where to go that is safe for her babies. if it was me I'd build a temporary shelter...I mean they will be gone in 8 to 10 weeks. we've had many animals take shelter under our shed and just give them quiet and space. the shed door is always partially open year round of situations just like this.

[@IvanSanchez-b5i]

No safety eye protection

[@rachaellongobardi4630]

I have a question. Have you ever found when you’ve gone back to pick up the box? That mummy raccoon has decided the box is a good place to make a new den and they’re all in there? Chilling?

[@zerofox7347]

It looks like the thought there should be another one in there at the end.

[@RileyJackson-l3u]

Wait did you say choose another roof 😂😢😅so you all are aware that they would go into another person in the neighborhood.???This seems very expensive. Are you all non profit??

[@lotushealingsanctuary]

I feel sorry for the mama and her babies. They have to keep relocating because of human encroachment

[@nadiarepich5199]

Humans won't stop until every last inch of wild land will have been destroyed. As a radical animal rights person (Abolitionist Approach) & also radical environmentalist, it also needs to be said that when such conflicts of interests are involved (human vs animal with regard to property damage) this Gates approach should not be considered an option. The Gates method should be the rule not an option. I always feel sorry for the evicted--some worse than others. Imagine being a Mom & having to protect & provide for your children. They had a class where raccoons were drowned in their cages in front of students who didn't rebel. A class lesson. "When wolves or coyotes (or raccoons) are called “vermin,” however, evil becomes unleashed on the world. In the heyday of wolves being called vermin in North America, people did monstrous things to wolves like setting them on fire or tying their mouths shut and letting them go. The human- supremacist worldview devises such language (like “vermin”), but language itself has the power to maneuver perception into the modality of seeing as. Awful things can be done to beings who are seen as vermin. In recent times, we have also witnessed extreme cruelty, extermination campaigns, and herbicide warfare directed against animals and plants labeled “invasive.” The power of language to cast a dark net over the world, its power to bewitch and lead morally astray, cannot be overestimated." Eileen Crist. If you want things to change, everything needs to be changed from the bottom up. Right now as it stands, Gates appears to be doing a great job. I would personally make a box in the corner of my property for the mother & babies for a few more weeks. The raccoons are still in deadly danger from other humans.

[@nadiarepich5199]

I have no idea why my comment with my own words & some quote has lines thru it. No idea.

[@ursulasmith6402]

All that hard and dangerous work this great team does is for nothing because Canadian law doesn't allow to relocate those animals where they belong in the forest. These monsters judtvgo to another house! Ridiculous?

[@MilkTestingMan]

That’s one of the most ludicrous laws I’ve ever heard of. Sorry you live in Canada.

[@stevenbell3897]

What I’ve learned from these videos is that animals can’t count.

[@gateswildlife]

Mother raccoons exhibit a strong maternal instinct, and it's not uncommon for them to return one final time to ensure all their babies are accounted for before leaving the nesting site!

[@alchemicalanarchist]

Where are the adult males hiding out? You only seem to find moms and babies. Don’t the males sleep in a den too?

[@bengalbrown2834]

Nope. Raccoon mommas raise the babies on their own.

[@jeffreybail353]

look uner a microscope the micro hairs on the inside of a mask and wont wont to breath it in

[@tugard1]

I thought they have rabies if they cone out in the day. Now you have diseased raccoons running around. SMH

[@sunnymeowcat]