I know there is no magic number but it the western states/Utah, when are raccoon pups whelped? Are we talking eyes open right now? Aggressive? The reason I ask is I have female in my dads chimney and I am sure she has pups, can I reach in with welding gloves and get them out or should I try to euthanize them first?

Thanks for any insight.

Look at my post I just did . It's called nice little coon job , you can see my other YouTube on how to remove coons and kits in chimneys . There no need for gloves , they have no teeth . You can't feel the kits with gloves on . Sounds like you already did mom in or you could have just taken them all out and relocate them . Might want to wear a dust mask or something . Round worm is kinda hard on a human . The dust is hard in your lungs .

"I have female in my dads chimney and I am sure she has pups"
If that is an accurate statement - be real careful where you put your hands,with or without gloves,we may be calling you stumpy if that female is still there. Also remember that she is above you, and if she dumps one, it flows downhill,from personal experience not fun catching a face full of coon poo. You can run the female up the chimney with a 50 foot sewer snake,and when you are certain she is out, protect the flue from re-entry,remove the young, and either relocate where the female will find them, or euthanize if required by law in your area.

Although being bitten several times by raccoons, ( most are not very impressive bites ) I find that most females will go about halfway up the flue and then stop. ( They really are not that fond of light ) I have never been bitten by a lactating female raccoon, no matter how much the babies cry. Having said this, I do keep track of where the female is, in conjunction to my fingers. There are billions of raccoons but I only have ten fingers. ( And one of them was broken years ago, so really only nine count ) Grab the babies as fast as you can and stick them in your pocket; they'll shut up almost immediately. ( Okay, I'm talking about toothless babies here. )

Thanks for the insight everyone. The raccoons are no more..

If you need a chimney Cap . I charge 85 installed

If you need a chimney cap call Pesky. I get $139 installed and that's only if it's a normal size. ( Plus service call )

Dang....the chimney cap market is cornered.

The company my son works for is at 140 but that stainless steel . I make my Owen for 7 bucks so I'm not doing to bad .

Your son's company is making more than you, putting on a better cap, and all they have to do is open the box. Doesn't seem fair.

I'm sure people would pay it . I need to raise my rates I bit my adds just went up .

Depends on if you are competing on price or level of service. Funny thing about the service industry....it is not like buying a widget.

In the service industry you have to make a decision to be the best or the cheapest. If you try to do both you will go bankrupt. Your selling your time and you only have so much of it so don't let it go cheap

....but I only have ten fingers. ( And one of them was broken years ago, so really only nine count )

Well Paul, I was attacked by a German Shepherd when I was 8 years old and in defending myself I lost part of a finger. Now, my wife and daughter laugh and say I'm the sole member of the local "nine and a half fingers" gang. ;-)

My dad had a finger taken off putting a heifer in a stanchion. Later that year he was pulling a stalled vehicle with a chain. Yep, you guessed it. When the chain tightened up it took his buddy's finger off.