If it is undisturbed in the morning, the babies may need to be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator. If you have found a squirrel or raccoon nest, or one of the other cavity nesting species, and the cavity has been destroyed, the young may be placed in a small box with soft material in the bottom and left as close as possible to the nest site. Often the adult animals will retrieve the young and relocate them to a new nest. If some are left behind, they will need to be transported to a rehabilitator. . . . find raccoons in your chimney Raccoons, by nature, nest in a dark, quiet cavities. In our urban communities, old hollow trees are often taken down because they pose a potential threat to our houses and cars during storms.
Raccoons find a very suitable replacement in our chimneys.
These warm, dark, quiet places provide them the perfect setting in which to raise a family. Young raccoons remain in the nest for approximately eight weeks before venturing out with their parents. For another several weeks, they will come and go from the nest. The young remain with their parents throughout the next year learning to be raccoons, but the nest is no longer necessary. If it is possible to let the family use a chinmey until it is no longer necessary, it can then be cleaned and capped to prevent it from being used year after year.