First, they heard scratching in the ceiling of their north Philly row home. Then a crashing noise led to an unnerving sight — right on top of their bed.

A couple who rent a row house in north Philadelphia have been unwittingly sharing it with more than a few unwelcome guests.

Raccoons, actually. Eight total, at last count.

But the manner in which they found out would give anybody the creeps.

What are the details?

Brandon DeBlois and his girlfriend, Amanda McCrossin — both graduate students at Drexel University — have been renting the home in the 1600 block of Edgley Street for just over a year, WTXF-TV reported.

"On May 3, I submitted a maintenance ticket for animals scratching in the ceiling," McCrossin told the station. "Like, I could hear it at night, and nothing was ever done about it."

About 10 days ago, it got worse.

There was a crashing noise in the bedroom, and DeBlois activated his cellphone video camera and went to investigate.

The clip shows the bedroom door opening, and when the camera pans to the right — two raccoons are seen on top of the bed, staring right back at him.

"Oh, my God," he exclaims in the clip.

In the aftermath, DeBlois told the station it was a "wild moment. I didn’t expect them to be on the bed and turn around and look back at me, but there they were. I think they were just as shocked as I was."

What happened next?

The couple got a wildlife company to set traps on their roof, WTXF said — and as it turns out, there weren't just two raccoons.

"We thought maybe they got [all of] them after the first four, and we were shocked after they got the fifth and sixth," DeBlois told the station. "We are just flabbergasted at seventh and eighth."

Image source: YouTube screenshot

It's no surprise to neighbor James Atkerson who told WTXF raccoons run rampant in the neighborhood due to people leaving their trash out ahead of pickup day.

"I’ve seen them walking around just like people," Atkerson added to the station. "There’s never just one. ... There’s always two or three at a time."

Raccoons were able to get into DeBlois and McCrossin's house through a hole in the roof, WTXF said, adding that a crew was soon patching up the opening. But the station said there's still a huge hole in their bedroom ceiling — and the couple has been sleeping on the couch for days.

"I would just like to sleep in my own bed," McCrossin told WTXF, adding that she doesn't believe all the raccoons are gone.

"We’re done," DeBlois told the station. "We want our current landlord to peacefully let us go."

Anything else?

WTXF said a property management company representative indicated that once the company is sure all the raccoons are gone, it’ll repair the hole in the ceiling. In addition, the rep told the station that the company is working with the couple on their request to terminate their lease and is "optimistic there will be an agreement on all sides on how to move forward."

Couple horrified as raccoons crash ceiling in North Philly apartmentyoutu.be

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