Wildlife removal service
Something in the attic? Get wildlife removal on it.
Raccoons, squirrels, bats, skunks, groundhogs, snakes. Describe what you’re dealing with and you’ll be connected with a wildlife removal operator serving your area.
Call (877) 360-4657
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What happens when you call
You describe what you’re hearing, seeing or smelling, and where. You’re connected with a wildlife operator covering your area. Ask for an inspection and a written quote before any work starts.
Attics & chimneys
Removal and entry sealing
Decks & crawl spaces
Burrowing and denning animals
Noises or smell
Finding the source
Damage
Insulation, wiring, soffits
Inspection
Inside and out — An inspection should find what’s there, how it got in, and whether there are young — which decides the order the work has to happen in.
Removal
Animal out — Trapping or one-way doors depending on the species and the season, and the rules that apply in your state.
Exclusion
Sealing entry points — Ask for every entry to be closed with material the species can’t chew or force. Without this, another animal can find the same opening.
Clean-up
Where it’s needed — Ask whether removing soiled insulation, droppings and nesting material, and treating the area, is included.
Animals a wildlife operator can deal with
Attic & roof
Raccoons and squirrels
Scratching overhead, chewed soffits, torn insulation, young in spring and late summer.
Protected species
Bats
Staining at the gable, droppings below the entry, exclusion timed to the season where you live.
Under structures
Skunks and groundhogs
Burrows under decks, sheds and slabs, and the soil moving out from under them.
Digging and denning
Armadillos and foxes
Holes torn in beds and lawn, dens under porches and sheds.
Yard
Snakes, opossums, moles
Identified first, then removed or excluded depending on what it is.
Aftermath
Dead animal removal
Finding and removing the animal, and taking the contaminated material out with it.
Waiting makes it a bigger job
An animal in a structure is not a stable situation. Insulation gets flattened and soiled, wiring gets chewed, and droppings accumulate where you can’t reach them. In spring and late summer a single animal becomes a litter, and a litter means the work has to wait until the young can leave — weeks longer, and more damage by the time it’s done.
The opening is the other half. Until it’s closed properly, removing the occupant just makes the space available to the next one.
Common questions
What will it cost?
It depends on the animal, where it is and how it got in. Ask for a price after the inspection, before any work starts.
How soon can someone come?
Describe the situation on the call and ask for the next visit available in your area.
Is the entry sealed too?
Ask for it as a line item on the quote. Removal without exclusion is a common reason these jobs repeat.
What happens to the animal?
Relocation rules vary by state, so ask what the operator does. A straight answer is the signal you want.
Describe what you’re dealing with
Noises overhead, a smell you can’t place, something denning under the deck — one call connects you with a wildlife removal operator covering your area.
Call (877) 385-9929