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Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

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Serving the following locations:

By County: Bullock, Barbour, Chambers, Coosa, Dale, Henry, Houston, Lee, Tallapoosa, Macon, Elmore

  • Auburn
  • Opelika
  • Tuskegee
  • Alexander City
  • Dothan
  • Ozark
  • Eufala
  • Union Springs
  • La Fayette
  • Wadley
  • Roanoke
  • Five Points
  • Abbeville
  • Ozark
  • Cottonwood

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Alabama is the fourth most biologically diverse state in America, offering a home to over 650 wildlife species. If any of these animals start to cause damage to your property or crops, or if they become a danger to the public, they are “nuisance wildlife.”

Auburn’s common nuisance wildlife includes raccoons, snakes, birds, squirrels, rats, mice, bats, rabbits, opossums, and groundhogs. Local wildlife may be fun to watch, but they can cause severe damage to your home, office, or property. The Critter Control of Auburn removal process starts with an inspection, then removal of the animal and damage repairs. Check out examples of our work below.

Critter Control Wildlife Removal Process

Critter Control is here for you every step of the way in the wildlife removal process. From inspection to removal—and even exclusion and repair—we have the services you need to get rid of raccoons, rodents, and other nuisances fast. First, we identify the animal on the property, then use humane methods to remove the animal and secure weak points where more could enter. If damage has been done, we can make those repairs for a complete restoration.

STEP 1

Pest Control Inspection

During the pest control inspection, our goal is to identify the pests and animals infesting your house. We determine the location of the infestation and identify how they are getting into your house.

Based on what you have seen, heard and smelled, we start the inspection where you have noticed signs of animal activity. Evidence of animals inside your home include nests, dens, feces, and animal tracks. We investigate the exterior of your home looking for possible entry points, any evidence of animal damage, tracks, fur, animal waste, or rub marks.

Pest Control Inspection
STEP 2

Wildlife Trapping

We use several methods to humanely remove the animal from your home. Depending on the species, the number of animals, and the condition of your property, we develop a custom wildlife removal plan. Humane wildlife removal strategies include animal traps, one-way doors, and repellents. Once we guarantee all animals are gone, we implement exclusion techniques. Exclusion techniques provide a safe, long-term solution to nuisance wildlife in your home. We create barriers to prevent animals from getting to resources. We only apply exclusions once we are sure all animals are gone from your home.

Wildlife Removal
STEP 3

Exclusion and Repair

Wildlife will damage your home. Exclusion techniques repair any damage the animal causes getting into your home. Inside your home, animals build nests and dens out of readily available material. They will create runs through the insulation. Rodents will gnaw on anything including electrical wires and pipes. Animals can also spread diseases. We apply sanitation agents to clean up feces and urine. Mammals can host pests like fleas, ticks, and mites. Ectoparasite treatments exterminate those pests so you don’t become their next host.

Prevention and Repair

Raccoon Removal Near You

According to Alabama DCNR, raccoons are one of the lowest conservation concerns. They are a serious concern to homeowners, however, that are experiencing raccoon issues. Raccoons have flexible fingers that allow them to grasp and hold onto items, turn doorknobs, open trash cans, unwrap food packages, dig holes, and much more.

Raccoons will break into your home. Once inside, they are pretty destructive, shredding insulation, drywall, flooring, wires, and ductwork. Outside they will raid your garden, dig holes in your yard, climb on your home and scatter your trash. We can get rid of your raccoon problems.

Inspection

During the inspection, we determine the severity of the raccoon infestation. We look for physical evidence like footprints in or around the home, stains from raccoon feces and urine. On the exterior of the house, we look for damage like scratches on boards, broken vents and screens, ripped apart shingles, destroyed soffits, and every possible entry point.

Trapping and Removal

Raccoon Trapping

Live trapping is one of the most efficient ways to get rid of a raccoon. Depending on the situation, a one-way door or excluder valve can be installed. An excluder valve works by allowing the raccoon to leave but blocks its reentry. The choice of device is largely dependent on the season and location of the raccoons on your property. Direct capture is not commonly used because raccoons are a rabies vector species. If we must trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the raccoons and we check traps frequently, based on state laws.

home repair

Repairs

We provide a wide range of repair and restoration services. We can repair raccoon damage like broken screens on vents and chimneys and broken boards on decks and porches. It is essential to apply cleaning agents and ectoparasite treatments on areas inhabited by raccoons.

Rat and Mice Pest Control

There are 22 species of rodents in Auburn and statewide. Of these, 14 are rats and mice. The most common species found in Auburn neighborhoods are the house mouse, brown rat, and roof rat. You may not ever see the rodent in your home, but it leaves signs of its presence. Poop on your countertops or floors, holes chewed in food boxes in your pantry, gnaw marks, and smudgy streaks.

Rats and mice don’t travel too far from their nests to search for food and materials. They will build a nest out of drywall, carpet, paper products, and anything else they can easily rip and shred.

Rats and mice can cause minor damages that add up to a high cost in repairs, like chewing wires, ruining groceries, shredding insulation, and packing vents and ducts with nests, creating fire hazards.

Call our experts to get rid of your rat and mice problem in Auburn.

Inspection

Inspection

During a rodent inspection, we thoroughly inspect your attic and provide a complete exterior home inspection. The most common signs of rodent activity are gnaw marks, feces, rub marks, nesting material, runs in insulation material, and small entry points.

Trapping and Removal

Rodent Trapping

A Critter Control wildlife specialist will create a strategic trapping plan to remove the rodents found in your home. Critter Control specialists may use snap traps and live traps to capture and remove mice and rats. Rodent trapping can usually takes between five to fourteen days.

Repairs

Rodent Control

The best rodent control near you are exclusions and bait stations. Exclusion methods include caulking cracks in foundations, capping chimneys, and installing mesh covers over vents and crawl space entrances. Our bait stations control the population outside to keep rats and mice out.

Squirrel Removal

The gray and fox squirrels have adapted well to Auburn living. They’re in our trees, yards, parks, businesses, and streets, especially a few hours after sunrise and a few hours before sunset. During this time, they use their sense of smell to find foods like nuts, seeds, grains, garden crops, bird eggs, fruits, and even bark.

Squirrels will chew through siding, roof shingles, eaves, screens on vents, and chimneys to enter your home and build a nest. Once inside, they will chew wires, shred insulation, scratch walls, and tear insulation. Squirrels move around a lot, even in your home. You may hear them in your walls or ceiling just as you are trying to fall asleep.

Call us immediately to get rid of squirrels.

Inspection

Inspection

Wildlife specialists look for signs such as chewing on, in, or around your home, small openings leading to the attic or the crawl space, droppings, and debris like nuts or nesting material. Beams, wires, pipes, and insulation may all show signs of damage from squirrels.

Trapping and Removal

Squirrel Trapping

Live trapping or one-way doors are the most effective and humane ways to get rid of squirrels. One-way doors should never be used during birthing seasons (Spring & Fall), so our specialists will decide which is the best tool for the job. If we have to trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the squirrels and check those according to state laws.

Repairs

Exclusions

We can restore your home or business after a squirrel infestation. Our exclusion repairs keep squirrels out by blocking entry points.  We can also clean-up the nesting sites and remove any debris, food, feces and soiled insulation.

Bat Removal

Bats swim through the air, according to Alabama DCNR. Their wings do not flap up and down but rather out like they are swimming. Bats roost hanging upside down, often by one leg while grooming with the other, which is needed since they also poop on themselves while roosting.

Bats eat thousands of bugs every night. In Auburn, it’s possible to see sixteen species of bats. However, the ones you might find in your attic are the big and little brown bats and the big-eared bat. They choose your home, barn, office, or other manufactured structure for one reason, it’s close to an excellent food and water source.

Bats present one major problem for you and your home, their guano or poop. Guano grows mold that, if inhaled by humans, may lead to respiratory infections. Also, guano leaves behind a nasty stain and causes corrosion to wood and metal, making the structure of your home or building unstable.

There are significant risks in removing a bat or bat colony, which is why it’s essential to seek the help of wildlife control experts.

Inspection

Inspection

We perform a full interior and exterior inspection and search for signs such as rub marks, guano, a strong scent of ammonia, and small openings. The most common sign is the accumulation of guano (feces).

Trapping and Removal

Bat Removal

The most effective and humane way to remove bats is by utilizing a bat valve in conjunction with a full home exclusion. A bat valve allows for bats to exit your home but not re-enter. We follow all local ordinances for humane bat removal. We will never abandon flightless pups in your attic.

Repairs

Bat Exclusion

After removing the bat valves, we seal the entrance hole(s) so bats can no longer enter your home. If there is substantial guano in your attic, you should consider taking advantage of our attic remediation services to remove the soiled insulation and replace it.

Opossum Removal

 

You probably don’t see too many opossums in Auburn, except on the streets. They often become roadkill after trying to consume roadkill. Opossums will eat just about anything, even pet food and garbage they find on your property. They also eat a lot of insects and will destroy your garden crops if unprotected.

Opossums have several defense mechanisms, including belching, growling, running, urinating, pooping, and of course, rolling over and playing dead by putting themselves in a coma-like state for up to four hours. They may be found living under your home, in the crawlspace, and under decks. Much like the raccoon, they will open trash cans and scatter garbage in search of food. While they may not pose a major threat to the public, they can be very annoying.

We know how to handle opossums.

Inspection

Inspection

Opossums can be found inside attics and basements or outside under decks and sheds. Common signs include unique paw prints and feces. Opossums are docile and usually easy to spot.

Trapping and Removal

Trapping & Removal

Opossums can be lured into cages for live capture. If it is maternity season, we follow all guidelines for removing mother and newborn opossums. We will seal entryways into the building to prevent opossums from reentering in the future. Opossums can be kept from getting under sheds and decks by installing fencing around the bottom edges and burying the fence underground.

Repairs

Repairs

Broken screens on chimney and roof vents are replaced with sturdier materials, and we properly seal all entry points, including crawlspaces. We clean and deodorize areas of opossum activity. Exclusion may include eliminating sources that attract bugs, like nighttime lighting, stagnant water, and livestock poop.

Frequently Asked Questions about Wildlife Removal

What types of animals does Critter Control remove?

The most common nuisance wildlife services are for raccoons, squirrels, bats, rats, mice, and birds. We also control for pests like moles, voles, gophers, groundhogs, skunks, and opossums.

Who should you call to get a wild animal out of your house?

You should call a Certified Wildlife Control officer at Critter Control. Unlike a pest control operator or exterminator, a certified wildlife control officer will safely and humanely remove the animal and then install exclusions for long-term pest control.

What is the difference between animal control and wildlife control?

Animal control near you is typically a local government department that handles issues related to domestic animals, like stray dogs and cats, animal welfare enforcement, pet licensing, and regulation. Wildlife Control is a private company that helps homeowners remove nuisance wildlife from their private property.

How much does wildlife control cost?

Critter Control cost varies depending on a variety of factors like:
-Type of pest
-Location of infestation
-Condition of the property
-Condition of animal
As always, inspections are free.

How long does the removal process usually take?

It depends on the pests. For some pests like wasps, we can handle that pest problem same day. Other pests like rats and bats could take a few weeks to solve the problem.

What does Critter Control do with a trapped animal?

It is in our mission statement to treat animals ethically and humanely. We use only humane trapping and prevention services. The most effective control is exclusion not extermination. Each state has its laws that dictate what we must do when it comes to controlling wildlife on our property.

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The Critter Control Difference

Trained Specialists Animal removal is a highly sophisticated job. As such, we vet and train our team members to ensure they have the knowledge and skill to remove any pest from your building. Our wildlife experts utilize advanced removal and exclusion techniques and damage repair.
Guaranteed Work Your satisfaction is always guaranteed. Critter Control® takes great pride in providing quality workmanship resulting in customer satisfaction.
Residential and Commerical Invading nuisance wildlife can wreak havoc on property. If left unattended wildlife and pests can cause costly property damage. Whether a residential property, apartment buildings, retail stores, office buildings, industrial plants, medical facilities, or warehouses, our trained professionals can handle any wildlife removal problem.

Other Common Wildlife Issues

Attic Restoration & Insulation

Wildlife Exclusion

Damage

Animal Sounds in Attic

Animal Damage

Scat Identification