Because it is a coastal area, Atlantic City’s wildlife not only includes the usual raccoons, rodents, and foxes but a large variety of birds as well. And, this Jersey shore is also a major tourist region with the boardwalk and Convention Center. This region also hosts 17 parks, consisting of camping and hiking. Regardless of the season, Atlantic City has its usual resident population and tourists and business people adding to the comings and goings and influencing the habits of local wildlife.
Critter Control Wildlife Removal Process
Removal
Exclusion and Repair
As Atlantic City loses habitat to residential and commercial areas, raccoons enter backyards and houses at night in search of food. Crawling into attics and chimneys, these smart and aggressive mammals can lead to a dangerous encounter with home residents.
Raccoons have a permanent mask and banded tail. They would be cute if they weren’t so destructive. They will do what they can to get into parts of your house they see fit to sleep and give birth to pups. If they must rip, tear, or break something to get to that spot, they will. Raccoons make lots of noises, like whimpers, growls, and screams. They leave feces and urine nearby their shelter.
Before trying to remove a raccoon from your home by yourself, remember they can carry diseases, and if threatened, they may bite. Calling nuisance wildlife animal control experts is recommended. Critter Control’s three-step process works well for raccoon removal.
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.
Raccoon Trapping
Repairs
The hotel and restaurant trade around Atlantic City creates an environment ripe for rats and mice to flourish. In addition, the region’s marshland contains tall grasses where these rodents love to breed.
But once the weather turns cooler in fall and winter, rodents turn toward residential homes where they can find shelter, food, and cozy breeding grounds. Unfortunately, they have large front teeth that chew on electrical wires and sheetrock, causing considerable damage. They can also spread diseases such as Hantavirus and Plague.
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.
Rodent Trapping
Repairs
Squirrels are rodents too, and as such, they can wreak havoc within your walls, attic, or crawl space. They are relatively unafraid of humans and have no qualms about setting up a nest in your home if it provides warmth, security, and food for them.
Some squirrels have not one but two breeding seasons: in January and late spring. And, they return to their same nest year after year.
Bats are plentiful in this region and play a positive role in the control of insects such as mosquitoes and flies. Bats are most prevalent in homes during the spring and summer seasons. During cooler weather, when bugs are less plentiful, they either hibernate or migrate to areas with more abundant insects.
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).
Bat Removal
Repairs
Inspection
In addition to noting any pungent odors that signal the presence of a skunk, we will inspect the condition of your landscaping, as skunks are known for tearing-up lawns and shredding grass while hunting for grubs and insects. We will also inspect the perimeter of your building’s foundations and under decks, to locate burrows.
Trapping and Removal
Skunk Control
The most effective ways to control a skunk problem is exclusion and habitat modification. Methods like sealing foundation gaps, replacing and screening broken foundation vents and installing hardware cloth (rat walls) around unprotected sheds and decks are the most effective and permanent ways to keep skunks out.
We recommend keeping pet food inside and securing any trash bins.