Critter Control of Atlanta

There are four types of squirrels living in in metro Atlanta neighborhoods: the Fox squirrel, the Eastern gray squirrel, the flying squirrel, and the red squirrel. In Georgia, squirrels are considered both a nuisance and game animals. Always seek the services of a nuisance wildlife removal company to ensure you follow the proper measures.

Squirrels love to collect and store their treasures. Your home may be the perfect storage facility. They can keep watch over their items by building a nest nearby. You will know they are there when you hear them moving around in your attic or running across your roof, anytime day or night.

Squirrels eat nuts, pinecones, bark, bird eggs, seeds, roots, and garden crops. If you've got any of these on your property, or if you keep bird feeders stocked, you've got squirrels. Before they do too much damage, call us.

Raccoons are plentiful in the Atlanta area. Roaming neighborhoods at night makes the masked bandit even more elusive. While you don’t often see a raccoon up close and personal, you can see the damage they leave behind.

Raccoons have strong hands, helping them climb spouting, trees, and chimneys. They use their hands to shred vent ducts, insulation, wallpaper, and sentimental items not properly stored in your attic. Raccoons eat a lot, which means they poop and pee a lot. The feces left behind carry toxins that can be harmful to humans and pets.

Raccoons also create fire hazards by chewing electrical wiring or clogging vents with nest materials. We can put an end to a raccoon infestation.

Of the sixteen bat species, all of them are protected in Georgia. Bats are beneficial to the environment, eating thousands of insects in one night, but their populations are threatened due to diseases like the white-nose syndrome and human activity.

Bat roosts are warm, humid, and near food and water. Attics, chimneys, sheds, and barns make ideal bat roosts. Georgia bats typically establish maternity colonies in attics. If this happens, you cannot remove bats from your attic until the pups can fly (after May 31st). 

Bats can become a nuisance because of the piles of guano they produce. Bat guano, or poop, is very toxic, carrying diseases affecting the human respiratory system. It can corrode metal and wood due to the uric acid content. Bats poop in their sleep and while hanging upside down. This means the guano runs down their little bodies, covering their fur.

It is never a good idea to interact with a bat since they are disease carriers and will bite if they feel threatened. Instead, call us for a free bat removal inspection and  help you get rid of bats from your home.

Rats and mice are the most rodent to be in your home. Once rodents have established themselves in your home, professional rodent control is necessary.

Proximity to water and buildings with plenty of entry holes (roof rats are capable of squeezing through holes only 3/4" in diameter) allow the pests to travel freely and breed rapidly.

They are excellent jumpers and will readily chew through wood or burrow beneath ground level to enter a structure. Once inside, they run up the interior of a wall cavity to enter the upper portion of the home or business. Rodents contaminate food with waste, spread disease, and destroy property.

Successful rodent removal requires more than a few traps. An integrated plan that includes rodent traps, bait stations, exclusion devices, and habitat modification can solve a homeowner's rodent infestation. 

Birds are everywhere in metro Atlanta. Sparrows, starlings, and pigeons are the only ones not protected by state and federal laws simply because they are not native to our state. All birds can become nuisance birds. They perch on roof ledges, poop on cars and windows, and build nests in eaves and attics. Their poop is acidic and causes corrosion. It carries many toxins that can lead to respiratory diseases in humans.

Birds like to find small spaces to call home, like ventilation ducts, gutters, and soffits. When it rains, water that is supposed to flow away from your home doesn't. Water is not the only issue, however. The nesting materials they use can clog vents, creating fire hazards.

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Chipmunks generally hibernate during the winter in Atlanta. Chipmunks mate twice a year. The first litter of two to five kits is born in April and May; the second litter in July and August. 

Chipmunks pose no real danger to human. They rarely enter homes but will explore basements and crawlspaces for food. The more pressing threat is damage to lawns and gardens. Their burrows are quite extensive that include areas for sleeping, storing food, defecating, and give birth.

There are all sorts of chipmunk repellents, deterrents, and baits on the market, but these do little to truly get rid of chipmunks.

Opossums, or possum, are prevalent in Atlanta. If you see an opossum in your yard, it is best to ignore it. They usually move on from a location within a few days. In the meantime, they will probably eat pests like ticks or rodents. 

If you’ve got one in your home, you know it’s there. They are noisy animals. They scream, hiss, thump and bump. They can truly be annoying at any time during the day or night.Opossums will also leave feces and urine wherever they go. If you have a nuisance opossum in your house or udner a deck, call us to evict opossums early.

If you have a snake in your home, you probably have a rodent problem too. Snakes generally enter a home looking for food. Snakes will also enter your home to explore, shed its skin, or as a temporary refuge. Removing the snake’s food source is the ideal way to remove a snake.