Wildlife Damage Service

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Why do animals invade your home?

There are a few basic reasons that wildlife wants to be in your home. To start, your home provides the perfect habitat for wildlife to thrive. In the attic you have a dark remote place that gives the animals the security that they are looking for. As for rodents, the insulation gives them the perfect burrowing material to feel at home. As for squirrels, raccoons, possums, etc. the insulation is the perfect material to make their nesting area to have kits in the attic. That time period is in the Spring and Fall. While we get calls all year round for the animals in the attic, we get an uptick in calls around the mating and birthing seasons.

Another factor to consider is the weather. Just like people, when the weather gets cold the animals want to get into a warm area. What better area than in your attic or crawlspace to get out of the elements? The animals will be out of the wind and cold, they can store food in these areas as well. Most of the time you are going to have one species of animal in the attic, so there typically isn’t a fear of other animals. That is not to say that other animals won’t follow the scent trails to find their way into your home and take over from the original nuisance animal. For example, if you have mice in the crawl space, there is a chance that you will have a snake try to get in to capture the mice.

Why do animals invade your home?

We also see that a lot of times the problem usually starts with a small rodent issue and if it goes untreated, can lead to squirrels, then raccoons, etc. The larger animal usually wins in the wildlife world, so either the smaller animal vacates the area or the larger animal forces the smaller animal out.

CHOOSE YOUR WILDLIFE

Local wildlife removal does not come in a one size fits all approach. As professionals with experience in emergency wildlife removal, we know that no two jobs are the same. For instance, removing a snake from the garage is different from removing a bat from the attic.

Choose from the list below, and let us know what type of nuisance wildlife removal you are in need of.

Types of Damages Caused by Wildlife Animals

Types of Damages Caused by Wildlife Animals

Wildlife animals can cause major damage to a home. Once wildlife keys in on your home, they can cause exterior damage, to find a way into the attic space. Depending on the animal, the entry point can be as small as a quarter of an inch and get as big as a grape fruit. While rodents are more stealthy in how they get into the structure, raccoons and squirrels are more noticeable. Your first visual sign is usually wood that has either been chewed or pulled out. Some of these holes will be tucked away, while others will be left open to water damage. Next, you will see insulation on the roof or ground. Once the animals get inside the home, that is when the damage can exponentially grow.

Types of Damages Caused by Wildlife Animals

Once the wildlife gets inside the home, the first thing the start to damage is the insulation. Regardless of the animal, they will urinate and defecate in the attic multiple times of day until they are removed. The soiled insulation will bring down the R-Value, which is the guideline to how thick your insulation should be. That value is set based on the zone you live in through out the country. When the R-Value is lower than it should be, then that can affect how your home holds in the air in the summer, and the heat in the winter.

Types of Damages Caused by Wildlife Animals

Depending on which animal has invaded your home, your duct lines can also be damaged. Whether they are used for traveling through out the attic, or bent and torn, wildlife can create a large problem for your attic space. There are times where animals will naturally die in the attic and can get under the insulation or fall down in the wall. When that happens, the entire room around where the animal is deceased will have a terrible odor. Some times we can find the animals in the attic and remove them, while other times we may have to cut a hole in the wall to get the animal out.

Types of Damages Caused by Wildlife Animals

Whether the animals are in the crawl space or the attic, sometimes the animals have left so much feces and urine behind that we have to do a restoration. In the attic that means removing the old insulation and replacing it with new insulation. In the crawl space that means, removing the vapor barrier, replacing it, and then removing and replacing the insulation under the house.

WILDLIFE DAMAGE SERVICE

Resolving conflicts between wildlife and human interests requires wildlife damage management expertise. Wildlife damage management is an integral component of professional wildlife management. The complex wildlife damage management environment includes a combination of biological, legal, socio-political, financial and technical considerations.

How to Prevent Wildlife Damage?

To prevent wildlife damage, the first step is for Alpha Wildlife to remove the animals that are present. While we are excluding/trapping for the animals we will begin the seal up process on the structure to keep the animals out permanently. The process will change a little bit depending on which animal is currently there. For example, most rodents will be caught after the seal up is completed, while bats, raccoons, squirrels, will typically be trapped/excluded last, from the entry point. Bats have to be excluded from the home, which means a one way valve is used. We cannot “trap” bats and bats can only be manually removed if they are an immediate danger in the living space of the home. Not in the attic, fascia gap, dormer, etc. As for squirrels, raccoons, possums, etc. Each live trap has to be checked daily until the animals are no longer in the home. To do the prevention on the home, it takes patience, planning, and precision, to ensure that the animals are out and cannot get back in. If you want the animals out of your home and the prevention done the right way, call Alpha Wildlife today.

How to Prevent Wildlife Damage?

CUSTOMER REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS

Based on 240 reviews
MeanStreak Rider
MeanStreak Rider
2022-11-22
Responded immediately and took care of my snake removal! I am so scared of snakes! Thank you Alpha Widelife!
Rita Dean
Rita Dean
2022-11-17
David and Matt are great
ashley robilio
ashley robilio
2022-11-11
We were really impressed with Chris Mclain’s knowledge of pest control. He was so professional in his explanation of what we needed to have done. His bid was also much lower than our other bid. We highly recommend this company for any pest elimination you need. Michael and Ashley Robilio.
Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
2022-11-02
These guys handle business effectively! Highly recommend the work!!!
Alienn Levis
Alienn Levis
2022-10-25
I called Alpha Wildlife on Sunday night for a squirrel that was trapped in my house. David answered and i told him the situation. I live in Lewisburg, MS which is an 35 minutes away from Germantown. David was at my house within the hour! Great customer service.
Nicole Caldwell
Nicole Caldwell
2022-10-21
Highly recommend Alpha Wildlife. Brandon came out to our home in a timely manner and walked us through the process of what to do to keep the squirrels out. He was very professional and knowledgeable.
Charles thomas
Charles thomas
2022-10-19
Matt at Alpha Wildlife is such a nice and professional guy. I always like to hire veteran owned companies and you can tell that he has that demeanor about him. He was able to help with the squirrels in our attic in Bartlett, TN. Great guy.
Rux porter
Rux porter
2022-10-19
David and Matt at Alpha Wildlife are awesome to work with. We live in Germantown, TN and had rats in our home. They were quick to diagnose the problem and got the rats out of our home. Great work from both of them.
Jamey Caughlin
Jamey Caughlin
2022-10-18
After calling multiple other companies to remove a possibility rabid racoon from my property and was told they could not get to me until the next day, I called Alpha Wildlife. Chris came out within 30 minutes of my call and caught and removed racoon. He said they would check to make sure it was sick. If so they would euthanize humanely. If it was not sick they would release it back into the wild. This made my daughter very happy. I would highly recommend.

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