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Snapping Turtle Management
Snapping Turtle Trapping & Removal We don't get too many calls for snapping turtle removal, but it is still a service that Frontline Animal Removal offers. We recently completed a job at a series of small ponds that are soon to have some new ducks added. The...
Repairs Keep Animals Out
Animal Removal & Repair A solution to a nuisance animal in a home is pretty simple in theory: Remove the unwanted animal Make a good repair So, when animals get in, we get them out and keep them out. That is our business model in a nutshell. A lot of nuisance...
Sonic Deterrent Spikes & Groundhogs
Sonic Spikes & Groundhogs This could be the shortest blog ever. Sonic Devices (usually called sonic spikes) that are placed in the yard and give off sound waves to repel animals don't work for groundhogs! It's that simple. Don't waste your money. Here is a video...
Slate Roof Raccoons
Maintenance Issues to Blame for Animals As nuisance animal removers, we are obviously called about problematic nuisance animals. But today we ask, "Are raccoons in the roof the real problem?" As Ryan points out in the video below, the raccoons in this porch roof are...
Animals in Wood Framed Chimneys
Wood-Framed Chimney Troubles When you hear or read the word chimney what do you visualize? The picture that pops up in many of our brains is a brick structure standing tall above the roof line. That image is justified because brick chimneys certainly are the norm with...
Odd Time Flying Squirrels
Flying Squirrels in Summer? Nuisance animal removal in Northeast Ohio generally follows seasonal patterns. For example, we know that as it gets colder we'll starting getting calls for flying squirrels. That is because flying squirrels like to: 1) Move inside during...
Raccoon Prevention
Raccoon Prevention at Gable Vent Once upon a time (pre mid-1970s), gable vents were installed as the primary means of venting attics. With our older housing stock in the Akron, Canton, Kent area, you'll see many gable vents still out there, especially in the Cape Cod...
Swift Time
Noises in Chimney are Often Chimney Swifts As a nuisance animal removal company, we often get called to investigate animal noises in and around fireplaces and chimneys. Clients who hear noises want to know, “What’s in there? And can you get it out?” While we remove...
Clogged Gutter Squirrels
Water Damage is Invitation to Animals Nuisance animals are very opportunistic. Once they find a weak spot, they are very likely to exploit it and move right in. Water damage is a very common cause of weakness on many a home’s exterior in our Akron / Canton / Kent...
