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Still Time for Bats
Time Left for Bat Exclusions Only a month to go! With what, you ask? Bat exclusions. By Ohio law, from May 16 through July 31 colonies of 15 bats or more cannot be excluded from structures except with very special permission from the Division of Wildlife. Ohio's laws...
Raccoon Rips Through Ridge Vent
Ridge Vent Raccoon In the past couple weeks our posts have concerned raccoons that have made a mess getting into buildings and discussed how we get them out. We have another example today. This time the raccoon wanted into an attic so badly that the raccoon tore up a...
More Destructive Raccoons
Raccoons Damage Soffits, Roofs & Vents In last week's post we profiled a raccoon that was getting into a house at a water weakened roof edge. This week we have two more examples of destructive raccoons that are forcing their way into structures. The theme in all...
Roof Edge Raccoons
Raccoons Through the Roof Edge Roofing components don't last forever. Here in Northeast Ohio, raccoons and squirrels love to point this out. One of the most frequent point of entries for nuisance animals into attic spaces is through an area of the roof that has been...
Ridge Vent Squirrels
Squirrels Chew Into Attic A customer heard squirrel noises in the attic and called us to investigate. On the roof, Ryan found that the end of a ridge vent was open providing an easy way to get intot he attic. He set a trap guarding its exit and put other traps around...
The Groundhogs Are Coming!
Groundhogs Spotted Over the last couple of weeks we've personally spotted some groundhogs out and about. And since today is about 6 weeks after Groundhog's Day, it makes a lot of sense. Groundhogs are hibernators. Since the temperatures are warming up and the days...
Most Effective Squirrel Trap
Ryan's Favorite Trap A few weeks ago, our Feb.15 post reviewed the basics of squirrel trapping. If you missed that post you may want to go back and read it: Squirrel Trapping Basics As that post pointed out, squirrel removal from a home is best accomplished by knowing...
Let’s Go Spring!
Nuisance Animal Removal in Winter is Tough March 1! Let's go Spring! Let's Go Spring! Let's Go Spring! Think we're looking forward to warmer weather? Today we reflect on the winter that was and how it relates to nuisance animal removal here in Northeastern Ohio. We...
Bigger Issues
Raccoon Removal is Only a Band-Aid As nuisance animal removers, we get called when there is an “animal problem”. Often times, though, we find that nuisance animals in the structure are secondary to some other structural problem. As Ryan points out in the video below,...
