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Gable Vent Raccoon
Raccoons Removal : Gable Vent A gable is the flat side of building where the two sides of the roof meet to form the peak. Many gables have vents installed in them to let air go in and out of the attic. A gable vent is pictured to the right. Gable vents are very...
Bat Entry Point
How Do Bats Get In? Gaps Unlike squirrels and raccoons, bats don’t force their way into our homes. So how do they get in? They get in through small openings that come to exist on our homes through age, damage, design, or poor workmanship. Or, more than likely,...
Opportunistic Squirrels
Squirrels are Symptom of Bigger Problem Nuisance animals like squirrels, raccoons, and bats are very opportunistic. Once they find a weak spot on a home’s exterior, they are very likely to exploit it. So if a large gap exists where a wall and a garage roof meet (as...
Best Groundhog Trap
What is the Best Groundhog Trap? There are a number of styles of traps with which to trap groundhogs; all of which can be effective. That said, here is a picture of the style of trap we believe is the best. It was manufactured by Comstock Custom Cages. It is a...
Bat Time-Out
Ohio Law & Bats May 16 (this past Sunday) was a special day when it comes to bat removal here in the State of Ohio. Why? Because it is the first day of the period of the year when no one is allowed to make an exclusion for bats (exclusion= kick them out of a...
Attic Fan Squirrels
Animals Damage Fans Did your roof-mounted attic fan stop working? If it did, animals like squirrels and raccoons may be to blame. Sure it may have just gotten old, but we find many cases where animals are the cause. What often happens is that animals get past the...
An Expensive Raccoon
Raccoon Triggers Roof Work There once was a raccoon that wanted into an attic very badly... So it tore shingles off the roof in a bunch of places until it was finally able to get inside! Dang raccoon! Now there is a hole in the roof and shingle damage in many places....
Figuring it Out
Adapting to the Signs & Animals Nuisance animal trapping is about being adaptive to the situation you find. Going to a job, we may be told there is a particular problem animal. But once at the job, conditions might be different and it'll turn out to be another...
Wary Raccoons
Raccoon Trapping is a Process A friend called recently because of a raccoon in his attic. He is handy and a do-it-yourselfer. He declined an offer of in-person help; he was just looking for some consulting. After discussing some different scenarios, he made his...
