Chances are that if you own a home or even a commercial building, you have seen a mouse or two over the years.
Though the rare occasional pest sighting can be normal, seeing rodents and other wildlife more frequently is not.
When should you think about calling a wildlife removal service?
If you answer ‘yes’ to any of the following symptoms of wildlife presence, it is probably time to hire one to safely remedy your wildlife issue.
- Animal Droppings - When you start finding animal droppings in or around your home even after you clean them up, it means there are some animals regularly living in or visiting your home or building.
- More Frequent Sightings - Animals like mice, rats, squirrels, opossums, raccoons, skunks, and even bats are all nocturnal and generally stay away from people. If you are seeing them more than on just the rare occasion or if there is evidence that they are hanging around your home, call a wildlife removal service to investigate.
- Unpleasant Animal Odors - Animal urine produces a unique, musty smell that can overpower a house after a while if there are rodents or other wildlife nesting in the attic or nearby.
- Finding Animal Damage - Damage like chew marks, holes in the siding or in parts of the roof that lead into the attic, holes or pathways in the yard, other entrance ways into the house, open packages of food, trash cans being knocked over, and other animal damage suggest that there are active wildlife in and around the home or building.
- Hearing Noises At Night - Wildlife are nocturnal and do more of their moving around at night. If you are actually hearing movement at night and it is becoming a regular occurrence, it could mean your yard is being visited by this wildlife.
- Pets Are Upset - Dogs and cats are especially sensitive to the presence of wildlife in and around a home and will frequently become agitated to their smells and sounds.
The occasional mouse that finds its way into a building is not likely to indicate a problem; however, when an occasional wildlife sighting turns into much greater evidence that there are animals around, that means it is time to get some professional health.
The presence of wildlife in and around homes and buildings are not only a nuisance, but also a health hazard.
If you are seeing any of the signs noted above, hire a professional wildlife removal service to trap and relocate wildlife around your property now.