A crawl space is an attractive home to many forms of wildlife, especially in densely populated areas. When the weather is rough or there isn’t much left of a critter’s natural habitat, animals in crawl spaces are to be expected. Sometimes, they will even choose a crawl space when the weather is good and there are plenty of natural homes around. It’s hard to say why an animal has chosen your crawl space. However, just because they made a home under your home doesn’t mean they have to move in permanently, or that you need to deal with the issue alone. In fact, attempting to remove animals without a professional can put you in danger of disease or injury! Wildlife removal services can extract these creatures from your home and keep them out.
Animals that can get into your house through a crawl space include rodents, reptiles, and mammals. In part, it depends on how big your crawl space is and the size of opening available for the animal to enter through. Here’s a list of some of the most common animals Turner Pest Control sees in crawl spaces.
If you’re an animal lover, it can feel wrong to exclude an animal from under your home. But you really shouldn’t let wildlife live there. Remember, the animal is not just settling down in one corner of your crawl space. They are digging, chewing, breeding, and leaving behind waste. Not only that, but the urine and feces of many wild animals contains bacteria and germs that can get you sick just by breathing it. In fact, the smell or sight of these waste materials might be how you figured out there is an animal in the crawl space to begin with.
All these are great reasons to consult a wildlife removal specialist!
Keeping animals out of your crawl space is a multi-step process. Physically removing the creature may be part of it, but it isn’t always that simple. With species like bats, they can only be removed during the approved exclusion season (which is from August 15th to April 15th for bats). Whenever the time is right for removal, the access to the crawl space also needs to be blocked so the animal (or their cousins) can’t return. Additionally, changes to your property like securing garbage cans and not putting out food for your pets might be required to keep animals out. Consulting with wildlife removal experts like Turner Pest Control means you get full perspective on all the steps necessary to keep wildlife in the wild where it belongs.
Turner Pest Control’s team of wildlife exclusion experts works locally across Florida to help owners preserve and protect their property. We are on call to come to you and help remedy your unique situation, removing the wildlife in question and consulting on how to keep them out. Whether the crawl space in question is under your home or on a commercial property, we have the experience and confidence to address your needs. We are proud to treat our customers like family and protect your property as though we owned it ourselves!
To get us out to take a look at your crawl space, fill out our contact form or call us directly at (800)225-5305.
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