Some people choose the location of their home specifically so they can experience nature, but very few people really want to invite wild animals into their home. Unfortunately, due to the destruction of their natural habitat and the fact that houses make great shelters, animals regularly invite themselves into houses. The problems this causes for home owners can range from mild annoyance, all the way to a massive safety risk.

Removing wild animals yourself is difficult, dangerous and may be inhumane if done incorrectly. In order to keep you and your family safe and to ensure all animals are treated with respect, you should always use a professional wildlife removal company. With their years of experience they will complete the job quickly and efficiently.

Below, just a few of the animals that may take up residence in your home are described and then some removal and prevention methods are explained.

Small Mammals

Small mammals are some of the most common pests you can find in the home, but luckily they are generally not that dangerous and can be easily removed. Depending on where you live you can could get raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, opossums and even skunks in your home, garden shed, or basement.

All of these animals are known to scavenge and make nests and burrows for themselves. This can damage your home and the waste products and scraps that these animals leave can attract further pests to your home.

Bats

Bats are not the most common of unwelcome house guests, but they are one of the most unpleasant. Bats can be quite loud and extremely smelly. In addition to this, they are known to carry a number of nasty diseases, the most common being rabies. Because of this it is imperative that you have any bats lodging in your home removed immediately. You should not risk removing them yourself – always contact a certified pest controller.

Insects

Insects are just about the most common pest in the home. Luckily for most home owners, excluding the most common offenders such as ants and roaches is relatively straight forward. However, when it comes to bees and wasps who just love to make their nests in the eaves of houses, it is important to get a professional to deal with the infestation.

Trying to deal with bees and wasps can be painful and even deadly. When their nests are disturbed they are prone to attack. Wasps in particular will sting multiple times and in large numbers their stings can be fatal.

Prevention

There is no reason why you should stop at just removing wayward animals from your home. When possible, you should make modifications to stop them ever entering again. While you could install prevention measures yourself, you are unlikely to eliminate every entry option. Trained wildlife control workers are very experienced in finding animal entry points. They will be far more successful than you when fitting animal prevention hardware in your home

Act Now

If you have some unwanted animal guests, or you would like to prevent any from entering your home, contact your local pest control experts today.