AAAnimal Control is the leading expert for dead animal removal. On many occasions, other companies have come and tried and failed (and still charged an arm and a leg), and then I come out and find and remove that dead animal. Here are the most common situations that I deal with...
Do you take care of termites or other insects? No. Insects fall under the umbrella of pest control, which is an entirely different field than nuisance wildlife control. If you have a problem with insects, you must contact a pest control company. I do not have a specific company that I can recommend at this time, but overall, I feel that the less chemicals and pesticides used, the better.
Fleas
Fox are mostly harmless, but sometimes it's necessary to remove foxes from an urban or rural area because the animal is causing real problems. Some people just have a fear of foxes, as if they're dangerous predators, but they're not. The truth is that foxes will pretty much never attack pets, and never people. Still, they can cause some problems. They do prey on people's chicken coops, for example. Foxes have become common urban or suburb animals in many areas, and can dig through garbage, eat pet food, dig in the yard, and potentially live under a house or shed or porch, and spread fleas. It's not unusual for fox to set up a den underneath a porch.
Bees
Wasps
Ticks
Pigeons have adapted well to urban environments. Most cities are full of flocks of these birds, just looking for handouts. They often associate humans with food, and are unafraid to flock closely to people. They are also unafraid to leave droppings everywhere (cars are obviously preferred spots), along with nesting material. The nesting material can clog vents and drain pipes, and cause potential fire hazards. The droppings and feathers can contaminate vents of buildings, as well as food destined for human consumption. If that's not enough, pigeons lack the common decency to rid themselves of parasite and disease before they enter our urban areas. These "flying rats" or "gutter birds" can carry or transmit: pigeon ornithosis, encephalitis, Newcastle disease, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, toxoplasmosis, pseudo-tuberculosis, pigeon coccidiosis and salmonella food poisoning. Pigeon parasites include a number of bugs, fleas, ticks and mites.
Mosquitoes
The Southeastern Myotis tends to live near streams, ponds and lakes, because like all bats, it flies right to water for a nice drink before it dines on delicious beetles, moths and mosquitoes. In Florida, these bats remain active throughout winter and feed year round. Southeasterns are primary cave roosters, and Florida is the place for the SE Myotis. Most of the maternity caves are located in this state, what with it being the most Southeasternish Myotisish state in the union and all.
Flies
Beetles
Hornets
Moths
Mites
Snails
Opossum Info: Opossums are the only North American marsupials. The females of this group have a pouch on the belly where the young are carried and nourished for a time after their birth. Opossums are 2-3 feet long including the naked scaley tail, and weigh 8-14 pounds as adults. They live in a variety of habitats. The are nocturnal animals. Opossums are omnivores, and will eat almost anything, including insects, snails, rodents, berries, fruit, grasses, leaves, carrion, pet food, and garbage. They prefer meat to vegetables.
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Moles
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Raccoons
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Snakes
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Wildlife
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Opossums
Opossums, more commonly called possums, are versatile animals that can cause a variety of nuisance concerns. From living in your attic or under your house, or eating pet food or garbage, these opportunistic animals are common in suburban areas. Here are the best ways to get rid of possums...
Armadillos
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Muskrats
Biology: The muskrat is the largest member of the rat and mouse family (Cricetidae) in North America. Adults weigh 3 to 4 pounds. The muskrat is adapted to an aquatic way of life, and is an important and valuable furbearer. They live in family groups, each group occupying a portion of a pond containing a house, feeding areas, and canals through cattails and other pond vegetation. Muskrats eat pond weeds and emergent vegetation. They also eat a variety of animals, including freshwater mussels, frogs, salamanders and small fish.
Coyotes
Read below for much more detail. You may be able to solve your coyote problem yourself. If you need to hire professional help, you may want to find out what we typically charge for coyote removal. Pro help is most relevant if you are unable to effectively or legally trap and relocate animals, or if you have a difficult case. If you need coyote removal in your hometown, we service over 500 USA locations! Click here to hire us in your town and check our prices - updated for year 2020.
Porcupines
Biology: The porcupine is a rodent of about 20 inches long and 10 to 20 pounds. They are famous for their many sharp quills, which are actually modified hairs, and used in self-defense. Porcupines are nocturnal. They feed on a variety of plants and trees.
Badgers
Bobcats
Beavers on your property also attract their natural predators which can cause you even more animal problems. The poor little rodents are favorite food items for creatures such as coyotes, bears, bobcats, wolves and mountain lions.
Weasels
Biology: The river otter is the largest member of the Mustelidae family which includes the mink, weasels, skunks and badger. Adult animals are three to four feet long, including the 12- to 1 8-inch tail, and generally weigh 15 to 25 pounds. Otters are usually found in or near water and are well adapted for aquatic Iife. Their streamlined bodies, webbed feet and long tails contribute to their excellent swimming ability. Fish make up the greatest portion of the otter's diet. Crayfish are also an important food when available. Other foods include amphibians, insects, mammals and birds.
Iguanas
What's the strangest animal you've ever caught? Almost everyone asks this. I'm sorry to disappoint, but I deal with the same animals over and over again - rats, raccoons, opossums, armadillos, squirrels, snakes, and bats. It's the animals on two legs that are the strangest. I have come across many interesting scenarios, of course, but exotic animals are rare. I've had to deal with a few oddities here and there by accident, such as wild boar, bobcat, fox, iguanas, peacocks, and exotic snakes such as pythons, but 99% of the situations I deal with are the common animals. I don't have any "I got an alligator out of a toilet!" stories. Most of the crazy stuff I've done has been due to building architecture - hanging off a roof edge at 60 feet up for bats, tunneling under a house to reach a dead animal, squirming through a 150 degree attic and down a wall to get a baby raccoon, things like that.
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Woodpeckers
Woodpeckers are a nuisance when they decide to peck on your house instead of a tree. Woodpeckers hammer on trees for two reasons: in search of food, and as a signaling device. The males repeatedly sound off to claim their territory (can't they just sing like normal birds? No, they just have to drum). Woodpeckers often find that a wooden house serves as a good place to make their noisy territory claim, perhaps due to better acoustics. If your house has insects, then that gives woodpeckers another reason to peck away. I've seen houses full of woodpecker holes. They can cause quite a headache with their noisy hammering, and quite a lot of damage to a home. Usually to solve a woodpecker problem, the birds must be excluded from the building. They cannot be trapped or killed, as they are protected. Thus, the best way to deter them is to install netting that prevents them from landing on the side of the house. This netting ought to be extruded a few inches or a foot off the house, mounted with L brackets.
Sparrows
Sparrows and Starlings often choose to nest in buildings. This causes problems when nesting material clogs vents and drain pipes, and poses a fire hazard. These birds are not as dirty as pigeons, but feces buildup can lead to structural damage from the uric acid in droppings, plus the bacteria, fungal agents and parasites in the feces also pose a health risk. There's a couple of bird repellant devices on the market for these birds, but they don't work well. Best have a company do the job right.
Starlings
Crows
Many people seek bird repellent in order to get rid of birds, but that won't work. In order to properly solve a bird problem, a company should install real physical deterrents in order to prevent the birds from roosting in a particular area. You do not want to hire a pest control company for birds, or what some might call a bird extermination company, you want to hire a real professional bird control company to take care of the problem, not some yokel who might think that the proper approach is to kill the birds. The birds shouldn't really be trapped, and bird trapping only works in certain unique situations. Getting rid of the birds is only part of the solution. Birds are a problem because of the mess they make, and after the birds are gone, you will want professional cleaning and removal of the bird droppings. Other, less urbanized birds can cause problems as well, such as noise and unwanted droppings. Seagulls, crows, geese, ducks, vultures, etc. If a bird isn't regularly nesting in an urban area, it can be hard to control, but there are ways. I even caught and removed this owl! Click here if you need Tampa bird control.
Pigeons
To the right you will see some pigeons that I captured using standard pigeon traps, placed on the roof of an Orlando commercial property where they created a nuisance with their unsightly and disease-ridden droppings. Click here for more photos of birds I've trapped.
Blackbirds
Which animals do you handle? Almost any wildlife that a property owner deems as a nuisance. This basically involves the following animals: Raccoons, armadillos, squirrels, opossums, all species of snakes, bats, rats, mice, moles, dead animals, and the following birds: pigeons, muscovy ducks, blackbirds, grackles and crows. I will assist with feral cats in cases of unwillingness by the county, such as cats in attics or under houses. I can also help deter other animals such as deer or woodpeckers, though I cannot trap or kill them.
Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are large, ground-dwelling rodents. Adults average about ten pounds. They are strictly vegetarians, as many people know, based on the damage in their garden. Groundhogs dig large, complex, interconnecting burrows. They are excellent & prolific diggers. Each spring, a female gives birth to 4-6 young. Groundhogs are true hibernators in the northern parts of their range. The spring emergence always occurs exactly on February 2nd. Oftentimes the groundhog will engage in a behavior known as shadow spotting. Well, perhaps that's not true, but they do emerge in he springtime and resume their digging patterns.
Mice
Habitat - House mice usually live in places habited by human beings. They are found in our homes, shops, factories, mines, storage areas and mills. They find small openings in walls to enter the home and will even chew away holes if there is not an accessible way into the home. In the rural areas, they stay in poultry farms, woodpiles or make their burrows in the ground.
Rats
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Squirrels
Read the below tutorial for information about the Eastern Gray Squirrel and how to get it out of an attic. It's not always a simple task - getting squirrels out of the attic usually requires these four steps...
Voles
Voles dig skinny pathways through your yard. They also eat the roots of plants, often killing the plant and destroying your landscaping. AAAnimal Control can catch the voles and treat your property so that new ones won't come in.
Gophers
Biology: Weasels and mink are members of the same family, Mustelidae. Weasels are 10-16 inches long, and mink 18-26. Their slender bodies allows them to enter tunnels to hunt for gophers and other animals that live underground. They usually take up residence in the burrows of other animals. They eat rabbits, rats, birds, frogs, ground squirrels, and of course, mice.
Chipmunks
Nuisance Concerns: Chipmunks are considered a nuisance because they may consume flower bulbs, fruits, seeds, and seedlings. When present in large numbers, they can also cause structural damage by burrowing under patios, stairs, retention walls, or foundations.