BatGuys Wildlife Update - April 6, 2007
March always seems to be the slowest month of the year for us and this year was no different. I have a lot of theories as to why this is the case, but I don't have any facts to support any of it. We have used this slow period to get caught up on a variety of different things. We finished up a lot of jobs, got caught up on paperwork and even traveled to CT to attend a Wildlife Control Seminar.
Even with a quiet phone we still managed to evict a few squirrels, trap a couple dozen mice, remove a couple of bats from houses and on Friday March 30th I removed our first female raccoon with pups from a fireplace. In the last week I have been getting calls every day for raccoons breaking into attics and chimneys. Within the next three weeks we should get swamped with calls for raccoon evictions. I look forward to this all year and it is by far my favorite season. I enjoy working with raccoons more than any other animal. Check back in May for more pictures and hopefully videos from these raccoon removal services.
Massachusetts Raccoon Removal
As mentioned in the paragraph above, I performed my first raccoon eviction of the year last week. This was a small female raccoon with four juveniles. The pups barely had any fur and their eyes were still closed. They could not have been more than three days old. Some raccoon removal jobs turn into nightmares due to steep roofs, complex chimney designs and difficulty accessing the animals. This however was an easy one.
Lincoln Mice Removal
During a recent attic inspection in Lincoln Massachusetts I discovered a damaged gable vent that mice had chewed through. The customer had been hearing noises during the night and was convinced that she had squirrels. I assured her that this problem was definitely a mouse infestation. In the picture below I highlighted the chewed hole and some mouse droppings beside it.
Sudbury Squirrel Removal
We recently completed a squirrel removal service in Sudbury Massachusetts with significant squirrel damage. I haven't seen too many situations where the squirrels were so aggressive. They chewed through a vinyl gable vent that was only six months old. All the white dots on the blacktop in the picture below are pieces of vinyl that the squirrels chewed from the vent. Like a furry gray chainsaw!
Weymouth Squirrel Removal
While inspecting an attic in Weymouth Massachusetts I noticed a large pile of insulation in the corner of the building that the squirrels had made into a nest. Once I made my way over to it a squirrel darted out of the nest and toward a hole in the gutter. The squirrel paused just before it ran out the hole and I managed to get one picture before it disappeared. The next day while performing the squirrel exclusion I got a picture of the outside of the entry point. It's not often that you get to see a squirrel's hole from both sides like this.
