Trapping and Evictions are the best methods for removing animals from the home. We do not utilize methods—such as dangerous poisons–that present the risk of animals dying in inaccessible places in your home. The idea is to remove them, not to entomb them. Otherwise, you are left with ecto-parasites, odors, stains, and scavenger-insect attraction to rotting creatures.
Trapping: Trapping techniques range from primitive-style non-lethal to modern non-lethal. Lethal trapping is reserved for sick and dangerous animals or for infestation species—mice, rats, etc.—creatures that may, particularly in masses, subject residents to airborne diseases, food contamination, or costly damage and loss. But please know that lethal trapping is never done with dangerous poisons or cruel glue-boards.
We want to secure your home against animal entry. Trapping without sealing doesn’t prevent new animals from getting in; would you want to enlist in a trapping program that could last as long as you own your home? Our goal is to get them out and keep them out.
Eviction: Total Wild! LLC can help you by evicting animals from attics, walls, chimneys, etc. We also install steel, structural guards, and barriers to help ensure that problem species don’t re-enter your home. Animals take up residence in your house or outbuilding because they feel safe and cozy there, with food, shelter, and water available. When those conditions are altered, the animals leave. Total Wild! LLC can also help customers understand the animals that live in their area, to what things around the home they are attracted, and how to prevent enticing them to return. Evictions work in accordance with the animals’ biology and are one of the most effective forms of removing animals from the home.
Relocation: This is a very sensitive area of concern. Relocation has several distinct pros and cons. Discretion is best left to a professional, and trapping and
relocation should never be handled by anyone who doesn’t understand the local bio-ecology. Here are some things to consider:
1. Nesting babies in structures have little chance of survival if mothers are relocated during the wrong time of year. Not only would that cause an unfortunate death, but also could lead to horrible odors and potential for further damage to the structure.
2. Studies show that relocated animals most often die within weeks of being moved. When relocated, they have to compete with others of similar habits for food, shelter, and territory. It is important that a relocated animal is moved to a habitat that will allow its introduction and meet its survival needs. If the correct criteria are met, then the animal may, at least, have a fighting chance, and a properly balanced ecosystem can mean much less pressure on your home.
3. Relocated animals have the potential to introduce disease to a new habitat. Rabies and other diseases are not necessarily noticeable in their incubation stage. A “healthy-looking” animal may be a carrier.
4. When animals are killed or removed from the habitat, there is a “gap” created in the ecosystem. Any ecosystem has a “carrying capacity” that regulates the number and type of life forms that may live there. When something is removed, Nature will fill the gap with an animal of similar habits to the one removed. Often, in attempting to fill the gap, and in consideration of natural cycles, animal litters may increase, introducing several more of the initial problem species, putting more pressure on your home.
Lethal trapping and relocation, if handled improperly, are often taken for granted as a quick solution. In the long run, however, they can make a situation worse and more costly without proper consideration and prevention applied.
Total Wild! LLC works in league with Winchester Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. A certified Rehabilitator and Veterinarian can assess the animals, treat them, and release them into their proper habitats. Another reason we do not use poisons for rodent removal is that we often make donations to the center to help feed predatory and scavenger animals that are being treated.
Prevention: Total Wild! LLC can assist with tips and information that will help keep wildlife from entering your yard, home, or building. We make an effort to deter wildlife in a logical and effective way by making the site unappealing, unsuitable, and uninhabitable for them. Not only does Total Wild! LLC evict wildlife and install metal barriers, but we can also assess a home and install prevention devices before wildlife has a chance to explore and set up residence.
Chimney caps are another important deterrent that Total Wild! LLC provides. Chimney caps prevent rain, snow, and debris from entering the chimney, and they also act as spark-arrestors. As well, chimney caps keep animals, such as raccoons, squirrels, and birds from dropping in and nesting, getting stuck, or entering the home.
Rescue: Total Wild! LLC aims to assist animals in dire situations, facing harm, or that are just plain stuck! If you find an animal in need of assistance, give us a call.
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