From the risk of contracting dangerous diseases to the likelihood of your property accumulating significant damages, animal infestations can be a nightmare to endure. Fortunately, there are a few steps you can take that are known to be effective at preventing wildlife infestations. Here are some critter prevention methods you can try to help keep invasive wildlife from infiltrating your home.
Helpful Animal Prevention and Control Tips
- Keep your backyard tidy. Most critters that frequent residential areas prefer places with many hiding spaces. Therefore, if your yard is full of overgrown plants, piles of debris, or scattered toys and equipment, then wild animals may flock to it to stay hidden from predators and the elements. If you prioritize keeping your backyard clean, then wild animals will find it less attractive and likely move along.
- Remove accessible food sources. Wild animals are always in search of their next meal, so try not to provide it to them. For instance, bird feeders attract more than just birds. In fact, many other animals, like raccoons and squirrels, will also try to eat from bird feeders and drink from bird baths. If you’ve noticed increased animal activity in your yard and are worried that it may spread to the interior of your home, consider taking down your bird feeder for a few days. This goes for other food sources as well. A fruit and vegetable garden is a smorgasbord to a hungry animal. If animals are getting to your produce, consider enclosing your garden with a tall and deeply buried mesh-wire fence.
- Conduct a thorough home inspection. One of the most important critter prevention methods is a complete property inspection. During an inspection, you will want to take note of where animals are congregating on your property, identify any access points that the pests can use to enter your home, and look for and remove any overhanging tree limbs that critters can climb to access your roof.
The Importance of Professional Critter Prevention Services
While you can inspect your own property for signs of critter activity, only a trained eye can spot every area of exposure that allows wild animals into your home. Furthermore, most invasive creatures carry dangerous diseases that could potentially spread to you and your family if you attempt to handle them on your own. Instead of putting your health at risk, contact a professional animal removal service to stop an infestation before it begins.
Rely on Professionals for Animal Removal and Prevention
At Animal Wildlife Trappers, our animal removal technicians have the proper experience and tools to identify and seal all exterior cracks or holes that animals use to infiltrate your residence. Then, our licensed team will isolate all unwanted critters and remove them using humane trapping methods.
We are dedicated to keeping you safe, treating the animal humanely, and preserving the integrity of your home. For more information on our animal removal services or to schedule an inspection and receive a free animal removal estimate, call us at 352-267-0546 today.