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Animal Relocation
Where to Move Those Uninvited Houseguests?
During periods of cooler temperatures, the possibility for a few unexpected visitors has a tendency to increase. In Florida, the more common attic, eave, chimney and crawlspace crashers can include raccoons, armadillos, squirrels, feral cats, snakes, opossums, birds, bats, mice and rats. These uninvited guests enter a building looking for either warmth or food and typically leave traces of their presence in the form of chew marks and droppings, or from just making too much noise.
Top Notch Pest Control trained technicians evaluate the immediate perimeter of your home or office to determine access points, especially around areas in need of repair: entry points for air conditioning wires, near soffits and eaves, as well as under crawlspaces. Armadillos in particular are known for burrowing under houses and pools, which can damage or destroy a building’s foundation, and due to their soft vertebrae, rats only need an opening between a half-inch, to an inch wide to squeeze through.
While a technician is examining access points, he or she is also looking for and evaluating droppings and chew marks. If rats are suspected, entry locations will be marked with black ‘rub’ marks due to the heavy concentration of oil in their skin. Also, because a rat’s teeth don’t stop growing, they have the constant need to gnaw, which can show up as damage on wires and throughout ductwork.
Top Notch Pest Control tailors and utilizes methods to clear an invaded space that include setting traditional traps for rodents as well as humane removal for larger animals. When a Top Notch Pest Control technician discovers larger animals living inside a building, a ‘live trap’ is set. Once caged, technicians drive to the nearest preserve and release the beast into a more natural habitat.
Top Notch technicians also rescue feral cats, which are then transported to the humane society for further care.
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