Someone Already Trapped the Animal. Why Is There Another One in My Attic?

This is probably one of the most frustrating wildlife situations because you already thought you handled it.

You paid someone.

They caught the animal.

It left.

Everything was quiet.

Then a few weeks or months later, you hear scratching again.

The first assumption is usually that the exact same animal somehow came back.

Maybe.

But there is another possibility that is much more important.

The house may still be open.

If an animal had a reliable way into your attic before and that access point is still usable, removing one animal does not make the opening disappear.

Something else can eventually find it.

It could be another raccoon.

It could be squirrels.

It could be a totally different species.

Wildlife is surprisingly good at finding weaknesses in a house.

This is why we inspect the structure, not just the animal

When we come out, we are not only asking:

“What animal is currently inside?”

We are also asking:

“How did it get there?”

“Is that the only opening?”

“Is the opening currently active?”

“Could there be babies?”

“What is the safest removal method?”

That gives us a much better picture than simply setting something outside and hoping the problem ends there.

Already hired another wildlife company?

That is fine.

Seriously.

We get plenty of calls from people who already had wildlife removed somewhere else.

You are not starting over.

Sometimes the previous company solved one part of the issue but the structure still needs to be evaluated.

Sometimes there is a completely different opening.

Sometimes there is a new species.

Sometimes what sounded like the same problem is not the same problem at all.

The free inspection lets us figure that out before anybody assumes what needs to happen.

For wildlife problems in Georgetown, Scott County and the Lexington area, call (859) 893-1304.