The Critter Hunter

In another situation regarding squirrels, the customer is having problems with squirrels getting into a dormer of the roof for at least 4 years. Her husband had been completely ignoring what was going.  She wasn’t about to stand for it anymore. They have 3 small children at home and she was no longer willing to be patient.

She called All That’s Wildlife, Inc. to trap these animals.  When I got to the house I inspected the site. I found the squirrels were using their attic as a breeding site for some time. I set my traps and caught the female the same day.

The next day I got a call that the trap doors were closed. When I arrived at the house and got up on the ladder and looked in the traps I was completely blown away by the size of the baby squirrels. I could not believe they could actually trip my traps. They were so small that I opened the trap and reached in and pulled them out with no effort. I took both of the baby squirrels and put them inside one of my leather gloves where they both fit neatly inside. When I brought them home that evening my wife instantly fell in love with them. They readily ate and quickly fell asleep. They are doing very well and will be reunited with the mother.  See attached pictures of the digs my wife made up for them.

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Rick Wilberschied a/k/a The Critter Hunter

Absolutely in no way do we ever recommend anyone deal with a wildlife matter without extensive training or experience. All kinds of wildlife can be dangerous. Some people may think, “What could that poor little squirrel do to me? huh!”. Let me tell you, they can do a lot. A two pound squirrel is nothing but solid muscle, large chiseled teeth and long sharp claws. I’ve seen those long sharp chiseled teeth chew through metal flashing and metal screening. Imagine what they can do to a finger or a hand if you try to grab them.

Or, how about a raccoon, they can get up to 30 plus pounds. Even though they look like a fat friendly teddy bear like creature, the only way I can make people realize just how strong these creatures are is they actually have strength enough to pull up shingles and plywood and tear a hole big enough to get into your attic. I’ve also seen them tear aluminum siding off a house to gain access inside. These animals are just plainly strong with their long sharp razor like claws and up to a six hundred pound square inch bite! All wild animals are very unpredictable.

I recently had a woman call to tell me she needed my assistance with some squirrels that moved into their attic. When I asked her if she was sure they were squirrels, she replied “Yes, I am sure they are squirrels. My husband did not want to hire anybody to take care of this problem and said he could handle it himself. Why should I pay somebody when I can do it myself. He put an extension ladder up against the house to get to the roof. He was about 25 feet off the ground where he was promptly greeted by a squirrel that shot out of the hole. It startled my husband and he fell to the ground. He suffered two cracked vertebrae and was just released from the hospital.”  I said “Ok, that’s proof enough for me and went out to their home to set up the job.”  This story is to prove a point, anything can happen, call an All That’s Wildlife Inc.  professional to deal with all wildlife conflicts.

Rick Wilberschied a/k/a The Critter Hunter

This can be a very tricky question. After determining what kind of animal is causing the problem you also have to look at what time of the year it is.  Is it a raccoon?  Is it during the spring when it might be a female and may have a litter of babies?  Is it fall or winter?  Is it squirrels?  This question of how many do you think there are can take on a hundred different answers.  So again, it is important to have an All That’s Wildlife, Inc. professional come out and do a full assessment of your situation. Generally we can determine what kind of animal it’s going to be while talking to you on the phone.  But in order to get a full grasp of what is going on we need to physically come to the location and see what the problem is and then we can try to determine of how many there are.  But, it will only be an educated assumption.  Most of time no one could ever tell just how many there are going to be.  Animals generally live as a single or family unit. Animals that are living in the area where you are having your problems are just that, single or family units.  Not every animal in your area is living in your house.

Yes, you guessed it, in this case it was a female raccoon and her babies.

Rick Wilberschied a/k/a The Critter Hunter