Spring is here, and with spring comes the birth of new animals and the renewed vigor of old animals around your home. What kind of animals did spring bring you? Maybe spring brought cute bunnies and song birds. Or maybe for you, spring brought ground hogs, or squirrels, or possibly a raccoon. For many, spring means the annoyance of neighborhood squirrels. Jadon, a member of the Barnes Wildlife Control team, said lately he has been picking up a lot of squirrels from residents’ homes. He explained that this time of year squirrels really are a common pest.
Squirrels are making their presence felt. They are eating bird seed, digging up your yard, digging under your porch, chewing their way into the attic, or maybe making nests on your roof. Did you know that one squirrel gives birth to a litter of anywhere from two to five baby squirrels? Also, squirrels give birth to these litters twice a year! That means you could have brother squirrel, mother squirrel, and little sister squirrel all chewing through the electrical wires surrounding your house! If squirrels are causing problems around your home, or you just have too many, Barnes Wildlife Control is the solution!
Jadon also said that he hasn’t only been busy with squirrels, last week he completed a successful skunk job too. After a complaint of a skunk repeatedly visiting his yard, a homeowner called Barnes Wildlife Control. The team quickly responded and dispatched Jadon to take the call. He located where the skunk had been burrowing a hole underneath of the homeowner’s porch, and proceeded to setting a live trap around the hole in a position that would allow the skunk to come out of the hole and into the cage trap, but would prevent the skunk from going back under the porch. The skunk was successfully caught and removed from the property.
To add to his afternoon, Jadon responded to a call that involved a raccoon invading someone’s attic. Upon investigation, Barnes Wildlife Control discovered that it was a lactating mother raccoon, and that meant the raccoon babies were somewhere in the premises. The homeowner confirmed this, as he had been hearing baby raccoon cries. BWC successfully removed the female raccoon and implemented steps to locate the raccoon kits. The kits and mother were humanely removed. This is just a day inside a Barnes Wildlife Control team member’s job. Remember, if spring brought nuisance critters to your home, Barnes Wildlife Control is willing to be the solution you need!
Squirrel Removed in Oakwood Ohio