The fall season is upon us once again and with it, many homeowners will soon begin to see the signs of unwanted visitors they might have forgotten about during summer. Every fall there is a dramatic increase of mice infestations throughout Canada; while many are faced with this issue for the very first time, the… Continue reading
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Controlling Flying Squirrels in Sudbury
Lately, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control Sudbury has been receiving quite a few calls from Sudbury home and business owners who are dealing with flying squirrels in their homes. Below, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control Sudbury takes a closer look at flying squirrels and what to do if you find them in your home or business. Appearance… Continue reading
Raccoon Makes Amazing Climb 10 Floors Down a Brick Wall
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control to the rescue! On April 30th, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control received a call from a distressed homeowner who has a raccoon on their 10th floor apartment balcony. Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control President and CEO, Bill Dowd, responded to the call. ‘In 27 years of business, this is a first call of… Continue reading
The First Baby Skunks of the Season Are Here
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control has its first baby skunks of the season! This is unusually early for baby skunks; the earliest we have found baby skunks in the past 10 years! In our 27 years in business, we have only discovered baby skunks this early in spring on one previous occasion. Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control… Continue reading
How Squirrels Mark Their Territory
Gray squirrels are the most common species of squirrels that we deal with here at Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. They can reach amazingly high densities in areas where there are abundant resources, and forest populations. So many squirrels in one space means that competition for resources such as tree cavities and acorns can be intense.… Continue reading
Oakville Raccoon Removal
How do raccoons get on the roof? One of the most common questions we’re asked by Oakville homeowners is how the raccoon got on the roof in the first place. A lot of people don’t know this, but raccoons are excellent climbers and in most cases have very little trouble finding their way on to… Continue reading
Protecting Your Home From Wildlife This Spring in Montreal
Spring has finally sprung in Montreal and as the weather warms up you will no doubt begin to see the familiar signs of urban wildlife in your neighbourhood. The sound of birds chirping, squirrels chasing each other around trees and maybe the odd whiff of skunk spray all help to let us know that spring… Continue reading
European Starling Mating Habits
Nothing signals the arrival of spring like the sounds of birds chirping and singing. However, with the arrival of spring comes the mating and birthing season for birds. This can be problematic for home or business owners if the birds decide to build their nests and lay their eggs in or on your home or… Continue reading
How to Keep Mice Out of Your Garden
Mice can do a lot of damage to a garden including eating bulbs, gnawing bark, crippling roots, nibbling stems, and creating pathways in the lawn. Mice are also a concern due to the diseases they can carry. Mice are most often spotted at night or early morning but are sometimes out in the daytime. They… Continue reading
The Importance of Bat Guano
Bats play a vital role to our ecosystem. They play significant roles in controlling insect populations. Others pollinate many valuable plants, ensuring the production of fruits that support local economies, as well as diverse animal populations. Even bats droppings, called guano, can be beneficial. Bat guano makes an excellent fertilizer. It’s fast-acting, has little odor,… Continue reading
Raccoons are Smart – Making Your Home Vulnerable to Invasion
If you have ever had your garbage bin broken into by raccoons, even after several attempts to lock it up, you know how smart and persistent raccoons can be. It seems that the more obstacles you throw in their way, the smarter they get, a testament to this is their ever increasing populations in urban… Continue reading
Wildlife Babies are Showing Up In Strange Places
Don’t you hate going in for a routine oil change and end up getting a car full of squirrel babies? This was a case for a Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control’s customer this past Saturday! In our 29 years in business, we typically find wildlife babies in all sorts of areas- attics, chimneys, walls, balconies, bathtubs!… Continue reading
The Problems Starling Present to Homes and Businesses
Starlings have become one of Canada’s most common birds. Male and female starlings look similar. Both are glossy black with purplish and greenish iridescence on the head, back and breast. The European Starling has spread quickly through much of Canada and is still expanding in range. Currently it breeds across the U.S. and southern Canada, as… Continue reading
How to Stop Squirrels Stealing From Your Bird Feeder
Squirrels spend a lot of time eating. They have a very fast metabolism and need a constant supply of foods high in fat for energy. Squirrels typically eat more than their body weight in food each week. Squirrels are opportunists. Squirrels’ diets consist mainly of nuts, seeds, berries, tree buds and insects. What they eat… Continue reading
Trapping and Relocating Wildlife Can Create Orphan Wildlife Babies
This is the time of the year when homeowners are most likely to be dealing with wildlife in their homes. It is mating and birthing season for raccoons, squirrels skunks and more. Wildlife are looking for homes to house their babies. When confronted with wildlife living up-close in their own homes or backyards, well-meaning but… Continue reading
The Importance of Deodorizing and Cleaning Up After a Wildlife Infestation
When your house and attic have been invaded by wildlife, capturing and removing the animals are simply the first parts of what you need to do to repossess your home from them. Often times the animal will have left behind feces and urine, leaving the insulation contaminated with dangerous viruses and parasites. The urine and… Continue reading
How to Prevent Your Kids from Acquiring Zoonotic Disease
Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted from animals to people and from people to animals. How are zoonotic diseases transmitted? Transmission of a zoonotic disease can potentially occur when a person comes into direct contact with secretions or excretions—such as saliva or feces—from an infected animal. Additionally, a disease may be… Continue reading
10 Things You Should Avoid Doing If You Encounter Wildlife In Your Home
Do you know what to do if you encounter wildlife in your home? Should you pick it up? Is it at all dangerous? It really all depends on many factors, but these suggestions are meant as a guideline only. Always remember “safety first“, and “when in doubt, call the professionals. Here are the top 10 things you should avoid… Continue reading
Animals’ Baby Season to Start Early Thanks to Warm Winter
Yesterday, while responding to a customer’s call regarding strange, loud noises coming from her attic, one of our Wildlife Technicians came across a romantic pair of raccoons celebrating an early Valentine’s Day. Raccoons have a gestational period of 63 days. That means homeowners can expect to be housing new babies beginning around February 26th, which is… Continue reading
What You Need To Know About Squirrel Habits
Out of all the animals that Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control deals with, squirrels are the ones that cause the most damage and frustration for homeowners. Understanding squirrel habits is one of the keys to determining what kind of nuisance problem you’re dealing with. Once you’ve got that nailed down, you can begin to evaluate your… Continue reading
The Importance of Cleaning Your Home After an Animal Invasion
When wildlife takes up residence inside your home it can be pretty stressful for you and your family. For most people, the immediate concern is removing the animals and preventing them from getting back in. Getting rid of troublesome raccoons, squirrels, birds, bats, mice and skunks from your home or property is only part of… Continue reading
The Dangers of Bird Invasion
When birds of a feather flock together in your home, it can get pretty messy. Pigeons, sparrows and starlings leave behind nests and dropping that can cause serious health problems and frustration for humans forced to share their home with flight of unwanted winged lodgers. Warm nest sites like chimneys, attics and vents are prime… Continue reading
Top Urban Wildlife Home Invaders in the Winter
As the temperature drops wild animals like raccoons, squirrels, mice and skunks will often go to great lengths to seek shelter. In most cases, these animals can end up in basements, attics and in the chimney. They can also decide to make their winter home under your deck or porch. Top home invaders: Mice Mice… Continue reading
Mice Are Looking to Invade Your Home- How to Spot Them and Get Rid Of Them For Good
You’re tired from a long day at work, snuggling into your warm bed, hoping for a relaxing night’s sleep when you hear the sound you dread most, the scamper and scurry of little feet. Sound familiar? Almost all of us will have had to deal with mice in our homes at one point or another. This is… Continue reading
How to Make Sure Wildlife Doesn’t Invade Your Roof Vents
Proper roof venting is critical to maintaining a healthy attic and extending the lives of roofs and shingles. Unfortunately for many homeowners who suffer a visit from uninvited house guests the route into the attic is very often through vents on the roof. Roof venting allows air inside the attic to move and escape which… Continue reading
Why Wildlife Loves Concrete Steps
Whether it is a mouse, a skunk, or a raccoon, the little critter walking by your house looking for a place to bed down has their little house-hunting wish list in hand, and concrete steps hit all the good points. Shelter? Check. Low to the ground, hard to see under, and usually closed in on… Continue reading
Do You Have Bats Inside the House?
This video was shot by one of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control’s wildlife specialists during a recent attic inspection and it does an excellent job of showing where bats like to roost inside attics. When homeowners learn that they have a bat infestation they expect to climb into their attic and see them hanging upside down… Continue reading
Why Animals Are Getting in Burlington Attics
Most Burlington homeowners don’t spend a lot of time thinking about what’s going in their attic. In fact, many people never even go so far as to poke their head up there. It’s understandable; attics are dark, dusty, cramped and tricky to navigate safely. It’s certainly not the sort of place you want to spend… Continue reading
How To Wildlife Proof your Property in Burlington
Burlington is home to large wildlife populations that are as comfortable in the city as they are in the countryside. With more and more people living in close proximity to wildlife the potential for conflicts is inevitable. For many years, live-trapping wild animals and relocating them away from urban areas was the preferred method for… Continue reading
When Do Bats Have Their Babies?
Timing is everything when it comes to controlling bats. The most humane method for removing a colony of bats from a home relies on locking them out of the structure after they’ve exited to feed. The trouble is that bats spend most of the year hibernating, making it impossible to perform humane removals between September… Continue reading
Skedaddle Ottawa – How Birds Get Into Your Home
In Ottawa, the two types of birds that most commonly nest inside homes are house sparrows and European starlings. These birds are some of the most commonly found in Ottawa, though neither is native to Canada. Both birds were brought to North America during the 1800s and have quickly adapted and flourished. Sparrows and starlings… Continue reading
What to Look Out for When Hiring a Professional Wildlife Control Service
Owning a home can be pretty stressful and unexpected repairs always seem just around the corner. Whether it’s a leaky roof or furnace in need of replacing it can all add up pretty quickly. While most people don’t expect to be the victim of a wild intrusion, countless Burlington homeowners face that unfortunate reality every… Continue reading
Why Trapping and Relocating Wildlife Isn’t Your Best Option
As Burlington continues to grow and expand the need for effective solutions to wildlife conflicts has become more important than ever before. Burlington is home to large populations of raccoons, squirrels, skunks, birds, bats and mice that have adapted their natural behaviour to urban and suburban environments and thrive while living side by side with… Continue reading
It’s Baby Season on the West Island
It’s Baby Season on the West Island Spring is a busy time of year for professional pest control providers on the West Island. With all the snow now melted and warm temperatures finally returning, mother raccoons, squirrels and skunks are on the lookout for places to have and raise their babies. If a raccoon, squirrel… Continue reading
West Island Pest Control
If you live on the West Island then you certainly know that it’s crawling with urban wildlife. The island of Montreal is home to large populations of raccoons, squirrels, skunks, groundhogs, birds, bats and mice. With so many people and wild animals living in close proximity conflicts are bound to arise. As a homeowner, it… Continue reading
Why You Should Think About Wildlife Prevention
We often hear from people who call our company to say, “this raccoon keeps coming to my house!” or “squirrels are always in my yard, I’m worried they might get into my attic!” 100% of the homes we visit have the potential for wildlife to damage and make their way inside. Urban wildlife are very… Continue reading
What Keeps Wildlife Coming Back
Much like humans, wildlife enjoy warm, safe, quiet homes. A raccoon doesn’t know (or care) that an attic belongs to a family home, and the damage it caused to live in the roof will cost the homeowner dearly to fix. The mice scurrying across your kitchen floor and into the tiny hole behind your refrigerator… Continue reading
For Those About to Rock …
Stop! Do not try and attempt a mouse DIY remedy yourself. We have seen almost everything in the 25 years we have been in business, and the “jam a rock into a hole” technique is a well-known trick. The problem with attempting these things is that mice and other wildlife are extremely intelligent, and will… Continue reading
Fall is Coming
As summer winds down and the trees begin to shed their leaves, we are reminded of the beauty of mother nature. We are also reminded of the need to wildlife-proof our homes before winter! The fall season brings us a new round of wildlife critters into our neighbourhoods. The babies that were born is the… Continue reading
The Dangers of DIY Pest Control
In the photo is one of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control’s wildlife technicians expertly securing a plastic roof vent that was being chewed by squirrels. Plastic roof vents are a common point of entry for squirrels and other animals including, bats, raccoons and birds looking for a home inside an attic. It only takes a bit… Continue reading
Burlington Snake Call
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control was called out to in Burlington, Ontario to respond to a snake call. The company described the snake as 2 feet long and arriving in a crate from India. The call exited us, as we hoped it would turn out to be a sawscaled viper (which are responsible for the most… Continue reading
A Chimney Full of Fleas
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control recently received a call from a customer who was complaining about fleas in his home. These sorts of calls are nothing new for us, but this one was peculiar for a number of reasons. In most cases, a flea infestation can be traced back to a pet that serves as the… Continue reading
Why the Humane Approach Is Best for Wildlife
Why the Humane Approach? We always get asked “why?” — “WHY not just kill or trap the animals and drive them out to the forest and let them go?”– the latter being the “more humane” approach to most people. We certainly cannot fault people for feeling this way. It’s not in most people’s best conscience… Continue reading
The Importance of Humane Wildlife Control in Hamilton to Both Critter and Man
A few weeks ago, CBC News had reported about a woman whose apartment in Saskatoon was overrun by bats. Christina Abbot, who has since moved out of the apartment, recalled that her bat problem started out with just one bat when she left her apartment for a week. When she came back, she found another… Continue reading
Top Reasons Why You’ll be Needing Wildlife Animal Removal Services This Season
According to a March 21, 2013 article in the Toronto Star, springtime ushers in a surge of wildlife growth in Toronto that can be problematic for both people and animals. The article adds that most people who chance upon motherless nests think that the baby animals (whether they’re bunnies, raccoons, or something else) have been… Continue reading
Recent Cold Snap Causing Urban Wildlife to Seek Your Home for Shelter
With winter approaching, decreasing day and night time temperatures are causing urban wildlife to leave their less sheltered summer den sites and relocate to more protected areas such as attics and chimneys. Wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels and skunks will regain entry into previously occupied den sites or find new shelters within our homes. If… Continue reading
Brantford, Ontario – Contact Us
(Caledonia, Hagersville, Haldimand, Norfolk, Paris, Port Dover, Simcoe) For customer service or to book a wildlife control professional, please contact us using the information below: Humane Wildlife Control Inc. Brantford, ON Tel: (519) 751-7774 Also serving: Caledonia (905-574-7777) Hagersville (905-574-7777) Haldimand (905-574-7777) Norfolk (519-751-7774) Paris (519-751-7774) Port Dover (519-751-7774) Simcoe (519-751-7774) You can also request… Continue reading
Burlington, Ontario – Contact Us
(Acton, Georgetown, Milton, Oakville, Orangeville) For customer service or to book a wildlife control professional, please contact us using the information below: Humane Wildlife Control Inc. 2277 Empire Cresc Burlington, ON L7L 6Y6 (905) 574-7777 Also serving: Acton (1-877-222-9453) Georgetown (1-877-222-9453) Milton (1-877-222-9453) Oakville (905-858-3379) You can also request a call back online. Outside those… Continue reading
Wellesley, Ontario – Contact Us
(Listowel, Stratford) For customer service or to book a wildlife control professional, please contact us using the information below: Humane Wildlife Control Inc. 20 Firella Place Wellesley, ON N0B 2T0 (877) 222-9453 Also serving: Listowel (1-877-222-9453) Stratford (1-877-222-9453) You can also request a call back online. Outside those areas or for 24/7 emergency service, please… Continue reading
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