If you have a problem with wildlife in your Durham home, your best option is to hire a company that specializes in Connecticut wildlife removal only. This is a specialty business, and regular pest control companies do not use the proper techniques to solve animal problems. I have spent many years reviewing Connecticut and Durham, and I recommend the following:

Suburban Wildlife
Cell Phone: 860-498-4085

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Middlesex County Animal Services: 860-316-7384

Suburban Wildlife specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. Connecticut also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and Suburban Wildlife is specially trained in bat removal. They also perform general wildlife trapping services, such as the capture and removal of skunks or opossums on the property. Call 860-498-4085 to discuss your critter problem and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment. Click here to learn more about what prices we charge in 2023.

When hiring a company to solve your wild animal problem, you want these features:

• Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
• Fully Connecticut and Middlesex County licensed and insured
• Works 7 days per week (critters don't take weekends off)
• Performs full building inspections: enters and inspects attic
• Performs exclusion repairs, with guarantee against animal re-entry
• Offers cleanup of biohazardous wildlife waste



Suburban Wildlife is a full-service Durham wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Durham pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. Suburban Wildlife performs a full inspection of the home or property, and determines why the animal(s) are there, and if inside a building, how the animals got inside. All animals (including rodents) are trapped and removed, or if possible, removed from the building using special exclusion devices. Once the animals are gone, preventative repairs are essential, and cleanup is sometimes recommended.

Durham wildlife trapping - it's not as simple as it may seem. It's illegal in Connecticut to trap without a license. Trap type is very important and there are many different types, bait is somewhat relevant, trap placement is vital, and there are dozens of small things that are very important to know. Safety is a concern. Then once the animal is trapped, it must be removed and dealt with in the proper manner according to Connecticut law. We offer Durham raccoon removal. Read more about how to get rid of raccoons.

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at Suburban Wildlife. Many types of animals like to live in attics. This includes squirrels, raccoons, rats, mice, bats, birds, and even possums. Critters like to go into attics for a safe place to live and raise their young. Removing animals from attics is very complex work, partly because of the presence of baby animals. If you need Durham squirrel removal, we can remove all the squirrels from your attic, and seal out any future ones. Read more about how to get rid of squirrels.

Rodent control must be done in a very specific way. First off, the most important thing is that all the openings that rats and mice can use to enter a house be sealed. Then all the rodents must be physically trapped and removed. Never, ever use poison! Most Durham exterminators will just use this lazy poison technique to kill rodents, and it causes more harm than good - dead stinky rats, and it doesn't solve the problem. Call us for correct Durham rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

Bat removal is a highly specialized task. Connecticut is known to have colonizing bats who often live in buildings. Bats love attics. If not removed, the colony can grow to a very large size over the years. The bat droppings are often corrosive and cause health risks. The same goes for bird droppings on or in buildings. We perform Durham pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Durham bat removal. We remove 100% of the bat colony and seal the building so that it's totally bat-proof. Read more about how to get rid of bats.

If you have animals inside a house, no job is complete without proper exclusion repairs. If you simply hire a Durham trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Durham wildlife control company that identifies 100% of the animal entry points into your building, and seals them shut with professional repairs. In addition, in many cases animals have left waste or contamination behind, and you'll want a company that can provide professional cleaning services. Suburban Wildlife does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by Suburban Wildlife. We also trap and remove animals that destroy lawns, such as moles, or digging animals. Sometimes animals like opossums will live under buildings, steal pet food, raid garbage cans, etc. Read about how to get rid of opossums. Skunks commonly live under sheds or decks, and set up a den. We can trap and remove them without them spraying. Read about how to get rid of skunks. Suburban Wildlife also provides dead animal removal in Durham. If you need help with any other wildlife conflict, from a fox, beaver, groundhog, or any other critter, we can solve it. We also do Durham snake removal - most of the snakes in Connecticut are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Durham. And remember, we are a private business, not Middlesex County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at 860-316-7384. Middlesex County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


Suburban Wildlife: 860-498-4085

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Durham Pricing Info For Year 2023

Every wildlife removal situation is different, from the species of animals involved, the location of the animal inside a house or outside, the extent of repairs or cleanup, etc. It's impossible to give one-size-fits-all prices. Examples MIGHT include:

Small Job: For example, a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: For example, getting critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: For example, a project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up

Give us a phone call now and tell us about your wildlife issue and we will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone. If you're cool with it, we can schedule a same-day or next-day appointment if you like. Our prices are fair, and a good value because we do the job right, the first time.

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Durham Wildlife Tip #1:
Is it against the law to kill a bat?
Bats are one of the creepiest animals you will ever find. If you have ever seen one of these creatures up close, you are aware that they can be quite unnerving. With their tiny little heads, sharp fangs, and beady little eyes, the have a look that is quite startling, but add to it the fact that they can fly and it is easy to see why they send a chill down the spine of many people.

Because of how hideous these animals look, it would be common for most to take action to terminate these critters should they come across one. Because of how unnerving the bats are, it is only natural to want to take any step possible to keep it away from you, even if that means killing the little critter. The question is if it is against the law for you to kill a bat?

That may seem ridiculous that there would be some law to protect a bat. Why would any lawmaker feel some necessity to protect an animal like that?

The truth is that the federal and state governments have made it an important obligation to protect animals that are becoming endangered or threatened. To ensure that animals of all species continue to thrive on the planet, many animals have been deemed as protected, to ensure that they are not hunted to extinction.

This is led to a number of animals becoming protected in areas, some of which you may consider to be rather odd. For example, raccoons are protected in many regions across the country because of how early settlers had nearly hunted this animal to extinction. Some forms of rattlesnakes are protected across the country, another animal you may find a little odd that it needed to be guarded in this way.

The same is true for the bat. While not all bat species are protected and not all states protect the samples, there are several that do offer protection that bars people from killing these animals, even from capturing them.

The concern is that many of these species are being hunted to near extinction. This may not seem like a big deal, but many forms of bats offer an important link in the food chain, eating insects such as mosquitoes and other forms of insect that can be potentially harmful to people in many different ways. Without the bat, many species of insects with thrive even greater than they do, and so bats become a necessary evil.

If you find that there are bats that are coming around your home, it is important that you check state and federal regulations before taking any action. Know that if a bat has gotten in your home it is lawful for you to take action to get the bat out. In other cases, however, where the sanctuary of your home is not threatened you will most likely need to get some form permit to get these animals off of your property. Failure to do so, can result in jail time or a fine.

Durham Wildlife Tip #2:


Connecticut Wildlife Information:

Connecticut State bird: American robin
State mammal: Sperm whale
State fish: American shad
State insect: European mantis

Connecticut is a small state in the nation, and despite being technically on the coast of the country, it does not have an ocean border. The state is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound, but has no actual sea coast of its own. The majority of the state was originally wooded, though areas of farmland have since been cleared. The forests are full of broad-leaved trees with a mixture of coniferous woodland, and there is a steady rise of terrain to the mountains in the northwest. Summers in the state are warm to hot, and winters are cold; the ocean mediates temperatures and moisture content in the atmosphere.

The state does not have a huge variety of large animals. The moose is the dominate creature on land in size, and it is the only large grazer aside from white-tailed deer. A subspecies of the white-tailed deer, called the key deer, grow to be only 3 feet tall and weigh up to 80 pounds. This subspecies is protected due to dwindling numbers. The key deer are easy targets for coyotes who roam the forested regions of the state. Black bears are also present, but the bears rarely take to hunting down large prey. Black bears spend much of their time foraging for fruits and insects, or raiding easy meal locations like birds' nests. The state has a healthy population of bobcats that keep the numbers of smaller animals manageable.

As in most states of the Northeast, Connecticut has a variety of forest-dwelling critters that hold the potential to become pest animals. Raccoons, skunks, opossums, rats, mice, bats, gophers, woodchucks, weasels, minks, and beavers are all occupants of the state. Connecticut has lemmings, small, elusive rodents that have gotten a reputation for mass suicides. These communal death marches are a misnomer; the lemming will sometimes migrate in numbers during the breeding season. Because the animals are good swimmers, they will often attempt to cross waters where a significant number of them drown. They are not throwing themselves off cliffs for no apparent reason.

Though access to the ocean is had by way of a protected region of water, Connecticut has a number of marine animals including manatees and harbor seals.

You can always call Suburban Wildlife, any time of day, at 860-498-4085, for a price quote for Durham wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Durham, CT.