If you have a problem with wildlife in your Staten Island home, your best option is to hire a company that specializes in New York 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 New York and Staten Island, and I recommend the following:

Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control
Cell Phone: 347-934-2163

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Richmond County Animal Services: (212) 788-4000

Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. New York also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control 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 347-934-2163 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 2020.

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

• Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
• Fully New York and Richmond 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



Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control is a full-service Staten Island wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Staten Island pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control 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.

Staten Island wildlife trapping - it's not as simple as it may seem. It's illegal in New York 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 New York law. We offer Staten Island raccoon removal. Read more about how to get rid of raccoons.

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control. 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 Staten Island 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 Staten Island 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 Staten Island rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

Bat removal is a highly specialized task. New York 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 Staten Island pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Staten Island 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 Staten Island trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Staten Island 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. Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control. 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. Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control also provides dead animal removal in Staten Island. 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 Staten Island snake removal - most of the snakes in New York are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Staten Island. And remember, we are a private business, not Richmond County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at (212) 788-4000. Richmond County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control: 347-934-2163

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Staten Island Pricing Info For Year 2020

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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Staten Island Wildlife Tip #1:
Do cats keep the mice and the rats away?

Is this not self evident? Cats and the rats and the mice? I think they are friends only that the cats will feel superior over these "small walking objects." Therefore, it will do anything just to prove that they are nothing. Therefore, cats are best at keeping the mice and the rats away.

Those who prefer dogs

Well, this is another discussion. Some people would prefer dogs in place of the cats. Dogs are special in that they are markers of their own territory. This means that anything coming closer, there will be a red light flashing. In the same case; dogs are known to be very active and therefore before they "wear out" and get tired of running around, they job would have been done much more efficiently. Therefore, these factors make people consider owning a dog to keep the rats and the mice out as a favorable choice.

Why you need to be considering a cat

Cats are experts in what they set their mind in doing and therefore, this means that, if they are set in keeping the animals away, they are ready to do it in a faster and more effectively. Here are some of the reasons you need to be considering a cat. It is really small in size and therefore, chasing the mice and the rats even to the thinner holes becomes very easy. Therefore, you are guaranteed of a catch. Cats are very active and very curious. Therefore, any activity that the mice or the rats would be set in doing, the cat would be one step ahead. Cats are fast which is good and in line with what the rats and the mice can do. A cat's size intimidates the mice and the rats and therefore rats and the mice will be opposed to coming near a cat.

These are some of the facts that makes cat a better candidate of keeping the rats and the mice away. The way you would let in a cat in your house is not the same way you would let in your dog. Therefore, this makes the cats better at keeping these small guys away.

Conclusion

If you want a faster and more efficient strategy of keeping the mice and the rats away, then you have to have a cat with you. They are experts at this meaning that you are guaranteed of the rats or the mice problem ending once and for all.

Staten Island Wildlife Tip #2:


New York Wildlife Information:

New York State State bird: Eastern bluebird
State mammal: Beaver
State amphibian: Wood frog
State fish: Brook trout and striped bass
State insect: 9-spotted ladybug
State reptile: Common snapping turtle

New York, the Empire State, has a diverse population of animals, attributed to the state's variety of landscapes and wide range of temperatures. Not only are there heat-loving animals in New York, like snakes, frogs, and turtles, there are a good number of animals just as oriented to survival in cold weather, like wolves, bear, and deer. Most of these cold-to-warm critters have adaptations not seen in other states. White-tailed deer, for example, will store fat and develop thick coats for the cold season, whereas their cousins in the warmer southern states have no need for such an improvement. If winter is too much for an animal in New York State, it either enters of form of hibernation or it migrates. This is true for the numerous bats, woodchucks, geese, amphibians, and snakes in the area.

People who aren't from New York often associate the state with the large city that shares its name. New York City, though it houses the majority of people in the state, is just a small part of the landscape. Upstate New York, which can be rural or urban, is far larger, and has the bulk of wildlife New York is known for.

Unfortunately, because New York is widely populated with the exception of the Adirondack Mountains, most of the animals in the state have the potential to become nuisances. Residents have their fair share of raccoon, opossum, skunk, and woodchuck invasions every year. Beaver, though not as densely populated as they once were, number in the hundreds of thousands. These creatures are not terribly problematic unless homeowners live near bodies of water that are being flooded or drained due to beaver activity. Some landscape damage from tree-felling is also characteristic of this wood-loving critter. While beaver, skunks, squirrels, and woodchucks aren't predatory to people, there are a number of dangerous wild animals in New York that can become pests. The number one problem predator is the coyote. Because of a population boom, this canine has spread to both urban and rural areas, killing pets and livestock, posing a threat to small children. Coyotes are also common carriers of rabies in the state along with skunks and raccoons.

When it comes to rabies, however, bats are still the number one species for infection in New York. There are thousands of confirmed animal rabies cases in the state every year, and the Department of Environmental Control took to vaccinating the animal population with vaccine-doctored food blocks dropped into the wild by way of helicopter.

You can always call Professional Wildlife and Rodent Control, any time of day, at 347-934-2163, for a price quote for Staten Island wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Staten Island, NY.