If you have a problem with wildlife in your West Hartford 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 West Hartford, and I recommend the following:

USA Wildlife & Exclusion
Cell Phone: 860-631-4258

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Hartford County Animal Services: 860-570-8818

USA Wildlife & Exclusion 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 USA Wildlife & Exclusion 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 860-631-4258 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 2022.

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

• Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
• Fully Connecticut and Hartford 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



USA Wildlife & Exclusion is a full-service West Hartford wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular West Hartford pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. USA Wildlife & Exclusion 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.

West Hartford 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 West Hartford raccoon removal. Read more about how to get rid of raccoons.

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at USA Wildlife & Exclusion. 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is West Hartford 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 West Hartford trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a West Hartford 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. USA Wildlife & Exclusion does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by USA Wildlife & Exclusion. 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. USA Wildlife & Exclusion also provides dead animal removal in West Hartford. 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 West Hartford 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 West Hartford. And remember, we are a private business, not Hartford County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at 860-570-8818. Hartford County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


USA Wildlife & Exclusion: 860-631-4258

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West Hartford Pricing Info For Year 2022

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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West Hartford Wildlife Tip #1:


Do skunks run out of spray?

Skunks are the wild animals that have black fur, and white strips. They are known to be roaming around homes, finding a place they can live in and also a place that has good source of food. This may be difficult at times, since they are not the fighter type of animals but they do put up a good fight when needed. They can kill other baby animals since those types of animals do not put up much of a fight. There body contains a certain kind of foul spray smell that helps them defend themselves against other animals. Whenever they are in fear, they can simply spray the smell, which would harm the other animal or attacker. The spray can be aimed from 10 feet away and for best effect; it would be aimed to the eyes of the attacker.

Many people have one thing in mind when it comes to a skunk, does the spray ever run out? The answer here is that it rarely happens; skunks can actually spray up to 6 times in a row! This is practically amazing, because imagine all those six foul spray smells right after one another. Once a spray gets out, the glands quickly try to produce another, and another. It may become less concentrated as more start to come out, but it is still usable and causes pain. Skunks try not to use this defense mechanism; therefore they do try to turn to other ways to warn their attack that they could spray them at any second. Once they notice that the other party does not care as much, they will tend to spray with great accuracy. The targeted areas they mostly want to hit are the eyes of the attacker since it can cause them to go permanently blind for a little while. Animals that are not hit by a close distance will just experience the bad odd which can cause extreme discomfort, as well as having the smell stick for a while.

The spray of a skunk is mixed with seven different compounds, and this is what makes it incredibly strong as it gets sprayed. However, just because it is strong, it does not mean it can go out one after the other forever, it will stop producing at one point because it will need to refuel all seven compounds. But as mentioned this may occur after the sixth spray, which may seem as more than enough to back off any attacker. The spray comes out from their anal glands, and the best way to figure out that a skunk is about to spray is when they turn their back. Once their back is turned, they raise their tail in accurate position to hit the targeted area. This will cause the attacker animal to have direct contact with the spray, which would keep going on if the attacker was still willing to attack. Overall, a skunk can put up a heavy fight before declaring defeat.



West Hartford 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 USA Wildlife & Exclusion, any time of day, at 860-631-4258, for a price quote for West Hartford wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in West Hartford, CT.