Removal of a Critter in the Attic

04.05.2006 - Sean and I went to this home today because the customer was hearing noises above his head, and he suspected that he had a critter in his attic.  We climbed the garage ladder hatch and entered the attic, with gloves, headlamps, and dust masks, as usual, and began our inspection.  We found plenty of tracks and opossum droppings, so we knew what critter we were dealing with.  Most of the time, we never actually spot the animals in the attic.  They quietly hide in the deepest darkest corners when they sense a potential danger, and they are tough to find.  That's no problem, because we just set traps for them. But in this case, I heard Sean yell, "There it is!' and sure enough, after some scampering and thumping, I saw him come marching back from a corner of the attic with a critter in hand.  It was an opossum, which is one of the few animals that can be easily caught by hand - because it's slow, and held, because it has that strong prehensile tail.  Sean was most pleased with himself.  We put the animal in a holding trap and brought it down to the customer, who assumed that this is the way it always goes - critter in the attic, critter catcher pros go up there and grab it and come out.  If only they were all so easy!  Then again, to see Sean wrestle with this thing in the attic, I guess it wasn't so easy after all. We specialize in nuisance wildlife control - this is the field of removing unwanted wildlife from homes and property, and solving conflicts between people and wild animals. From home inspections to preventative repairs, wildlife trapping, attic cleanups and more, we solve critter problems with professional expertise. Call me, David, or click on the below link to find any one of hundreds of wildlife trappers in every city and town in the US.

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