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Springtime Raccoon Removal In Richmond and Charlottesville, VA

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Raccoons, Springtime Home Invaders

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raccoonsThis spring Raccoons will be trying to find a simple and convenient location to live, and may well discover a nice location to raise a litter of coon pups somewhere within your Richmond or Charlottesville Virginia residence. A Raccoon may well be living only inches from you and your family members. Some locations raccoons get pleasure from are chimney smoke shelves, attics, crawlspaces and inside wall cavities. Just before the Raccoon has her litter of raccoon pups, the homeowner and their family members may possibly not know they’ve unwanted invaders. They may well begin hearing odd bumps and scratching in the night. Soon after the coon pups are born, the pups will begin to get noisier as they get older. They make chirps, chatters and will cry when they are several weeks old. Nevertheless, when the Raccoon pups get older and grow to be mobile they grow to be noisier with growls, chattering and whines that may be heard any time day or night. While being raised in attics they will play with heat ducts and wiring which can damage them not including the damage to your insulation when urinating and defecating on it. It really is best to perform raccoon removal on these invading Richmond and Charlottesville bandits just before the coon pups grow to be mobile. The damage that Raccoons can do may be expensive to the homeowner.

Raccoons not just damage Richmond and Charlottesville, VA homes, but may also harm your family members too — mentally and or physically. Direct contact with the animal isn’t required to transmit parasites or diseases to your family members. External parasite transmission between Raccoons to humans and their pets is also of concern. Raccoons are commonly infested with a selection of ticks and fleas. Raccoons can carry fleas into the residence infesting all of the occupants’, human and animal alike. The possibility for Raccoons to carry borrelia-infected ticks into the urban environment is great.

In conclusion, soon after the raccoons have been removed and prevention measures completed to keep them out. The Richmond or Charlottesville home needs to be treated for fleas, ticks and any other ectoparasites by someone with knowledge of wildlife born parasites.

Be sure to hire a professional wildlife removal and control company like Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC for all of your nuisance pest removal problems. Contact us at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975 or visit us on the web at www.virginiaprofessionalwildliferemovalservices.com

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Raccoon Roundworm in Richmond and Charlottesville | Raccoon Trapping, Control and Removal

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Raccoon Roundworm

Baylisascaris procyonis (BP) – also known as Raccoon Roundworm is the common roundworm of raccoons in Richmond and Charlottesville, Virginia. Adult BP live in the small intestine of this host, where they produce eggs that are passed in the feces. BP eggs ingested by hatch in the intestine, producing larvae that can migrate widely, causing serious intestinal, eye, or nerve damage. Cases of nerve damage in humans caused by BP likely acquired from raccoons have resulted in severe encephalitis with permanent deficits and in death. Although raccoons are the most common definitive host of BP in North America, some other carnivores, including domestic dogs, can serve as definitive hosts, making them a potential source of human disease. Less well-documented is infection in procyonids other than raccoons. Avoiding contact with feces from potentially infected animals and routine deworming of pets, including dogs and exotic species that might host this parasite, will prevent infection with BP. Our Wildlife Removal Technicians are trained to safely remove and dispose of the primary mechanism for transporting Raccoon Roundworm – the feces of raccoons. Raccoons create toilet areas in attics and other areas of your home. These piles of raccoon feces can pose a significant health risk to you and your family and should only be removed by professionals who are trained and equipped to address this problem. Raccoon feces in your home also contaminates insulation, damages sheet rock and produces unpleasant odors in your home.

We provide humane, fast and efficient trapping, control, exclusion and removal of all species of nuisance animal wildlife pests in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA. Some of the critters we remove include squirrels, raccoons, skunks, snakes, bats, birds, beavers, opossums, groundhogs, moles, voles, etc. Call Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975 or visit us on the web at www.virginiaprofessionalwildliferemovalservices.com.

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What To Look For In A Virginia Nuisance Animal Wildlife Removal And Control Company

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Wildlife removal is our specialty. If you are in need of a company in the Richmond or Charlottesville Virginia areas to provide nuisance animal wildlife removal services there are certain things to consider. First, there are two types of companies out there, pest control operators (PCOs) and wildlife control operators (WCOs). Pest control operators (PCOs) are your typical companies that handle bugs, mice and rats. On the other hand, most wildlife control operators (WCOs) do not handle insects, mice and rats–they only handle wildlife. With us, your in luck. We are a dual licensed company capable of providing wildlife removal and pest control services.

Because of the current economy, some pest control companies are attempting to offer wildlife removal services. Unfortunately, most neither have the necessary training, experience and proper state licensing. You would not hire a plumber to repair the wiring in your home or an electrician to do your plumbing. Likewise, you should not hire a bug control company to solve your nuisance wildlife problem. When searching for a company to solve your nuisance animal wildlife problems in the Richmond and Charlottesville Virginia areas or elsewhere, the company you hire should have at a minimum three things:

1. A local business license,
2. Commercial liability insurance, and
3. A Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit – Issued By The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

A company CANNOT get one permit to cover all employees. Each employee is required to have their own permit.

Finally, don’t be afraid to ask for references. Just because a company has the three items listed above is no guarantee that they have the knowledge, skills and abilities to solve your Richmond and Charlottesville Virginia nuisance animal wildlife problem. Wildlife control operators do not necessarily consider themselves as trappers. While trapping animals is part of the job, we are problem solvers. No two nuisance animal wildlife problems are the same, and some animal species are extremely unique and are difficult for even the most experienced wildlife control operator (WCO). We tell our customers that the only certainty with nuisance animal wildlife is their uncertainty and unpredictability.

If you live in the Richmond or Charlottesville Virginia area and need a company with the knowledge, skills, abilities, and professionalism to handle your nuisance animal wildlife problem contact Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975. We offer the humane and efficient removal of ALL types of animal wildlife. Some of the animals we handle include, but are not limited to: bats, birds, beavers, squirrels, raccoons, snakes, skunks, opossums, groundhogs, moles, voles, foxes, coyotes, muskrats and turtles. Feel free to call us with any of your Richmond or Charlottesville VA animal wildlife problems. If you don’t own a home or business in our service area, we have a network of other wildlife control operators across Virginia that we know and trust that can help you.

We provide residential, commercial and industrial animal trapping, wildlife removal, animal control and wildlife exclusion services 24/7 in the Richmond VA and Charlottesville VA areas and our work is guaranteed!

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Raccoons in Richmond Area Believed to Have Canine Distemper

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raccoon removalRaccoon removal services needed? Richmond residents have contacted wildlife authorities after residents were complaining about raccoons behaving strangely.

According to sources, the animals appeared to have the debilitating illness canine distemper.

After describing the symptoms to wildlife specialists it was determined the animals were suffering from canine distemper, a viral disease that infects various animals, including unvaccinated dogs. The disease does not affect humans.

Coyotes and skunks are sometimes affected. If dogs are not vaccinated, they can catch the illness from raccoons drinking or eating out of their water and food dishes.

Symptoms of the illness include discharge from the nose and eyes, a rough coat of hair, emaciated appearance and unusual behavior, such as wandering aimlessly, appearing lethargic or having a staggering walk.

Any residents who see raccoons displaying those types of symptoms should contact their local animal control agency.

Raccoons are one of the major carriers of rabies in Virginia, particularly in the Richmond and Charlottesville areas. Their feces is also known to contain raccoon roundworm – a parasite transferable to humans. Add to this the fact that raccoons are known to enter the attic space of homes where they damage insulation and HVAC duct work and you have the recipe for a big problem that could cost you a lot of money to correct. Animal problems almost never go away on their own and only get worse if ignored.

A little information for you DIY homeowners that want to do their own raccoon removal – DON’T. Raccoons are very powerful animals and can be extremely aggressive. Some people buy a raccoon trap at a big box store and try to trap the raccoon themselves. The problem is it’s against Virginia state law for you to transport wildlife and NO ONE can relocate wildlife – it’s simply not allowed.

Call Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975 for raccoon trapping, raccoon control and raccoon removal in the Richmond and Charlottesville, VA areas. We guarantee our work!

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Raccoon In Henrico County (Richmond, Virginia) Had Rabies

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Virginia 02/20/11 timesdispatch.com: A dead raccoon found in the Glen Allen area of northern Henrico County (Richmond, Virginia) has tested positive for rabies. Authorities said a dog came in contact with the raccoon’s remains Wednesday afternoon in the 5900 block of Rigney Place, just southwest of Interstate 295’s Staples Mill Road interchange. The remains were sent to the state lab for testing, and the results Thursday confirmed the presence of rabies in the raccoon. The dog that was exposed was current on its rabies vaccinations and will be quarantined at its owner’s home for 45 days. Call us at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975 for humane animal removal in the Central Virginia area.

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More & More Residents Reporting Strange Wildlife Behavior In Richmond And Charlottesville, VA

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Each year, local public health agencies in the Richmond and Charlottesville Virginia areas receive more and more calls about unusual wild animal behavior.

Some of the calls have been about “strange” behavior in raccoons and foxes. Callers report raccoons and foxes out during the day, looking confused, staggering, having seizures, or just sitting or lying down. In some cases, a person can get very close to the animal and it never moves.

Raccoons are usually night creatures. However, experts say that raccoons are getting used to residential developments.

Seeing raccoons during the day in Richmond and Charlottesville VA has become more common in recent years. These raccoons may not be diseased, but are getting used to being around people.

There are two diseases that could cause strange behaviors in these animals — canine distemper and rabies. Laboratory testing of the animal is the only way to determine if it is diseased or not.

Employees of Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC—a wildlife animal pest removal company servicing both Charlottesville and Richmond, say it is important to stay away from wild animals as well as domesticated pets. They offers the following tips:

What should you do to keep your pets healthy?
• Vaccinate your pets for both distemper and rabies and keep the vaccinations up-to-date
• Keep them away from all wildlife such as raccoons, skunks or foxes
• If your pet is ill or you have questions, contact your veterinarian
• Keep your pets away from other ill pets/animals
• Discuss your pet’s health and vaccinations with your veterinarian
• Know your area and keep a lookout for sick or injured wildlife in Richmond and Charlottesville
• Do not feed the wildlife, keep trash cans covered

What should you do if you see a sick raccoon or other wildlife in Richmond or Charlottesville?
• Stay away from the animal
• Do not approach or attempt to pick it up
• Alert your family, friends, neighbors to the be on the lookout and avoid the animal
• You may notify animal control or the health department, but the animal will not be picked up and tested unless there is a human exposure

Contact Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975 for all of your animal wildlife pest removal needs in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA.

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Richmond & Charlottesville, Virginia Skunk Removal | Skunk Trapping | Skunk Control – Facts

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Interesting Facts about Richmond and Charlottesville Skunks (AKA Polecat) are as follows:

• Fact 1 – Definition: Skunks in Richmond and Charlottesville Virginia are well known for their ability to secret a liquid with a foul smell. The skunk belongs to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora and are native to North and Central America of which there are several species. The common species of the Eastern United States (Mephitis mephitica) is black with more or less white on the body and tail. The spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), native of the South-western United States and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is variously marked with black and white. The Spotted Skunk is protected by law in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA.

• Fact 2 – Skunks in Charlottesville and Richmond have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at will, as a means of defense

• Fact 3 – Skunks are also known as Polecats in Richmond and Charlottesville

• Fact 4 – There are 10 different species of Skunks

• Fact 5 – The color of the coat of a skunk varies from black and white to cream, gray and brown

• Fact 6 – Richmond and Charlottesville baby skunks are born blind

• Fact 7 – Skunks have terrible eyesight, but excellent hearing

• Fact 8 – Richmond and Charlottesville Skunks stats and facts
————–Weight: Spotted skunks – 1.1 pounds (0.50 kg) Hog-nosed skunks 18 pounds
————–Height: 40 – 70 cm
————–Habitat: open, scrub, wooded and developed areas
————–Lifespan: 2-3 years
————–Diet: Skunks are omnivores eating mainly small animals, berries, grass and roots.
————–They are also scavengers

• Fact 9 – Skunks in Charlottesville and Richmond Virginia are related to ferrets, weasels, otters and badgers

• Fact 10 – The skunk in the Disney film of Bambi was called Flower!

• Fact 11 – Richmond and Charlottesville Skunks are one of the primary predators of the honeybee

• Fact 12 – Skunks in Richmond and Charlottesville shelter in burrows

• Fact 13 – The best kind of pet skunk to have is the striped skunk rather than the spotted or hog-nosed type

• Fact 14 – Skunk predators in Richmond and Charlottesville, Virginia include coyotes, bobcats, owls and domestic dogs

• Fact 15 – The collective name for a group of Skunks is a Surfeit

• Fact 16 – Male Skunks are called bucks

• Fact 17 – Female Skunks are called does

• Fact 18 – The names given to babies are kits

• Fact 19 – The striped skunk is the most common member of the weasel family

If you have a skunk problem in the Richmond or Charlottesville, Virginia area we can help. Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC, provides experienced and humane skunk removal, skunk trapping and skunk control. In addition to skunk removal, we can help you with all of your other nuisance wildlife pest control and removal problems. Contact us today at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975.

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Raccoons In Attic, Raccoon Removal | Richmond | Charlottesville | Virginia

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Raccoon Removal From Attics

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Do you have raccoons in attic? Richmond Raccoon removal and control in Virginia is one of the more common calls that most animal removal companies like Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC in Virginia receive throughout the entire year. Richmond is a large metropolis area and the abundance of raccoons in attic and other nuisance animals is thriving. Richmond Raccoon removal and control is a very common service that is needed throughout the entire Virginia area. There are some common problems that are associated with raccoon removal in the Richmond area, some of the problems are:

• Raccoons in attic
• Raccoons tearing up your attic insulation
• Raccoons Tearing up your duct work
• Raccoons digging holes in your attic screen

Raccoons can be a nuisance in Richmond, VA

Raccoons in Richmond, VA seem to find many different ways to get themselves in trouble. They turn over trash cans, get into your attic space of your home, get under your crawlspace, dig holes under your porch, dig big holes in your yard and many other things that raccoons do in Richmond and people consider a nuisance. There are many different ways to handle a nuisance raccoon problem in Richmond VA. An inexperienced person should never try to trap or handle a raccoon. Raccoons can be one of the most aggressive animals that we deal with in the Richmond area. Raccoons in this area will bite, scratch, claw and do whatever is necessary to defend their home, which is usually in your attic, or defend their babies.

Baby Raccoons in Attic in Richmond & Charlottesville

Baby raccoons are typically born in the months of March-May. Raccoons can be very protective of their young and you should never attempt to grab or remove the baby raccoons from the nesting area in which the female has prepared. She is often times in very close vicinity and can be at the aid of her baby raccoons in a matter of seconds. She will be very aggressive in defending her babies and any attempt to remove the babies from their nest should not be made by anyone without the qualifications or the equipment to do so properly.

Baby Raccoons in Richmond usually weigh between one and 2 pounds at birth and they will be totally mobile by the age of eight weeks. At eight weeks of age the raccoon babies will start traveling to and from the den area whether its in your attic or in your chimney, to locate a food source. Raccoons find food sources in your lawn or trashcan. Raccoons are considered opportunistic feeders and are found throughout Richmond Virginia.

Don’t let the raccoons of Richmond overtake the attic or the crawlspace of your home. Contact Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, a professional raccoon removal company, immediately at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975. Raccoons can be a very dangerous animal and you should never attempt to remove and control a raccoon without the proper equipment and knowledge.

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Squirrel Control | Richmond | Charlottesville | Virginia

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Squirrel Control Charlottesville VA

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Squirrel removal in Charlottesville Virginia is a common service call we receive. Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC provides squirrel removal and prevention services to homeowners, businesses and municipalities. Wildlife damage problems that require professional squirrel control services are increasing throughout the Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia areas. Though most trespassing squirrels are merely nuisance squirrels, they can pose a real threat to humans. We know how to get rid of squirrels and repair the damage that they cause. Proper pest control of these critters is essential.

Squirrel control is part of our business. There are many reasons why squirrel control is necessary, including:

• The diseases and parasites that certain squirrels carry that can be transmitted to humans

• Preventing the 25–50 percent of fires of unknown origins that are caused by squirrels chewing on electrical wires.

A dangerous or bothersome squirrel that comes too close for comfort becomes an squirrel control problem. Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services licensed Wildlife Specialists can help eliminate your squirrel control problems and prevent them from returning.

We most commonly handle the trapping and removal of squirrels, raccoons, beaver, bats, birds, moles, opossums, snakes, woodchucks (groundhogs) and skunks. We can help you remove a wide variety of other animals as well.

The Squirrel Control Solution

Since starting Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC our company has practiced humane squirrel removal and environmentally responsible techniques for taking care of nuisance squirrel problems including squirrel trapping, squirrel removal, squirrel damage repair, squirrel exclusion and squirrel pest control prevention services. We use innovative, integrated methods to provide ecologically sound squirrel control services for homeowners, businesses and municipalities.

Call us for any squirrel problem at (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975. We have the professional wildlife management solutions you need!

We provide Squirrel Removal for the following Virginia cities: Richmond, Charlottesville

We also provide squirrel trapping services in the counties of Goochland, Louisa, Fluvanna, Albemarle, Orange, Henrico, Hanover, Powhatan, Chesterfield.

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Opossum Facts – Opossums In Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia

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Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia, Opossum Removal, Opossum Control and Opossum Trapping Services By Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC. Telephone (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975.

Opossum Facts: North America’s only marsupial (female has a pouch) mammal. The female carries and nurses her young in her marsupium until they are about 2 to 3 months old; then they are carried on her back another 1 to 2 months whenever they are away from the den.

Size of a cat; grey to black fur; black eyes; pink nose, feet and tail; black ears; and pointed nose.

Solitary and nocturnal: usually slow-moving; when frightened and unable to flee may fall into an involuntary shock-like state, “playing ‘possum”.

Hiss or growl and show their 50 sharp teeth when frightened; but, in reality, they are gentle and placid— they prefer to avoid all confrontations and wish to be left alone.

Omnivorous: eats insects, snails, rodents, berries, over-ripe fruit, grasses, leaves, and carrion; occasionally will eat snakes, ground eggs, corn or other vegetables.

Adaptable; able to live wherever water, food, and shelter exist. At home in trees; uses its prehensile tail to help stabilize position when climbing— it does not, however, hang by its tail.

One of the shortest lived mammals for its size, typically 2 to 4 years. Killed by many predators: humans (and cars), dogs, cats, owls, and larger wildlife.

For Opossum Removal in Charlottesville & Richmond, Virginia contact Virginia Professional Wildlife Removal Services, LLC. (434) 270-0488 or toll-free at (888) 893-1975.

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