Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
By County: Laramie
Wyoming’s stunning landscapes, ranging from mountains and plains, to dense forests, are home to a variety of wildlife, some of which may find their way into your home. At Critter Control, we’re dedicated to ensuring your peace of mind throughout the entire wildlife removal process. From detailed inspections and humane removals to full home exclusion and repairs, we provide a comprehensive solution to keep raccoons, rodents, and other unwelcome pests out of your home for good.
We understand the importance of restoring your sense of security. Our holistic approach ensures effective, ethical animal removal and long-term prevention through meticulous inspections and full-home exclusion, protecting your home for the future.
Critter Control is here for you every step of the way in the wildlife removal process. We were instrumental in defining the humane process to get rid of pests and wildlife. Over four decades, we have refined the process to safely and humanely remove wildlife from people’s property. We have the services you need to get rid of raccoons, squirrels, bats, rodents, and other pests effectively and efficiently.
Our inspections cover the entire house. Based on what you have seen, heard and smelled, we start the inspection where you have noticed signs of animal activity. The inspection process identifies the target pests, the size of the infestation, and animal entry points.
We develop a custom animal trapping and removal plan based on our whole home inspection. Humane wildlife strategies include animal traps, one-way doors, harassments techniques, pest repellents, and habitat modifications. Once we guarantee the animal is gone, we install exclusions for long-lasting pest control.
Exclusion techniques repair animal entry holes and strengthen potential ones. Exclusions provide immediate animal and pest control to your home.
Pests and nuisance wildlife damage your home. Inside your home, animals build nests and dens. They will create runs through the insulation and gnaw on electrical wires and pipes. Animals can also spread diseases. We apply sanitation agents to clean up feces and urine. Mammals can host pests like fleas, ticks, and mites. Ectoparasite treatments exterminate those pests so you don’t become their next host.
Cheyenne supports a healthy population of raccoons. The pests will eat just about anything and tend to stay nearby after they find a source of food. Limiting access to trash and pet food is usually effective in excluding them. However, once a raccoon moves into a home or shed, removal becomes much harder. If you see a raccoon on your property or see signs of raccoon activity, it’s time to start thinking about how to remove it.
During the inspection, we determine the severity of the raccoon infestation. We look for physical evidence like footprints in or around the home, stains from raccoon feces and urine. On the exterior of the house, we look for damage like scratches on boards, broken vents and screens, ripped apart shingles, destroyed soffits, and every possible entry point.
Live trapping is one of the most efficient ways to get rid of a raccoon. Depending on the situation, a one-way door or excluder valve can be installed. An excluder valve works by allowing the raccoon to leave but blocks its reentry. The choice of device is largely dependent on the season and location of the raccoons on your property. Direct capture is not commonly used because raccoons are a rabies vector species. If we must trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the raccoons and we check traps frequently, based on state laws.
We provide a wide range of repair and restoration services. We can repair raccoon damage like broken screens on vents and chimneys and broken boards on decks and porches. It is essential to apply cleaning agents and ectoparasite treatments on areas inhabited by raccoons.
Wyoming’s wide range of habitats supports 18 species and subspecies of snakes. While alarming to find, most snakes are harmless to people as long as they are left along.
Snakes enter homes for one of two reasons — to escape from the elements and to hunt. Snakes ambush their prey so they must be present where their food is. So, if you find a snake in your house, you likely have a small rodent problem too.
During our inspection, we will look for signs of snakes, rats, and mice.
Snakes are excellent at avoiding detection. We inspect your home for potential entry points and look for signs like snake skin and feces. Because a snake typically enters a home hunting for food, our wildlife inspector also looks for signs of a rodent infestation.
Depending on the location, we can set a live trap or direct capture. Exclusion is the most effective way to keep snakes out of your home. If rodents are present, it is essential to exterminate the rodent infestation. Their presence will continue to attract snakes.
In addition to dealing with any possible rodent problem drawing snakes to your property, a specialist will assist with sealing possible entry points and also encourage you to remove any debris where snakes can easily take up residence.
Both homes and businesses throughout the Cheyenne and Southern Wyoming area may experience occasional visits from mice or rats. While unsettling, finding rodents, especially during the winter months, is not uncommon. However, it’s very important to address the problem as soon as possible as these animals may contaminate food, damage property, and spread disease.
During a rodent inspection, we thoroughly inspect your attic and provide a complete exterior home inspection. The most common signs of rodent activity are gnaw marks, feces, rub marks, nesting material, runs in insulation material, and small entry points.
A Critter Control wildlife specialist will create a strategic trapping plan to remove the rodents found in your home. Critter Control specialists may use snap traps and live traps to capture and remove mice and rats. Rodent trapping can usually takes between five to fourteen days.
The best way to reduce the possibility of letting unwanted rodents into homes is to seal possible entrances. Exclusion methods include caulking cracks in foundations, capping chimneys, and installing mesh covers over vents and crawl space entrances. We also strongly recommend a maintenance service. Rodents have front teeth that continuously grow, which means they can gnaw a new way back into your home
Wyoming has several species of squirrels, among those are ground squirrels, red squirrels, and Abert’s squirrels. These species are commonly found in Wyoming backyards and are abundant in urban woodlands. They are expert climbers and search for safe locations to rear young. In their quest to do so, they may enter houses via holes in roofs. The pests can chew insulation, beams, and wiring.
Wildlife specialists look for signs such as chewing on, in, or around your home, small openings leading to the attic or the crawl space, droppings, and debris like nuts or nesting material. Beams, wires, pipes, and insulation may all show signs of damage from squirrels.
Live trapping or one-way doors are the most effective and humane ways to get rid of squirrels. One-way doors should never be used during birthing seasons (Spring & Fall), so our specialists will decide which is the best tool for the job. If we have to trap, we place traps strategically to safely catch the squirrels and check those according to state laws.
We can restore your home or office by squirrel proofing all entry points after we have removed the offenders. We can also clean-up the nesting sites and remove any debris, food, feces and soiled insulation.
There are at least 18 types of bat in Wyoming, some of which like to roost in houses. Because the pests are small and nocturnal, people often don’t realize they have a bat infestation until damage appears. Homeowners with a colony in the attic may notice foul smells, staining on ceilings or siding, and flapping noises between dusk and dawn.
We perform a full interior and exterior inspection and search for signs such as rub marks, guano, a strong scent of ammonia, and small openings. The most common sign is the accumulation of guano (feces).
The most effective and humane way to remove bats is by utilizing a bat valve in conjunction with a full home exclusion. A bat valve allows for bats to exit your home but not re-enter. We follow all local ordinances for humane bat removal. We will never abandon flightless pups in your attic.
After removing the bat valves, we seal the entrance hole(s) so bats can no longer enter your home. If there is substantial guano in your attic, you should consider taking advantage of our attic remediation services to remove the soiled insulation and replace it.
Rodent species, racoons and squirrels are now the most challenging wildlife in Southern Wyoming.
Many nuisance animals seek shelter in homes for nesting during the fall and winter months.
Roofs are frequently damaged by animals seeking shelter.
Keep lids closed tightly on garbage cans, don’t leave pet food outside and have your home inspected for animal access points. If you notice any unusual noises or odors, call us immediately.
Homeowners should call us immediately if unusual noises or odors are a present.
This franchise is independently licensed and operated by Mile High Pest Control, LLC, dba Critter Control of Fort Collins, CO.
