Elkhart Wildlife Animal Control

Professional Wildlife Removal Company Servicing Elkhart, IN

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

Awesome Critter Gitters
Cell Phone: 574-575-4232

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Elkhart County Animal Services: (574) 848-4225



Awesome Critter Gitters specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. Indiana also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and Awesome Critter Gitters 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 574-575-4232 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 Indiana and Elkhart 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

  • Awesome Critter Gitters is a full-service Elkhart wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Elkhart pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. Awesome Critter Gitters 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.

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

    Animals in attics - this is our specialty at Awesome Critter Gitters. 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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 Elkhart rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

    Bat removal is a highly specialized task. Indiana 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 Elkhart pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Elkhart 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 Elkhart trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Elkhart 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. Awesome Critter Gitters does both.

    The above are just some of the services offered by Awesome Critter Gitters. 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. Awesome Critter Gitters also provides dead animal removal in Elkhart. 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 Elkhart snake removal - most of the snakes in Indiana are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Elkhart. And remember, we are a private business, not Elkhart County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at (574) 848-4225. Elkhart County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.

    Awesome Critter Gitters: 574-575-4232


    Elkhart 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.


    Elkhart Wildlife Tip #1:
    What do Rats Sound Like

    Often, one of the major problems that we face on the logistic front of our homes is that of rats and their increasing infiltration. Being intrinsically obnoxious and a steady harbour of a number of harmful diseases, rats intrude our home premises in search of shelter, constant source of food and water and are experts in making colonies within the woodwork, sewerage, air-condition ducts, attics, cellars and other places. They basically pose themselves as nuisance as far as healthy lifestyle goes and also damages anything that comes in their way. So, staying in a rat infested surrounding has its share of detrimental impacts.

    One of the major problems that we face, in this respect, is the problem of identification of rat infestation that is to correctly read the signs of rat settlement in our household setup. Since, rats are nocturnal in nature, their major movements are observed at night time and thus often, we find things in our house damaged when we wake up in the morning. So, it is very likely that rat settlement and movement has been going on in our household for a long period of time, but we identify it when a lot of damage has already been done.

    Apart, from the damaged belongings that we find in our house, one of the major ways through which we can find out about the rodents is if we listen to sounds made by them.

    1. Sound of Climbing: Rats are nocturnal creatures and have powerful fore limbs adapted well for climbing almost everything, no matter how steep or tough it is. They can climb up walls, pipes, air-condition ducts and other household areas with much ease. In doing so, they make sounds of scratching and scampering which is quite audible, particularly in the dead hours of the night. This creates disturbance as more and more rat movements take place with time.
    2. Sound of biting and nibbling: Rats have powerful front teeth similar to gophers and can bite through hard materials. One of the favourite actions that they often tend to indulge in is biting and nibbling through household things, particularly resembling food and edibles. Particularly at night, we often hear chomping and grinding sounds and sounds that resemble chewing in our home which are generated from rats. Also, they love biting in soft elements like bed covers and table cloths or chew down left over elements from the garbage.
    3. Sound of communication: Rats have unique communication skills and make sounds accordingly. Generally, they squeak and squeal in order to communicate with other fellows or if in pain for some reason and shriek and make hissing noises if confronted by threats or to shoo away enemies belonging to same species.

    Having said all of this, we must always keep in mind that rats can prove to be a source of disturbance for a night's sleep because of the noises that they make. So, in order to be aware of their infiltration in our homes, one just needs to keep an ear out for suspicious sounds.

    Elkhart Wildlife Tip #2:


    Indiana Wildlife Information:

    Indiana State bird: Northern cardinal
    State fish: Largemouth bass

    Indiana is one of the larger states in the country, and it was sculpted millions of years ago by receding glaciers. The part of the state formed in this manner is full of rich soil, ideal for farming. Because the state is primarily rolling hills and flat plains, agriculture is the main focus of many people living in the region. Not surprisingly, farming brings with it a slew of animals that like to live off of crops. Probably the most detrimental of these species is the prairie dog. With an extensive network of tunnels, the smart mammal can inadvertently compromise structural integrity of buildings or cause machines to get stuck out in fields. If farmers are really unlucky, livestock, like cows, will get their legs stuck in the holes. A cow with a broken legs rarely recovers and lives another day.

    But prairie dogs aren't the only creatures on the lookout for fields of crops. Wild hogs are problematic in Indiana. The large combative pigs only have a few natural predators: coyotes and cougars. The mountain lion won't eat a pig a day; if anything, it might eat a pig a week. Such a limited diet does nothing for population control. Coyotes are more apt to eat a number of pigs, but the hogs are so fierce, it would take a sizeable pack to run one down. Humans have been incorporated into the process of controlling these swine, and open seasons for hunting are common.

    If the hogs and the prairie dogs don't get the farmers, the birds just might. Crop fields are favorite places for flocks of birds to congregate and eat seed. Most fields are so large and densely planted that a few crows or geese can't hurt them, but private farmers can lose an entire crop to over-zealous geese.

    Even though there are no real mountains in this state, there are a number of deep stream ravines. These regions have allowed beavers to flourish, and the more pools the beavers create, the more animals like muskrats, blue herons, and frogs will be seen.

    Indiana only has four venomous snakes, two of which are species of rattle snakes. The other two venomous snakes are copperheads and cottonmouths. There are 30 other non-venomous snake species in the state.

    Raccoons, skunks, opossums, and squirrels are also abundant.

    You can always call Awesome Critter Gitters, any time of day, at 574-575-4232, for a price quote for Elkhart wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Elkhart, IN.

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