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

Attic Solutions
Cell Phone: 815-217-2602

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Stephenson County Animal Services: 815-235-8276

Attic Solutions specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. Illinois also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and Attic Solutions 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 815-217-2602 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 2023.

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

• Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
• Fully Illinois and Stephenson 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



Attic Solutions is a full-service Freeport wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Freeport pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. Attic Solutions 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.

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

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at Attic Solutions. 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 Freeport 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 Freeport 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 Freeport rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

Bat removal is a highly specialized task. Illinois 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 Freeport pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Freeport 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 Freeport trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Freeport 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. Attic Solutions does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by Attic Solutions. 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. Attic Solutions also provides dead animal removal in Freeport. 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 Freeport snake removal - most of the snakes in Illinois are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Freeport. And remember, we are a private business, not Stephenson County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at 815-235-8276. Stephenson County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


Attic Solutions: 815-217-2602

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Freeport Pricing Info For Year 2023

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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Freeport Wildlife Tip #1:
Humane rat removal
If you have a bunch of rats in your home you know that this can be an unpleasant thought altogether. These little rodents can make a real mess of your home, getting into your food, leaving their waste around, and tearing up objects such as books and clothing. Add to it the fact that you wake up that night, had to the kitchen, only to be greeted by one of these beady-eyed little critters and it is easy to see why you want to take action to remove them immediately.

While you want them out of your home, that doesn't necessarily mean you are looking for termination of these rodents. You simply don't want them inside your house, making you want to look for humane rat removal methods that can resolve your rodent problem without causing the death of these animals.

There are a few things you can do that can be highly effective in getting rats away from your home. The first starts with using known repellents that will cause rats to flee from specific areas of your house. Products such as peppermint, cayenne pepper, or ammonia are strong repellents that irritate rats to the point where they do not want to come close to an area where these products are placed.

Once you have read a specific area of your home of these rats, you can start to work your way toward other parts and tell you have got them to flee completely out of your home. This can be a highly effective technique to use and doesn't cost you a great deal of money.

You can also look into using such things as cage traps. These traps enable you to be able to capture rats and hold them, so that you can then take them to another location and let them go. Best of all, these traps can often handle up to 10 rats at one time, meaning that if one is captured during the night others can still get inside. In no time, you can have your entire rat problem resolved by placing a couple of these traps out each night in areas where you know rats are known to go.

Having a cat can also be an effective means to scare rats away from your home. Because your cat is also a nighttime prowler, it does not allow rats to roam freely around your home while you were sleeping. You may be concerned about your cat capturing and killing one of these rats, and that will happen on occasion, but the more likely scenario is that the rats will do their very best to avoid getting captured by the cat, and that means getting out of your home.

If your problem is to such an excess that you clearly are not getting a handle on the problem, you may want to look into hiring a professional to assist you. Most agencies only provide extermination, but many still provide capture and removal. You simply have to look around to find them.

Freeport Wildlife Tip #2:


Illinois Wildlife Information:

Illinois State bird: Northern cardinal
State mammal: White-tailed deer
State reptile: Painted turtle
State amphibian: Flarebutt Salamander
State fish: Bluegill
State insect: Monarch butterfly

Illinois, a long state near the bottom of the Great Lakes, experiences hot summers and cold winters. How harsh your season is depends on where you are located; the northern residents receiving cooler temperatures and more snow than the southern residents. As a humid, flat tract of land, Illinois is prone to tornados and violent thunderstorms. It is primarily covered in farm land and supports a large population of grazing animals. The plains are also known to encourage the proliferation of prairie dogs. These cute, intelligent little creatures are surprisingly problematic for farmers, digging tunnels beneath equipment and compromising the integrity of buildings. Pest control for this species is a daunting task; a prairie dog city can contain thousands of members.

The entirety of Illinois is not just grass. There are forests in the state, and the local governments have been proactive about planting trees to help prevent erosion. In these forests, just like in most forests, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, opossum, snakes, and chipmunks live, waiting to find a way to invade homeowner's yards. In reality, the most common offenders are raccoons. Because of how intelligent these critters are, the raccoon can live happily in an urban setting, feeding off of garbage and other edible waste. Raccoons aren't the only problem animals city dwellers need to worry about, however. Rats are just as common in Illinois as any other state. If left uncontrolled, the animals could easily overrun many of the city streets. Thankfully, rats have learned to remain in their sewers when humans are around.

There are not many large predators in Illinois due to excessive hunting and deliberate removal by state authorities. Wolves and cougars were once native to the region. While the cougar is slowly being reintroduced, it is the coyote that claims the title of top predator in this plains state. Coyotes can be just as pesky as rats when it comes down to invading a property. Because of the large number of farms in Illinois, homeowners need to be on constant watch for the opportunistic coyote. These canines won't hesitate to sneak inside the lawn and snatch a pet or a chicken. In most locations, a coyote in the yard threatening pets or children can be shot on sight. This, of course, depends on where you live, as discharging a firearm in the city is likely to be frowned on.

You can always call Attic Solutions, any time of day, at 815-217-2602, for a price quote for Freeport wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Freeport, IL.