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

Magic Touch Wildlife Control
Cell Phone: 516-209-2566

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Nassau County Animal Services: (516) 843-7722

Magic Touch Wildlife Control specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. New York also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and Magic Touch Wildlife Control 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 516-209-2566 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 New York and Nassau 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



Magic Touch Wildlife Control is a full-service Garden City wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Garden City pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. Magic Touch Wildlife Control 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.

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

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at Magic Touch Wildlife Control. 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 Garden City 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 Garden City 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 Garden City rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

Bat removal is a highly specialized task. New York 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 Garden City pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Garden City 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 Garden City trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Garden City 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. Magic Touch Wildlife Control does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by Magic Touch Wildlife Control. 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. Magic Touch Wildlife Control also provides dead animal removal in Garden City. 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 Garden City snake removal - most of the snakes in New York are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Garden City. And remember, we are a private business, not Nassau County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at (516) 843-7722. Nassau County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


Magic Touch Wildlife Control: 516-209-2566

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Garden City 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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Garden City Wildlife Tip #1:
What Are the Mating Habits of a Raccoon?

For those who find wildlife fascinating, there is nothing more interesting than the mating habits of different animals. Some species are more amorous in their relationship, like the swan, while others are almost like a one-night stand.

The raccoon is an animal that has an unusual pattern, primarily because many, but not all, raccoons hibernate. This means that the time frame to mate is limited before it is time to head back into hibernation.

Preparing to Mate

While some raccoons do hibernate, the time of mating for these critters is actually quite extensive. Males will begin to prepare for mating starting in January and will continue to do so through March.

When a male is preparing to mate, they become quite restless. This includes wandering outside of their normal living area as they began to search for a female who will be their partner. While a raccoon may wander quite a distance from its habitat, it is also careful to ensure that it does not encroach upon another male's territory.

A Short Duration in Time to Mate

The normal according period for a male is somewhere between three to four days. After the four-day period is over, the female is ready to mate for the purpose of conception.

The female begins to make herself available to the male for a number of successive nights. This can last for several nights in a row as conception often does not occur right away. It is interesting because the mating process can last for as long as an hour each time. Much of this time is spent on a ritualized form of foreplay that takes up the majority of the mating time.

After the first sexual encounter, the mail will remain with the female during the entire duration of the mating period. When they wake up each day, they venture out together to forage for food. When they returned to the nesting area, they begin the first of their sexual encounters for the day.

Surprisingly, there is a certain amount adoration that the male has for the female. He can actually be quite loving toward her, as he takes care of her and ensures that her daily needs are taken care of. You wouldn't expect to see this in a raccoon, but it is part of the ritual.

All Get Their Shot

No matter how powerful or weak or raccoon may be in terms of physical size and strength, all will have the chance for mating. There are usually far more females in an area than there are males, meaning that the weaker males are given an opportunity to impregnate a female.

Interesting Facts about Raccoons

In many instances, the female will lose her offspring long before the birth. If this should happen, the female is able to conceive roughly 100 days later.

The gestation period for a raccoon is about nine weeks. Most female raccoons have a litter of somewhere between two and five babies, known as kits. It depends upon the region, but the average size of a litter in the northern part of North America is near five per litter. When temperatures are lower, it is common for litters to exceed eight or nine kits.

Garden City Wildlife Tip #2:


New York Wildlife Information:

New York State State bird: Eastern bluebird
State mammal: Beaver
State amphibian: Wood frog
State fish: Brook trout and striped bass
State insect: 9-spotted ladybug
State reptile: Common snapping turtle

New York, the Empire State, has a diverse population of animals, attributed to the state's variety of landscapes and wide range of temperatures. Not only are there heat-loving animals in New York, like snakes, frogs, and turtles, there are a good number of animals just as oriented to survival in cold weather, like wolves, bear, and deer. Most of these cold-to-warm critters have adaptations not seen in other states. White-tailed deer, for example, will store fat and develop thick coats for the cold season, whereas their cousins in the warmer southern states have no need for such an improvement. If winter is too much for an animal in New York State, it either enters of form of hibernation or it migrates. This is true for the numerous bats, woodchucks, geese, amphibians, and snakes in the area.

People who aren't from New York often associate the state with the large city that shares its name. New York City, though it houses the majority of people in the state, is just a small part of the landscape. Upstate New York, which can be rural or urban, is far larger, and has the bulk of wildlife New York is known for.

Unfortunately, because New York is widely populated with the exception of the Adirondack Mountains, most of the animals in the state have the potential to become nuisances. Residents have their fair share of raccoon, opossum, skunk, and woodchuck invasions every year. Beaver, though not as densely populated as they once were, number in the hundreds of thousands. These creatures are not terribly problematic unless homeowners live near bodies of water that are being flooded or drained due to beaver activity. Some landscape damage from tree-felling is also characteristic of this wood-loving critter. While beaver, skunks, squirrels, and woodchucks aren't predatory to people, there are a number of dangerous wild animals in New York that can become pests. The number one problem predator is the coyote. Because of a population boom, this canine has spread to both urban and rural areas, killing pets and livestock, posing a threat to small children. Coyotes are also common carriers of rabies in the state along with skunks and raccoons.

When it comes to rabies, however, bats are still the number one species for infection in New York. There are thousands of confirmed animal rabies cases in the state every year, and the Department of Environmental Control took to vaccinating the animal population with vaccine-doctored food blocks dropped into the wild by way of helicopter.

You can always call Magic Touch Wildlife Control, any time of day, at 516-209-2566, for a price quote for Garden City wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Garden City, NY.