Professional Wildlife Removal Company Servicing St Joseph, MO
If you have a problem with wildlife in your St Joseph home, your best option is to hire a company that specializes in Missouri 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 Missouri and St Joseph, and I recommend the following:
TruTech Wildlife Service
Cell Phone: 816-912-0296
NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Doniphan County Animal Services: (816) 271-4877
TruTech Wildlife Service specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. Missouri also has a documented problem with
bats in buildings, and TruTech Wildlife Service 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 816-912-0296 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 2024.
When hiring a company to solve your wild animal problem, you want these features:
- Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
- Fully Missouri and Doniphan 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
TruTech Wildlife Service is a full-service St Joseph wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular St Joseph pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all
similar to wildlife removal. TruTech Wildlife Service 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.
St Joseph wildlife trapping - it's not as simple as it may seem. It's illegal in Missouri 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 Missouri law. We offer St Joseph raccoon removal. Read more about how to get rid of raccoons.
Animals in attics - this is our specialty at TruTech Wildlife Service. 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 St Joseph 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 St Joseph 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 St Joseph rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.
Bat removal is a highly specialized task. Missouri 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 St Joseph pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is St Joseph 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 St Joseph trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a St Joseph 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. TruTech Wildlife Service does both.
The above are just some of the services offered by TruTech Wildlife Service. 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. TruTech Wildlife Service
also provides dead animal removal in St Joseph. 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 St Joseph snake removal - most of the snakes in Missouri are not venomous, but
call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in St Joseph. And remember, we are a private business, not Doniphan County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at (816) 271-4877.
Doniphan County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.
TruTech Wildlife Service
Cell Phone: 816-912-0296
St Joseph Pricing Info
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.
St Joseph Wildlife Tip #1:
Is It Safe To Handle A Raccoon With Bare Hands?
This is something that every phoenix house owner wants to know. Some of the house owner even did it because they couldn't think of anything else. People think that it's nothing to do with bare hands or covering them while they handle wild animal like raccoons being unaware of the fact that they carry many virus and bacteria that causes rabies. When raccoons see or smell humans near them they get frightened and in order to defend themselves they attack, while to handle them with the bare hands chances are it would affect your health.
No matter if it's a kid or an adult, they are dangerous for all. It is absolutely necessary to call a professional assistant who could remove them as they always use safety measures while doing their job. The most important tool they use is gloves, with other safety tools. Catching even a baby raccoon can be dangerous to your health, you can use a sheet to cover them or a box and then take them out.
The chances of getting bitten are higher when you try to handle them with bare hands. As you only have your hands as a weapon, you will never be able to handle them with caution. One can never be able to predict the move of an animal and especially when it's a wild animal, if they feel that you are a danger to them they will attack you to defend. Trying to trap a raccoon and its young one by the house owner can be a dangerous task and when you don't have someone expert in it, you should not even think of trying it. When there is a trap in front of the raccoon it usually gets nervous and you can try to push it in the trap with your bare hands but that will be a mistake as it can bite or scratch you where ever they want infecting you with the rabies bacteria they are carrying.
Concern about diseases!
This is a very dangerous disease which is believed to be carried by the raccoons. So if in any case it has entered your house and you are trying to remove them away by any method, just do not use your bare hands to do so. Various safety tools must be used including the most important tool, the hand gloves. If by any chance the raccoon has attacked you, then you must get immediate health check up and tests for the disease. There are many other means that are less risky and reduce the chance of getting infected to catch a raccoon rather than with bare hands.
St Joseph Wildlife Tip #2:
Missouri Wildlife Information:
Missouri State bird: Eastern bluebird
State mammal: Missouri mule
State reptile: Three-toed box turtle
State amphibian: North American bullfrog
State fish: Channel catfish, paddlefish
State insect: European honeybee
Missouri is a state that is wetter than most people think. It was originally classified as a southern state, and eventually became grouped with the states in the Midwest. As far as Midwest states go, however, it is full of wet grasslands which gradually culminate through foothills into the Ozark Mountains. Though much of the landscape is flat, the region has a fair amount of forest. It is humid with hot summers and cold winters.
A state with such ample grasslands is bound to have a good number of large grazing animals, and Missouri definitely fits the bill. This state has white-tailed deer, elk, and American bison. The bison, which are growing in popularity for food consumption around the globe, are in both wild and semi-wild herds. Their numbers are significantly less than when they roamed the plains hundreds of years before pioneers came through.
No predators are large enough in Missouri to take down a full-sized bison, though sick adults and young calves will occasionally be prey for coyotes or mountain lions. It is rare to see a mountain lion out on the plains; in fact, it is rare to see one of the big cats at all. The species vanished from Missouri in the 1970's only to reappear in the mid 1990's. The game commission in the state does not feel there is a breeding population of the cats, and any cougar sightings are animals that have come in from other states.
Another creature that enjoys life out in the grasslands is the badger. These aggressive, intimidating animals are excellent diggers, and they live primarily off a diet of rodents found in prairie grass. The badger can be a fierce protector of its den, and people are advised to keep their distance from this critter.
There is, of course, no shortage of home invading species in Missouri. The state has an ample supply of raccoons, foxes, bats, skunks, porcupines, opossums, nutria, muskrats, and squirrels.
The wetlands in the region are home to a few animals that are slowly vanishing as the swamps dry up. The swamp rabbit is a critter found in the southern swamps of Missouri, and its numbers have been steadily declining as the wetlands get destroyed. Another species that is gradually going away is the alligator snapping turtle, a reptile that can grow to be 150 pounds.
You can always call TruTech Wildlife Service, any time of day, at 816-912-0296, for a price quote for St Joseph wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in St Joseph, MO.