If you’re like many homeowners, once you hear the scratching noise of a critter in your attic, or see droppings of a rodent in your basement, your first instinct is to quickly surf the Internet to choose a wildlife control company to come to your house right now!

And while we certainly understand the urgency and discomfort of having an unwanted animal in the house, it important to take a moment to find the wildlife control company that can get rid of your critter—and keep it away.

When you make that phone call to a wildlife control company, here are key questions to ask:

What kind of animals do you remove? Some companies are known for removing insects or small rodents, but if you have bats, mice, rats, skunks, racoons,   snakes, you’ll need someone who is trained to track the critter and make sure it and any of its family members are removed.

At Critter Control of the Triangle, we handle almost every type of critter problem you may encounter including bats, beavers, chipmunks, birds, foxes, mice and rats, opossums, raccoons, skunks, snakes, squirrels, woodchucks and stinging insects, such as ants, bees, cockroaches, and spiders.

How do you keep animals from getting back in? Removing an animal is only part of the solution. If one gets in, others will too, unless your wildlife control company can determine what path of entry the animal used. It could be a dime-sized hole in your foundation or a gap in the fascia under your roof. Once that area is exposed, other animals will use it too. What’s more, once you’ve had a critter in your home, other predatory animals are drawn to that critter’s scent, and will try to come in. Unless your wildlife control company finds out how the critter got in and fixes it, your problem will repeat itself.

Critter Control’s expert technicians can identify your areas of exposure and set up barriers to prevent animals from getting back in.

Do you repair the damage the critter left behind? From copious droppings, damage from gnawing or unpleasant scents from urine, critters can leave a mess behind. Some of that mess contains bacteria that can be hazardous. Will your wildlife control company remove the animal, but still leave you with the mess?

At Critter Control, we have the knowledge and tools to repair animal damage and make your house your home again.

Do you guarantee your work? Any company can make promises, but it’s important to find one that stands behind its work.

As experts at wildlife control, we guarantee that our work will keep animals out.

For more information about getting rid of wildlife in your home, please call Critter Control of the Triangle at 1-800-CRITTER or 919-382-0651 in Raleigh, Durham, Apex, Cary and Morrisville, NC.