Squirrel baby season is upon us. Are you hearing squirrels in your attic but don’t think it is that much of a problem. Think again, squirrels main breeding season in Northern Virginia is from December to February. The gestation periods is about 44 days. Starting in February squirrels begin to give birth to young,…
DetailsNorthern Virginia Squirrel Removal. It is that time of year again, are you hearing noises in the attic? Scratching in the attic? Are squirrels the culprit, using your house as their own personal playground? As the weather gets cold the squirrels will begin to chew into attics and other places around your home for multiple reasons. Some…
DetailsRemove a groundhog save a foundation. Groundhog also known as Woodchucks, trapping is very important to homeowner for many reasons. Woodchucks instinctively dig their entire life. Sometimes a groundhog will dig under a shed, a home, a barn or a porch. All of these structures have foundations and groundhogs digging destroys foundations. Nothing is worse…
DetailsRaccoon removal is one of the most exciting parts of the wildlife control job in Northern Virginia. Especially when one falls through your ceiling and destroys part of your home, then we get to chase it around the room and catch it. Do not let this happen to you, if you even think you have…
DetailsWhat is killing Chickens? That is a question we always get. Most any predators will kill a chicken but there are ways to determine what is killing chickens by what they leave behind. Possible chicken killing culprits could be foxes, dogs, raccoons, opossums, skunks, mink, weasels, birds of prey, or the wild next door…
DetailsSquirrels in Attics are one of Northern Virginia’s greatest wildlife control issues. Jesse James Critter Gitters are professionally trained to effectively remove squirrels from attics. Although Squirrels may look all cute and cuddly when they sit on the park bench and eat your peanuts, squirrels in attics are much more ferocious. Squirrels in attics…
DetailsIts that time of year again, we are catching a lot of bats in living rooms. They are on the move and are getting into all kinds of places where people don’t want them. This is mostly due to the fact that the juvenile bats are getting bigger and mobile and are going exploring, but…
DetailsHave you ever heard, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, animal proofing will save you a lot of headache in the future. This is especially true with animals that are repeatedly digging under your porch, deck, crawlspace, or shed. Common animals that dig under decks are groundhogs, skunks, foxes and opossums.…
DetailsSkunk removal is a very common call in Northern Virginia. We cover everything from trapping and removal of skunks to exclusion of property to keep the skunks out. And if you happen to catch a skunk on your own and need somebody to remove it just give us a call. Jesse James Critter Gitters has…
DetailsIts that time of year again and Wanted: are the Sweet Corn Bandits (Raccoons). Somehow as soon as your sweet corn is about to turn ripe these destructive masked outlaws show up. If you have a large patch such as a few acres of corn, raccoons are not really a problem as there will be…
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