ou climbed up into the attic to grab a suitcase, and your flashlight beam landed on something you didn’t want to see: hundreds of little black pellets scattered across the insulation. Your heart sinks. Is it mice? Rats? Or something worse? To the untrained eye, mouse droppings and bat guano look almost identical. They are […]
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You usually don’t see the first rat. You see the damage, or you get a weird feeling that something in your house has changed. Most homeowners wait until they actually spot a mouse scurrying across the kitchen floor to call us. By that point, I hate to tell you, but you don’t just have “a
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It’s a beautiful afternoon in Texas. You’re gardening or letting the dog out, and suddenly you freeze. There’s a slithering movement in the grass. A snake. Your heart rate spikes. Is it a harmless Rat Snake keeping the rodent population down? Or is it a venomous Copperhead waiting to strike? In Texas, we coexist with
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You’ve seen the signs: a bat flying out of your chimney at dusk, tiny black droppings (guano) accumulating on your porch, or faint scratching and chirping sounds from your attic. You have a bat colony. After a quick search online, you may have experienced some sticker shock. Why is professional bat removal so expensive? Unlike
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You’ve confirmed the culprit making all that noise in your attic is a squirrel. It’s small, maybe even looks a little cute. Your first thought might be, “How hard can it be? I’ll just go to the hardware store, buy a trap, and handle this myself.” While the desire to save money is understandable, attempting
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It starts faintly. A strange, unpleasant smell you can’t quite place. You check the trash, clean the fridge, and run the garbage disposal, but the odor persists. Over the next few days, it grows stronger, becoming an unbearable, sickly-sweet stench that permeates your entire home. If you’re experiencing a foul odor that you can’t identify,
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You hear a crash in the middle of the night. In the morning, you find the evidence: your trash can is tipped over, and yesterday’s dinner is strewn across the lawn. You have a nocturnal bandit, but who is it? In most American suburbs, the two primary suspects for this classic crime are the raccoon
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You’ve confirmed the culprit making all that noise in your attic is a squirrel. It’s small, maybe even looks a little cute. Your first thought might be, “How hard can it be? I’ll just go to the hardware store, buy a trap, and handle this myself.” While the desire to save money is understandable, attempting
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You’ve spent countless hours and money cultivating a beautiful Texas lawn, only to wake up one morning to what looks like a miniature battlefield. Small, cone-shaped holes dot your flower beds, or perhaps large patches of sod have been completely rolled back. It’s frustrating, and it’s a clear sign you have a nocturnal visitor. But
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You hear it—that frantic, light-footed scurrying sound in your ceiling. It’s too small to be a raccoon, but it’s definitely something. Your mind immediately jumps to two possibilities: is it a squirrel or a rat? Knowing the difference is crucial. While both are rodents that can cause serious damage, they have different behaviors, pose different
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