SKEDADDLE BLOG

When the days grow shorter and the weather gets colder, your thoughts may turn to cozy winter nights inside your home, where your heater and insulated building materials keep you and your family warm. What you may not realize is that the wild animals in your area have their minds set on finding a comfortable… Continue reading

With the fall season officially here and temperatures dropping, it’s a great time to make sure that your home is prepared for the winter. One of the things to look for is wildlife control. Many animals look for food, water and shelters that are warm and dry, and your home is an appealing destination for… Continue reading

Bats are fascinating creatures full of contradictions. They’re mammals, yet they fly. They’re small, but they can eat up to three times their body weight. They have sensitive eyesight, yet they use echolocation for navigation and to find their prey. However, the fact that they inspire curiosity doesn’t mean you want them to move onto… Continue reading

Raccoon behavior changes in the cold weather. They do not hibernate but tend to slow down and look for warm, safe places to settle. If these critters are engaging in pesky activities on your property, you need to call wildlife control Waukesha for assistance with removal. While their actions are sometimes a nuisance to humans,… Continue reading

The autumn season brings in crisp, cool temperatures, beautiful colour changes and shorter days. It is the signal that the cold months are just around the corner. Raccoons notice these changes as well, and they, too, begin to make their preparations for winter. If one or more move onto your property, contact experts in humane… Continue reading

Everyone knows raccoons: the masked bandits in our yards. When you wake up in the morning and find your garbage bin tumbled on its side, lid off, and contents scattered around the yard, you can be fairly certain the culprit is a raccoon. Should one set up residence on your property and become a nuisance,… Continue reading

When it comes to removing skunks from your Kitchener home it often requires an additional lesson of eliminating skunk odour as well. Skunk spray is potent and is meant as a deterrent for predators making the smell hard to live with. While there is no easy or quick fix to odour removal, there are several… Continue reading

Scram the Skunk probably has a worse reputation than he deserves. The first association most people have with skunks is their really stinky spray. We all recoil from the smell that hits us when one of these creatures meets an untimely end on the side of a road. Anyone with an adventurous and curious dog… Continue reading

The crisp, cool days of fall signal change. We, humans, relish in the break from the hot and humid days of a Midwest summer yet understand that the harsh and colder winter is just around the corner. We begin to mentally and physically prepare ourselves for what’s to come, and we start the work of… Continue reading

Bats are fascinating creatures full of contradictions. They’re mammals, yet they fly. They’re small, but they can eat up to three times their body weight. They have sensitive eyesight, yet they use echolocation for navigation and to find their prey. However, the fact that they inspire curiosity doesn’t mean you want them to move onto… Continue reading

Bats are fascinating creatures. They are the only flying mammal. They love to keep their friends and family close, so they roost in groups. They are a welcome sight in summer, every night eating up to 1,000 insects, such as mosquitoes, moths, midges, beetles, mayflies and other flying insects. While it is common to see… Continue reading

This year’s novel coronavirus pandemic again highlights an interesting fact in the animal world: Bats make great hosts for viruses. Research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 might have originated in bats. It is not the first virus to be transmitted from bats to humans, nor will it be the last. How is it this flying mammal survives… Continue reading

With the fall season officially here and temperatures dropping, it’s a great time to make sure that your home is prepared for the winter. One of the things to look for is wildlife control. Many animals look for food, water and shelters that are warm and dry, and your home is an appealing destination for… Continue reading

Mice are difficult tenants to evict. Whether you’ve just spotted the first signs of mice in your home, or you’ve tried for weeks to capture these troublesome guests, find out how the experts identify, remove and prevent mice from entering. As professionals who specialize in mice control in Milwaukee, our team at Skedaddle Humane Wildlife… Continue reading

Mouse droppings are probably the last thing you want to see in your home. Whether you’ve spotted a few in your attic or a large amount around your kitchen, it’s important to work with a professional to safely clean your home. Most homeowners turn to sweeping and vacuuming, but these cleaning tactics just aren’t enough… Continue reading