Finding baby wildlife in your home can be an overwhelming experience. Whether it’s baby raccoons nestled in your attic or squirrels finding shelter in your walls, it’s crucial to handle the situation with care. At Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control in Bowmanville, Ontario, we specialize in humane baby wildlife removal that protects both the animals and… Continue reading
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How Weather Impacts Wildlife Baby Seasons
Wildlife baby seasons are a fascinating natural phenomenon. If you’ve heard chirping in your attic or noticed increased animal activity in your Niagara neighbourhood, they could be signs of baby season arriving sooner rather than later. Did you know that changes in the weather play a huge role in when and how these seasons unfold… Continue reading
Spring Wildlife Babies: What to Do When You Encounter Them
Spring is a time of renewal, and for many animals, it’s also the season for new life. During this period, homeowners are more likely to encounter animals like raccoons, skunks, and squirrels raising their young nearby. Knowing how to handle these situations can prevent unnecessary stress—both for the animals and for you. Skedaddle’s wildlife removal… Continue reading
3 Ways Raccoon Mothers Care for Their Babies
When you think of raccoons, you probably associate them with their mischievous behaviors and wily ways. However, if you’ve ever had the good fortune to spot a mama with their kits, you may wonder how these adorable little creatures survive. They owe it all to the care their mothers provide. Male raccoons are not involved… Continue reading
How To Discourage Baby Birds From Being Born in Your Home?
The sound of baby birds chirping in your yard is a welcome sign that spring is near. The sound of baby birds chirping in your home can feel less exciting. Find out why having birds roost in your home can be dangerous, how to discourage them from doing so and why Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control… Continue reading
A Recap of Skedaddle Technicians Finding March Wildlife Babies
Last week, Montreal, North York, London, and Ottawa all found their first babies of the season! Montreal, Quebec: In Montreal, our team was called late last Friday afternoon to remove a litter of newborn raccoons from a homeowner’s attic. This mother raccoon had returned to a home she had previously denned in to birth her… Continue reading
Stay Vigilant During Raccoon Baby Season
Mating season for raccoons occurs in the winter. After a few months’ gestation, females give birth in the spring. Raccoon baby season can last from March until early June, but most babies will be born in April and May. Raccoons are clever, resourceful, opportunistic creatures, and the females have a strong maternal instinct to protect… Continue reading
Wildlife Control in Durham: Its Baby Squirrel Season Again!
Summer is a season where we see many people slowing down as they take a break from the hectic schedules that dominate life in the modern world. But wildlife citizens in Durham and other communities are often quite busy. Among the most active wildlife are squirrels, these furry foragers cause homeowners concern from time to… Continue reading
Female Squirrels Have Two Gestation Periods
Typically, baby season is associated with the beginning of spring. Our technicians get called out regularly to remove baby animals like squirrels and raccoons from homes but that does not mean our baby rescue work is done in a few weeks. Female squirrels can give birth to two litters during the spring and fall –… Continue reading
How Instinctual Are Baby Raccoons?
The term animal instinct exists for a reason and raccoons rely on their instincts to survive in the wild and in the modern urban jungle. Raccoons quickly learn to adapt to living in many and varied environments not just because they have good survival instincts, but because their mothers also teach them certain essential survival… Continue reading
What to Do When You Find Baby Raccoons?
Raccoon mothers have a reputation for making warm, cozy nests in your attic. They’re fiercely protective and will do anything to protect their kit (baby raccoons). Keep reading to find out more about raccoon babies and why raccoon removal experts may provide the most humane solution to your problem. The Role of a Mother… Continue reading
Whitby Wildlife Prevention: Do Baby Skunks Spray?
Meeting a baby skunk is sure to tug at your heartstrings. They are so tiny and cute and helpless that you will simply melt at the sight of them. But if you’ve ever experienced the full force of the skunk stink you will definitely be wondering if these fuzzy little animals can unleash the putrid… Continue reading
Humane Wildlife Control: The Beauty of the Baby Box
Baby animals are very cute and for the first few months of their lives, most baby mammals are totally reliant on their mothers. Understanding the relationship between mothers and babies and how the mother will react to her family being removed from their cozy den in your attic or basement is crucial to the… Continue reading
How Skedaddle's Wildlife Technicians Train for the Removal of Babies
Playful puppies, cuddly kittens, chirping chicks, everyone loves baby animals, especially when they are all cute and fluffy. At Skedaddle the Wildlife Technicians are no different and get extremely excited about the baby season. If you ask any of them, they will tell you that there is little in the world of wildlife control that… Continue reading
Protecting Wildlife Babies with Humane Removal and Exclusion
If you live in an area that is shared with wildlife, chances are you have or will face intrusion in your home as the animals try to survive alongside human beings. Often, these animals will take shelter in your home and use the space to nurture their young. When this happens, you may require the… Continue reading
Hearing Some Strange Sounds Coming From Your Attic? It May Be a Raccoon Family
Have you begun to hear strange sounds in the attic area of your home? Does it sound like walking or scratching? If so, you might have a raccoon problem. Raccoon removal services are a common need for homeowners as raccoons like to take up residency in attic spaces. Wildlife control experts are called out to… Continue reading
What to Do With Raccoon Babies?
There are many creatures that can find their way into your home, one being raccoons. Raccoons are crafty creatures who like to climb and scavenge, often times finding a new home in an attic or crawlspace. Raccoons will often have babies in their new nesting areas, which leads to you not only having a raccoon… Continue reading
How Pest Control Protects Your Family and Home
When one becomes a homeowner, there are many things that you need to learn. We all figure out how to fix certain things around the home as well as encounter such issues as pests or animals gaining entry into the home. While it is not uncommon to find a mouse or even a raccoon taking… Continue reading
Are Skunks Blind?
Skunks are creatures that everyone tries to avoid due to their stinky defense mechanism. However, taking time to learn more about skunks can be quite interesting. Many wonder if skunks are blind and how they can affect the home, if they manage to build a nest nearby. It is important to home owners to know… Continue reading
Excellent Animal Control Solutions
Depending on where you live, you might be subjected to pests entering the home. It is recommended that all homeowners learn animal control methods to keep from being bothered by pesky creatures such as mice or squirrels. Below are a few tips to ensure that creatures do not gain entry to your home. Keep It… Continue reading
Why DIY Doesn’t Usually Work to Stop Wildlife Nesting in a Vent
We all want to do things ourself. If we can do it, then we’ll find a way to make it happen. However, a lot of us cut corners or aren’t aware of proper DIY practices. It’s important to have the right ventilation in your home so moisture doesn’t build up in your attic. But, there’s… Continue reading
How to Get Raccoons Out of the Chimney
Roasted raccoon is not good. Your first instinct for a critter in the chimney might be to light a fire. Not the best or humane idea. You could end up burning entire animal families alive. No matter what do not remove raccoons yourself. A lot of the time they are searching for a safe place… Continue reading
Wildlife Babies- Showing Up In Strange Places!
Don’t you hate going in for a routine oil change and end up getting a car full of squirrel babies? This was a case for a Skedaddle Customer this past Saturday! In Skedaddle’s 29 years we are used to finding wildlife babies in all sorts of areas- attics, chimneys, walls, balconies, bathtubs, etc. This year,… Continue reading
Opossum Mom and Babies Removed From Shed in Hamilton
This week, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control responded to a call from a homeowner in Hamilton who had an opossum in their shed. We don’t get many calls for opossums as compared to raccoons or squirrels, although sometimes we will receive calls from homeowners who think they have a big rat in their backyard, but it… Continue reading
The First Wildlife Babies of the Year are Here!
Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control found it’s first babies of the 2016 spring season today! We found babies in a beer cooler in Oakville and more babies in a Hamilton attic. On Saturday, March 12th, we discovered the first squirrel babies of the season- under the hood of a BMW! The car had been towed… Continue reading
Trapping and Relocating Wildlife Can Create Orphan Wildlife Babies
This is the time of the year when homeowners are most likely to be dealing with wildlife in their homes. It is mating and birthing season for raccoons, squirrels skunks and more. Wildlife are looking for homes to house their babies. When confronted with wildlife living up-close in their own homes or backyards, well-meaning but… Continue reading
Removing Wildlife Babies – the Humane Way is the Best Way
Baby season is here! Each spring Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control receives hundreds of calls from home and business owners who have raccoons in their attics, chimney or crawlspaces. Mother raccoons begin to give birth in March and will continue to have babies through spring and early summer. Raccoons do not construct their own den sites… Continue reading
It’s Baby Season on the West Island
It’s Baby Season on the West Island Spring is a busy time of year for professional pest control providers on the West Island. With all the snow now melted and warm temperatures finally returning, mother raccoons, squirrels and skunks are on the lookout for places to have and raise their babies. If a raccoon, squirrel… Continue reading
Baby Season in Montreal
Spring has arrived in Montreal and after a cold start to 2015 the sun is finally shining and all that snow has finally disappeared. As temperatures warm up and spring flowers sprout you’ll begin to see more wildlife activity in your neighbourhood. Birds will be chirping, squirrels will be scampering and you might even begin… Continue reading
Wildlife Babies: What Happens to the Family?
This is the busiest time of year for wildlife companies because the mating season is just beginning, which means we have already started seeing baby raccoons and squirrels across Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. At Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control one of our top priorities is keeping animal families together after their removal. Removing wildlife from… Continue reading
Wildlife Baby Season is Here
The first raccoon babies of 2015 have arrived, and they are glorious! These fuzzy, poorly-sighted babies were removed from a home in Port Dover on March 12. The early weeks of March are typically when we receive many calls from homeowners who have experienced wildlife issues in the past, and their homes have now become… Continue reading
Wildlife Going Bump in the Night?
Are you starting to hear thumping, scurrying, pounding, and other violent sounds coming from your ceiling? If you have already suspected wildlife are having a party up in your attic you are more than likely correct. Except there’s more to the story. Wildlife are not very quiet when it comes to mating. It’s often an… Continue reading
First Baby Call Opens the Doors For Busy Season
The first call we receive each year for confirmed baby raccoons or squirrels kick-starts our busiest time of year.
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