Middle Tennessee Skunk Trapping & Removal
MIDDLE TENNESSEE SKUNK
TRAPPING & REMOVAL
We remove skunks from residential and commercial properties. Trapper Jack Wildlife Specialist in Middle Tennessee is the company to call when you have a problem with invasive wildlife, including skunks. No one wants skunks near their residential or commercial property because of the foul odor, as you may well know, from some things called “musk glands.” Maybe you’ve smelled a skunk’s incredibly bad odor while driving along a country road, but more of these animals are invading urban areas.
We’re a 28 year old company who serves both families and businesses for wildlife removal needs in the Middle Tennessee area. At Trapper Jack, you can depend on us to capture wild animals and rodents with a humane approach.
You can count on us when it comes to catching animal pests, rodents, and other urban wildlife at the lowest possible cost with the highest possible quality. If you’re in need of humane skunk trapping, call us today at 615.469.6000.
What Are The Dangers From Invasive Skunks?
Our team of knowledgeable technicians doesn’t recommend amateur skunk removal for the obvious reason that this animal can spray you when it feels threatened. Not only is the spray from a skunk difficult to remove from your clothing or skin, but the chemicals in the spray can make you nauseated and sting your eyes. If a skunk sprays you with its musk, then seek medical attention right away to avoid health complications. In addition, a skunk can bite or scratch you when it feels threatened, and this particular mammal can transmit the deadly rabies virus.
Skunks often leave feces that are loaded with all kinds of pathogens. In order to keep you, your family and your pets safe, it is vital to remove these critters quickly.
What Damage Do Skunks Cause to Properties?
While skunks might seem interesting to watch, they can be menaces – and not just from the smell. The largest problems caused by skunks are their destructive tendencies. Skunks love to root around in yards, flower beds, vegetable gardens and literally anywhere else there may be grubs. This can ruin gardens, make yards look messy and can ruin your yard’s insect population.
The burrowing habits of skunks can lead to serious problems, as they often like to dig their dens right next to sturdy structures. This can eventually cause a weakening of the foundation, leading to the potential failure of your home, garage or deck’s substructure. Finally, skunks can harm and kill any fruits, vegetables, flowers or even small fowl or other animals on your property.
How Are Skunks Captured?
In some cases a technician can capture a skunk with a specialized net, but in many cases trapping skunks with steel traps is a better plan. With this type of wildlife removal, humane steel traps are placed at the animal’s exit locations.
Bait is often used to encourage the invasive wildlife to enter a steel trap, and the door of the trap will close as the skunk enters the device.
How To Get Rid Of Skunks Quickly
When you have skunks on your property, you may be tempted to try removing them on your own. For many reasons, it is actually recommended that you hire a professional wildlife removal service to take care of your skunk problem in a quick and humane fashion. Aside from the terrible odors if you try to catch one, one of the biggest reasons is the difficulties of getting hold of them from their burrowing and hiding places.
All Star Animal Trapping has skunk trappers who know how to safely capture skunks living underneath outbuildings, such as pool houses or gardening sheds. In addition to capturing one or more of these animals, we can clean the area where the skunks have been living to eliminate their pheromones.
This involves removing the skunks’ droppings and spraying strong chemicals. By doing this, additional skunks aren’t attracted to the same area as before. We can also install wire mesh over downspouts or the entry holes on the side of a building to keep the skunks from entering these areas.
In the last 200 years, skunks have been noted as one of the most common wildlife animals to carry rabies.
Why Hire Trapper Jack?
In some geographic regions, skunks are protected by local laws, so you can’t poison or shoot the animals. Fortunately, there are expert skunk trappers available at Trapper Jack Wildlife Specialist, in the Middle Tennessee area.
With our professional skunk trapping services, you won’t need to worry about being sprayed or bitten by this invasive critter. One of our skunk trappers will find where the animals are hiding and use one of our humane skunk trapping methods to capture and relocate the furry invaders for good.
We are proud to provide excellent wildlife removal services to our clients. For many years, our experts have been removing skunks with the most humane techniques available. Throughout the entire removal process, Trapper Jack Wildlife Specialist is focused on client safety and well-being. In addition to removing wildlife, we also provide many other services, including wildlife exclusion, attic restoration and attic cleanup.
