Wild creatures are amazing, don't you think? As much as some of them may be a nuisance, carrying disease and making a sound, the wild creatures that reside in the wonderful outdoors all have their place in the ecosystem, and they're a marvel to watch. That is until you find them within your house, of course. That is when things get really serious - these disease-ridden mice and rats are cute in the tank of the pet shop, but when they are stealing chunks of food from your kitchen counters and cabinets, and running marathons across the depths of your house, things take a much more sinister turn.
They will stink! That's right, there'll be a weird smell coming from somewhere inside your home and you won't really have the ability to work out where it's coming from. It may be the smell of raccoon poop getting heated up in your attic. Doesn't your attic get very warm in the summertime? Well, that makes it the perfect hiding place for several nuisance wildlife, including bats, raccoons, opossums, and more. Not only leaving their poop around all over the place, they will pee everywhere also, and that is just really unhygienic
Opossums are not a creature you will want in your house, especially when you do not like bad smells. These little devils are known for crawling into the crevices of the inner walls, curling up into a ball and then dying. Since the body decomposes, it won't only begin to fill your house with the smell of death, but it is going to pull in more opossums, as they are scavengers and will gladly eat a rotten carcass. The carcass can also attract flies and rats as well.
A whole lot of wildlife carries diseases and sadly, that is just part of what makes the world go around. Not only the rabies, virus however, some of the nuisance wildlife may even spread disease from its own feces. Take the humble bat as only one example - histoplasmosis is a condition connected to the fungus spores in the bat's feces, and this can be deadly to people who have a weakened immune system, as well as young children too.
They will chew EVERYTHING! All of them have super-sharp teeth. They will all chew through anything happens to get in their way, whether the outside paneling of your house, the broken soffit or fascia, the port cover, the electric wiring in your attic, the thing within your walls....
Electrical wiring is a gigantic problem, posing a very serious fire threat, and when you begin to piece things together, you will quickly understand why this problem will also end up being a really expensive one. Fixing the harm that nuisance wildlife can cause is a long, extensive, and frequently costly process... One likely best left to the professionals!
They will make a mess! Raccoons like to rummage around in your garbage, and they will leave a nice mess in your yard that you have to clean up in the morning. Additionally, all that garbage they are scattering around the area all night? Well, that will attract other pests , like mice and rats.
Not only that, raccoons like to eat what people eat, so they will tear right through that screen door to your kitchen, and if you are silly enough to leave pet food out on the porch for your family dog or cat, the raccoons will eat that too. Plus, most nuisance wildlife will rile your household pets up, and may even transmit diseases to them also.
They will make a ruckus! If you have ever had a colony of bats in your attic, you will understand just how much noise these delicate creatures can make. In actuality, all nuisance wildlife makes noise occasionally, from knocking over your garbage can, causing your dog to bark throughout the night, scurrying around your walls when you are trying to sleep, or flapping and scratching about as they wander in and outside of your dwelling.
In a nutshell, there are lots of problems caused by nuisance wildlife, and if you do not make certain that you pest-proof your house, you're likely to experience all of these! You could just do the sensible thing, obviously, and let a professional give your house a once-over. That's what they're there for, after all!
