Fairfax County Wildlife Removal

ACS Wildlife Removal: 703-881-3164

Fairfax County Wildlife Control

  • Scratching Noises in Your Attic?
  • Wildlife Problems on Your Property?
  • Bird or Bat Problem in Your Building?
  • Rat, Mouse, or Squirrel Infestation?
  • We Can Solve It (Today)!

Check our year 2024 prices for wildlife control work. Call us 24/7 to schedule an appointment.
If you can't afford our services, read about free Fairfax County wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: 703-830-1100.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 804-367-1000.

ACS Wildlife Removal is a full-service wildlife control company serving Fairfax County VA and the surrounding area. We specialize in urban and suburban wildlife damage management for both residential and commercial customers. We are state licensed by the Virginia Fish & Wildlife Commission. We handle nearly all aspects of wildlife control, and resolve conflicts between people and wildlife in a humane and professional manner. For Fairfax County pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 703-881-3164 - yes, we answer our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and we will discuss your wildlife problem and schedule an appointment to solve it. We look forward to hearing from you!


Many of Virginia's wild animals have learned to adapt and even thrive in our homes. For example some wildlife have found that attics make great places to live. Other animals find refuge under homes or porches. Invariably, these animals cause damage. Rodents, like squirrels and rats, love to chew on electrical wires once in an attic, and this causes a serious fire hazard. Raccoons can cause serious contamination in an attic with their droppings and parasites. Same goes for bat or bird colonies. We specialize in solving Virginia's wildlife problems, from snake removal to large jobs like commercial bat control, we do it all.

We handle every aspect of wildlife control. We are fully equipped to work on any project, large or small. Some of our services include:

  • Humane wildlife trapping and relocation services
  • Removal of raccoons or squirrels from the attic
  • Building repairs and prevention work to keep animals out
  • 100% permanent elimination of rats, mice, or even bats
  • Cleanup of animal waste and odor control services
  • Emergency animal issues, and dead animal removal

We do not handle dog or cat problems. If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Fairfax county animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals. There is no free Fairfax County animal control for wildlife issues.

Fairfax County Animal Services or Humane Society: 703-830-1100


Fairfax County Wildlife Removal Tip: Does poison make rats thirsty and die outside? Rat poison is a powerful weapon against rats, causing an internal bleeding and eventually, death. However, it doesn't make them thirsty. That is simply a myth. The rats will be lethargic and will not go outside the house to die, except if there is their nest; in that case they will go out, but, that's not the case all the time. Mostly, if they took the poison inside the house, they will die in there, for sure.

The pest control companies have placed that lie in public, telling that the rat poison will make them thirsty and they will go outside to die. That is simply not true. The poison is so strong and will create a huge bleeding inside the rat, it will not be able to move, eat or drink, death sentence is written all over it, and it's just a matter of time. No known poison has the ability to cause the rats an immediate death, most of them will take four to ten days to finally kill a rat. So, there is no certain place where will rat die because of that delayed effect of the poison. They could go and die in their nests, inside the house or another hidden place in your property.

The rats do need water on a daily basis, but the poison will definitely not make them thirsty. Some of the anti-coagulants have slight tendencies to make rats thirsty, but they will find water in their usual places. Those are very rare cases and isolated ones. The fact is that the rat can last longer without water than the camel, so you should keep that in mind next time when somebody tells you about the above-mentioned myth. Rodents cannot vomit and all the poison that they took it stays in their organisms. The poison will prevent them from eating and drinking, causing internal bleeding and heart attack. The effects of the poison are devastating for rats and it will not give them any chance for getting better.

So, the next time when you hear these silly stories, don't pay attention to them. It is unknown where the rat will die, and if it's not in your house, even better, you don't have to deal with the horrible smell of decomposing body. Also, you don't have to track the dead rat and remove the carcass later. Just be sure to check the poisoned places regularly and you will not have any problems. The only thing that could save the rat is a large amount of Vitamin K which is the good antidote for anti-coagulant. Of course, we know that and they don't.

What Prices Do We Charge?
Every job is different: the type of animals involved, is it in the attic or the yard, do you need repairs, etc. It's impossible to have set pricing in this industry. Examples MIGHT include:
Small Job: Like a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: Like to get critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: A project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up
To get an exact price for your specific wildlife problem, just give us a phone call any time, 24-7, and describe your situation. We will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone, and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment for a full inspection and exact price quote in writing. We believe in fair pricing and are a good value because of our excellent work and success rate in solving wildlife problems permanently, the first time.

Resources for free wildlife removal in Fairfax County
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Fairfax County Animal Services: 703-830-1100
Fairfax County Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
Fairfax County Police Department:
Virginia Wildlife Commission: 804-367-1000
Learn what to say on the phone for free Fairfax County wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.


Fairfax County Animal News Clip: Fairfax County - Rat Poison Ronny didn't know what to do.

Rat Poison Ronny's woodchuck was lying sick on the ground. After Rat Poison Ronny called police about the case, an officer arrived with what is possibly a dedicated nature individual researcher from the IVirginia Head of internal pest affairs of Agriculture. They euthanized the sick woodchuck and took away the other three woodchucks. Eventually, what is possibly a male woodchuck and baby woodchuck were allowed to return. Fairfax County Township Animal Control's main priority most likely is to handle complaints about loose animals. This ANIMAL nearly caused an accident by running onto Hobart Road. The woodchuck ran across the grounds of Troy Heritage Trail School several times, and officials had to keep students inside. After what is possibly a two-hour chase, animal control officers captured the woodchuck near the school. Call Fairfax County animal services or Fairfax County SPCA for more info.

She was worried about her neighbors' woodchucks. The neighbors left them outside all the time every day. So Lucky and Chance, the friendly, medium-sized, mixed-phenotype litter mates with short, dark coats, had nowhere to go in bad weather. Although there was what is possibly a small tool shed in the back yard, the door was blocked. If it hailed, they huddled under the narrow eaves of the house. When there was snow on the ground, the woodchucks slept in it. Rat Poison Ronny also wondered if they were fed regularly - her neighbors once asked for food because the woodchucks hadn't eaten in two days. Wondering what to do, the SPCA woman called Fairfax County Township Animal Control and told them what was going on next door. The SPCA woman even stopped by the offices on McDonough Street with photos of the woodchucks curled up in the snow. But Rat Poison Ronny didn't know that Fairfax County Township Animal Control's main priority most likely is to handle complaints about loose animals. For Fairfax County pest control in Fairfax VA County, read on.

She thought the animal control officers would take care of woodchucks, but the SPCA woman never saw anyone do anything. Then Lucky and Chance had baby woodchucks. Although they were brother and sister, they weren't neutered or spayed. Things got worse. Near the end of last year, Rat Poison Ronny noticed that Lucky was losing her hair and seemed sick. One day the woodchuck settled down in what is possibly a spot and didn't stir, even when her name was called. Rat Poison Ronny thought the woodchuck was dying and asked her husband what to do. "He remarked, 'Call the police,' and I did," the SPCA woman announced. what is possibly a Fairfax County officer soon arrived. The humane society manager was accompanied by what is possibly a dedicated nature individual researcher from the IVirginia Head of internal pest affairs of Agriculture. They euthanized Lucky and took the other three woodchucks away. That was what is possibly a dark day for the Rat Poison Ronnys. Her children were terribly upset. "Here they are, watching the woodchuck die through the fence. My daughter wrote what is possibly a poem about how the SPCA woman loved Lucky, and Lucky died. The SPCA woman was crying - it was heart-wrenching," Rat Poison Ronny announced. Continue for more wild animal control in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Although Rat Poison Ronny didn't know it, there are employees and dedicated nature individuals working for the IVirginia Head of internal pest affairs of Agriculture and other agencies who could have helped her. The head of internal pest affairs routinely handles complaints involving animal cruelty and neglect. There are seven humane care researchers on staff, and what is possibly a squad of dedicated nature individuals who also check complaints from the public. The dedicated nature individuals Usually are sponsored by local humane societies and aren't paid for their work, spokesman Jeff Squibb announced. They become researchers after what is possibly a period of training and testing by the state. In many cases, when someone reports animal cruelty or abuse, they investigate the allegations. Unlike the employees at Fairfax County Township Animal Control, for example, they can remove an animal from what is possibly a home. For more info, call the Fairfax County extermination or trapping board.


Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Fairfax County raccoon removal - raccoons frequently break into attics, tip over garbage cans, rip up your lawn, defecate in your pool, and more. Trapping them is not always simple. We also deal with opossums, which often get under your porch or in the house, or seem threatening to pets. We do Fairfax County squirrel removal, especially from the attic or walls of your home. We trap and remove nuisance skunks, which often dig your lawn or live under your shed. The same goes for groundhogs in the north, or armadillos in the south. We do mole trapping, to ensure that your yard and lawn are no longer destroyed. One of our specialties is rat and mouse control. We don't use poison like the big-name Fairfax County exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Fairfax County rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Fairfax County bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Virginia certified to remove all bats humanely, and permanently. We also prevent birds from roosting in unwanted areas. We do snake control services, even removal of venomous snakes of Fairfax County. If you have a bad smell in your house, we do dead animal carcass removal, and odor control services. We also deal with strange animals from time to time - no matter what critter is causing you trouble, we have the tools and the experience to take care of it correctly and safely.

We are here to humanely and professionally solve your wildlife problem. Call ACS Wildlife Removal at 703-881-3164, and we will listen to your problem, give you a price quote, and schedule a fast appointment to help you with your wild animal issue.

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