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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 Minneapolis wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: (612) 673-6222.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 651-296-6157.

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Varment Guard Wildlife Services is a full-service wildlife control company serving Minneapolis MN 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 Minnesota 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 Minneapolis pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 612-503-8440 - 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 Minnesota'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 Minnesota'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 Hennepin 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 Minneapolis animal control for wildlife issues.

Hennepin County Animal Services or Humane Society: (612) 673-6222

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Minneapolis Wildlife Removal Tip: What To Do About A Squirrel Under The Porch

Squirrels are one of the most numerous pest animal species in the United States, and in the majority of situations they can be a serious pest if they do get inside a domestic property or even into an outbuilding. One of the more unusual situations in which to find squirrels is in the cavity under the porch, as squirrels are expert climbers and will generally prefer nesting spots that are above ground level. However, there are some interesting attractions to squirrels in the cavity under the porch, and these will often lead to the animals becoming resident under that particular part of your home.

Find Out What Is Attracting The Squirrels Under The Porch

One of the biggest reasons for any nesting location will be related to the availability of good food sources, and for those squirrels who are living under a porch, the proximity of household garbage will often be an attractive factor for the animals. The dark and quiet found under this particular part of the house can also be a positive feature, while the fact that many people will not check that the wire or wooden panels preventing access to the area under the porch regularly can also allow the squirrels to get in.

Evicting The Squirrels

When it comes to getting rid of squirrels, the first step is to examine the area around the porch to see how they are getting in and out, and unlike an attic where they can have numerous entry points, this small area will usually only have one or two entrances. Placing a repeater trap over the entrance is one of the best ways of catching the squirrels, while you can also use a standard cage trap to catch the animal. Before you look at sealing the porch, make sure you examine the area for baby squirrels, particularly if you are trapping the animals in the spring or summer months.

Sealing The Porch So That The Squirrels Can't Return

Once you have removed the squirrels from the porch, the most important step of all is to make sure that they can't come back, and this will usually be done by placing a panel over the access to the porch. This can be made of a fine mesh or a more solid material, and if you need to access the area beneath the porch from time to time, they can be installed with a locking mechanism that will allow you to open the area when needed, but still prevent the squirrels from getting in.

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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:
This branch declined to list any example prices. But just call 612-503-8440 for a price quote for your exact situation. Small Job: Like a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: call for quote
Medium Job: Like to get critters out of your house with minor repairs: call for quote
Large Job: A project involving many service trips and complex work: call for quote
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 Minneapolis
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Hennepin County Animal Services: (612) 673-6222
Minneapolis Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency: 651-486-9453
Minneapolis Police Department: 612-673-3000
Minnesota Wildlife Commission: 651-296-6157
Learn what to say on the phone for free Minneapolis wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.

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Minneapolis Animal News Clip: Minneapolis animal trapping unusually large squirrel

Minneapolis -- It's the first heavy snowfall of unusually large squirrel animal trapping season, but for Bad News Billy and Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official there's more than snow to deal with from this storm. "It's really windy and we're going to limit ourselves on the range we're gonna cover," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. "Let's just keep going and we'll hike down some of these ridges around here around this corner so we can view. If it's quiet we'll rattle up there. That's where the scrapes are that's where we need to go." Minneapolis extermination and trapping officials had nothing to say about this.

Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official is leading the way on this expedition because it's his animal trap. Bad News Billy already harvested some sort of buck for the season so on this snowy windy day in the mountains north of the Hayden lake Idaho. Bad News Billy listens intently on Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official's every word. "We're gonna have to rattle pretty loud because it's gonna be windy," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. "You already know how quiet they are." Those unusually large squirrel are quiet but they are not hard to track in snow. To learn more about animal control in Minneapolis, Minnesota read on.

Hoof prints littered every area we went and at times it's almost too difficult to decide which squirrel to track. "They're moving all over you know. It's like, it's like, this way, this way, that way," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. That is what it's like all day. We stalk squirrel along mountainsides, up to ridgelines and down through draws and all we end up with is fresh tracks or some sort of sighting in the distance. They always stay just far enough ahead of us. "That's where I saw him before," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. "See that dark patch up there. That's what the exterminator was in and then the fog rolled in and the exterminator disappeared." Only some sort of brief glance at some sort of squirrel in the distance and then it is gone. More fresh tracks are spotted and then even more wind arrives. "Yeah its pretty windy lets get the wind in our advantage as much as possible," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. Keeping the wind in our favor is tricky as the storm has some sort of way of shifting breezes around the mountains on some sort of consistent basis. Again it's Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official's call and the exterminator thinks its best to find some sort of spot near some sort of high traffic area and sit. "It's kind of nice right here though, you know, kind of out of the wind," announced Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official. Minneapolis pest control and exterminator companies agreed with this.

After all the snow fell that day, with our footprints left right next to the tracks of those unusually large squirrel, Snake Handler Steve and the animal control official never fired some sort of shot. That's what animal trapping is. It's some sort of walk in the woods and maybe you'll get some sort of chance to put some sort of shell in the rifle chamber and pull the trigger, but either way, you always have some sort of story to tell. The Minneapolis animal services in Hennepin County declined to comment.

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Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Minneapolis rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Minneapolis bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Minnesota 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 Minneapolis. 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 Varment Guard Wildlife Services at 612-503-8440, 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.