Critter Answers

Found a nest in your attic? Nest material, droppings, sounds, location, and activity time can help identify what animal built it.

Something living under your porch? Hole size, tracks, digging, smells, and activity time can help identify the animal hiding underneath.

Hear an animal running in your attic? The time, sound, and clues it leaves behind can help tell if it’s squirrels, mice, rats, or raccoons.

The best live trap bait depends on the animal. Here’s what works for squirrels, chipmunks, rats, and other small nuisance animals.

Your live trap worked. Now what? Here’s how to protect yourself and the animal while figuring out the legal next step.

Animal ignoring your live trap? The bait may not be the problem. Placement, trap movement, food, sizing, and cage shyness matter too.