Rodent Control & Wildlife Removal in Highlands, CA

Rat removal and rodent control in Highlands

The Highlands is an unincorporated hillside neighborhood west of the city of San Mateo, close to Highway 92, Crystal Springs Reservoir and the watershed open space. Homes here sit among trees and brush, and many have sloped lots with decks and crawl spaces. Roof rats use the trees to reach rooftops, and mice find their way in through foundation vents and gaps around pipes. Homes on the edge of open space can see new rodents arrive from the hills even after the ones inside are gone, so sealing is the part that really matters. We're an exterminator that relies on traps instead of poison. After trapping, we seal the house from the foundation to the roofline. That's how you get rid of mice in a Highlands home and keep them out.

Services in Highlands: rat removal in Highlands · mice control in Highlands · rodent proofing in Highlands · attic cleanup in Highlands

Wildlife removal in Highlands

Being next to the watershed open space, Highlands homes see raccoons, skunks and squirrels regularly. Coyotes are seen on the hillsides, and snakes, including rattlesnakes, can turn up in brushy areas. Moles are common in lawns, and bats sometimes roost in attics. Skunks in particular like the loose soil under decks on sloped lots, and we often find their dens right beside crawl-space openings. After removal, we close those openings with buried mesh so they can't dig back in.

Wildlife services in Highlands: raccoon removal · squirrel removal · skunk removal · bat removal · mole trapping · coyote trapping · snake removal

Neighborhoods and homes we work in

We work throughout the Highlands, from homes on the main streets to those backing onto the open space. Because the neighborhood is right off Highway 92, it's on our regular route between the coast and the Bay side.

For homes against open space, keep a clear zone around the house: cut brush back, move woodpiles away from walls, and check that deck skirting and crawl-space vents are intact. Bring pet food indoors at night. These simple steps make a big difference on a hillside lot.

Signs here include droppings under decks and in the garage, chewed insulation in the crawl space, and scratching in the walls at night. On an inspection, we walk the whole lot, including the side facing open space, so we can seal the routes animals actually use rather than guessing.

Had a free county rodent inspection? We do the sealing.

The San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District offers free rodent inspections to county residents, but it doesn't do trapping or exclusion work on homes. If they've shown you where rodents are getting in, we trap what's inside and seal every gap they found, backed by our lifetime warranty.

Nearby areas we serve

• Rodent control in Baywood Park
• Rodent control in San Mateo
• Rodent control in Belmont

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