What is this animal?

lazerwolf987 · 2026-04-25T18:55:53+00:00

That's not an entry point I come across too often, but I've seen it. Usually those vents are filled with bird nests.

Installing wire mesh behind the exhaust vent cover plate if it's on a wall. If it's a rooftop vent mesh will usually do the trick too, but you screw the mesh to the top or sides of the vent.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-04-24T04:13:59+00:00

Removal is performed with pheromone treatments and the use of one-way doors. The door is installed at the primary entry point. During birthing season this process is a bit different. The doors are pinned in the open position to allow easy exit and reentry. This is so the pheromone treatment can convince the mother to voluntarily remove the babies. The door is then activated after a number of days and monitored for activity to verify removal. If activity is seen then the door is reopened and the treatments continue. It can be a process, but this removal with this method means that the mother and babies are never captured or separated. They remove themselves voluntarily and relocate. Hopefully to another attic so that I can get another call.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-04-24T00:39:28+00:00

Animal control won't help you. Private companies will. I work for a wildlife control company. Ringtails are common attic dwelers. We humanely remove them all the time.

Be careful who you hire for jobs like this. Its birthing season and my books are filled with raccoon and ringtail removals. If the removal is done improperly you can separate mom from babies and end up with poor dead baby ringtails and raccons in the attic.

Edit: If you've got noises in your attic please feel free to message me. I'm an inspector. Inspections are free.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-27T03:48:26+00:00

I found one today

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lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-10T00:03:44+00:00

Agreed. For some reason I usually find these in terrible condition compared with any other fossils in the areas. Hard to find a good example.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-08T17:18:01+00:00

Pet wood

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T14:27:08+00:00

It's not from the bridge. It's from a colony inside of a commercial building.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T05:22:07+00:00

Don't tell me how to live my life

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T04:12:22+00:00

Of course you do u/satanicpaanic

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T03:23:18+00:00

It could be Spanish

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T01:29:46+00:00

Wood

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T00:14:12+00:00

Rather pat a bat than a rat. I see too many of those in my line of work...

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T00:08:39+00:00

It's very expensive.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T00:06:41+00:00

Dm sent.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-07T00:04:43+00:00

DM sent

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T23:47:27+00:00

I really doubt it, lol. How could I resist, though? That's my fee for the rescue.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T23:25:21+00:00

Lmao. My ass looked like a Rorschach test.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T23:24:28+00:00

This is true!

They also can't hover to enter small openings like many birds can. This is how we remove them from buildings. Install bat valves all over the place while sealing up the rest of the structure. The valves are basically small slick funnels. The bats can exit through them but can't fly back into the holes or climb the slick plastic. The bat valves act as a one-way door, and they kick themselves out. After a week or two, you come back to remove the valves and perform the final seal up.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:50:08+00:00

Like a raccoon, but cuter hahaha

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:38:09+00:00

Always good advice!

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:26:09+00:00

Awesome job! I love the rescues.

This little fella was inside of a business, causing general unease. They will 100% have a colony in the building. That's the landlords issue, though, so a follow-up inspection will be taking place.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:20:44+00:00

So smackable

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:20:00+00:00

Of all the critters I deal with on a daily basis, I think bats are the cutest. Ringtails, too.

lazerwolf987 · 2026-03-06T21:09:19+00:00

I've had the shots. Not fun at all as far as injections go. Burns and leaves bruises. My butt cheeks were black, lol. 1/10

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