Wildlife Removal Pflugerville TX | Prickly Pear — Locally Owned
Most wildlife removal companies serve Pflugerville from a truck dispatched out of Austin. We’re different. Our owner, Dan Sheppard, lives here with his family. Our lead pest specialist, Stephen, grew up in the Saxony neighborhood — he knows the creeks, the corridors, and the critters that come with them better than anyone. And when the season wraps up, you’ll find us sponsoring PAYBAS — the Pflugerville Area Youth Baseball and Softball league — because this community isn’t just where we work. It’s home.
That matters when you have a raccoon in your attic at midnight or armadillos tearing up the lawn you’ve spent three summers getting right. You’re not calling a call center. You’re calling your neighbor.
Why Pflugerville has a Wildlife Problem and Why it is Getting Worse
Pflugerville isn’t just growing — it’s exploding. The rapid development pushing out along SH-130, Kelly Lane, and east toward Hutto is doing exactly what development always does: compressing wildlife habitat and redirecting animals into the neighborhoods that replaced it.
If you live near Pfluger Park, along Gilleland Creek, around Lake Pflugerville, or in the newer subdivisions in Avalon, Springhill, or Blackhawk, you’re sitting right at the edge of that pressure zone. Raccoons follow the creek corridors into residential areas looking for shelter. Armadillos move in from the limestone scrubland being cleared for new builds. Roof rats are year-round in Central Texas and don’t need an invitation — one gap in your roofline is enough.
This isn’t bad luck. It’s geography. And it’s why a company that actually knows this area handles it differently than one that’s just running a route.
The Animals We See Most in Pflugerville
Raccoons Active year-round in Central Texas, and attic-season peaks in late winter through spring when females are looking for den sites. If you’re hearing thumping above your ceiling at night, or noticing soffit damage or disturbed shingles, get it looked at fast — a raccoon with young is a much bigger job than one that just moved in. We use live traps and one-way exclusion devices and relocate to natural habitat. → Learn more about raccoon removal
Roof Rats The most common rodent in Pflugerville and every neighborhood around it. Roof rats are climbers — they don’t come through your foundation, they come through your roofline, your AC line set, your vent pipes. Scratching sounds at night in the ceiling or walls, chewed wiring, and small dark droppings are the signs. This isn’t a bait-station fix. It’s an exclusion job. → Learn more about rodent removal
Armadillos If your lawn looks like someone took a trowel to it overnight, you have armadillos. The newer subdivisions in Avalon and Springhill back up against exactly the kind of terrain armadillos love — limestone soil, grubs, earthworms. They’re not aggressive, but the damage compounds fast and they’re highly motivated diggers. Trapping without sealing the entry to their den just opens a vacancy for the next one. → Learn more about armadillo removal
Skunks Skunks are opportunistic denners — they want a dark, enclosed space under a deck, porch, or shed, and they’ll take one that’s already dug rather than start fresh. The risk isn’t just the spray; skunks are a primary carrier of rabies in Central Texas. If you suspect a skunk under your structure, don’t investigate yourself. Call us. → Learn more about skunk removal
Snakes Central Texas has both venomous and non-venomous species, and most homeowners can’t reliably tell the difference under pressure. We can. We also know that a snake in your garage or backyard is usually following a rodent food source — so if you’re seeing snakes, there’s a good chance you have a secondary problem worth finding. → Learn more about snake removal
Our Process — What Happens When You Call
1. Same-day or next-day inspection. We assess your property, identify the animal, locate entry points, and document the damage. You get a clear explanation of what we found and a flat-rate quote before we start anything.
2. Humane removal. Live traps, one-way exclusion doors, and direct capture depending on the species and situation. We follow all Texas Parks & Wildlife regulations for every animal we handle.
3. Full exclusion. Every entry point sealed with chew-proof, weather-proof materials that won’t leave your home looking patched. Our exclusion work is intentionally invisible — your HOA won’t notice.
4. Cleanup and sanitization. Droppings, nesting material, and urine left behind by wildlife carry real health risks. We remove it all and treat the affected area so your home is safe and odor-free.
5. Warranty. Our work is backed in writing. If the animal comes back through a sealed point, we come back too — at no charge.
What Makes Prickly Pear Different
Our GM grew up here. Stephen has a master’s degree in entomology and spent his childhood in Saxony — he understands Central Texas wildlife behavior at a level most technicians never reach. He’s not reading from a species sheet. He’s drawing on years of watching how these animals actually move through Pflugerville’s specific landscape.
We’re the only full-service humane exclusion company in the area. We don’t just trap and leave. We find every entry point, seal it with wildlife-proof materials that blend into your home’s exterior, clean and sanitize what the animals left behind, and back our work with a warranty. Other companies remove the animal. We close the door permanently.
We partner with Central Texas wildlife rehabilitation centers. When an animal needs care before it can be safely relocated — an injured raccoon, a displaced opossum — we take it ourselves. It’s included in your flat-rate price. No surprise charges, no cutting corners.
We’re invested in this community. Dan and his family live in Pflugerville. We sponsor PAYBAS because Pflugerville’s kids matter to us. We’re not a franchise, not a national chain, not a company that’ll be gone when the market shifts. We’re here.
Pflugerville Neighborhoods We Serve
We service the full city and surrounding areas including:
- Avalon
- Springhill
- Blackhawk
- Falcon Pointe
- Highland Park
- Saxony
- Highland Park
- Gilleland Creek corridor
- Villages of Hidden Lake
- Pflugerville Town Center
- Old Pflugerville
If you’re not sure whether we service your area, call us — we almost certainly do.
Ready to Solve it?
You don’t need to figure out what kind of animal it is or how it got in. That’s our job.
Call us at (512) 764-5804 or fill out the form below and we’ll get back to you the same business day. Inspections are thorough, honest, and come with a flat-rate quote — no upsells, no pressure.
Prickly Pear Wildlife Removal and Home Services Pflugerville, TX | (512) 764-5804 | info@pricklypearwildlife.com
Locally owned. Locally invested. Here when you need us.