Wildlife Removal in Hutto, TX
Rats in the garage, mice in the walls of a brand-new house, raccoons in the trash? Hutto was farm country for more than a century, and the rodents that lived in the cotton and grain fields never left. They just moved closer to the houses. We work all over Hutto, from Star Ranch and Hutto Highlands to Emory Farms and the blocks around downtown.
Most Hutto homes are new, and new homes still have gaps: around plumbing and AC lines, under garage doors, at soffit returns and where the roof meets a wall. We find each one, get the animals out and seal the house. The inspection is $70, and you see the full price before any work begins.
- Rats, mice and wildlife removed
- Builder gaps, garage doors and soffit returns sealed
- Warranty on every exclusion job
HOW IT WORKS
Inspect. Evict. Seal. Restore. Protect.
Inspect
We look at the house the way a rat would: garage door seals, weep holes, plumbing and AC penetrations, soffit returns and the roofline, then the attic. Inspections are $70, and you get an itemized estimate before we start.
Evict
Rats and mice are trapped inside the house. Raccoons, skunks and opossums go out through one-way doors or into live traps and are removed humanely.
Seal
Every gap closed with materials rodents can’t chew through, finished to match the house so you can’t tell where we worked.
Restore & repair
Droppings and nesting material removed, the area sanitized, and chewed vents, soffits and insulation repaired.
Protect
Rodents and wildlife bring fleas, ticks and mites with them. We can treat for those on the same visit and include it in your quote. A Hutto pest control plan keeps bugs out all year and keeps your exclusion warranty active.
Your warranty
If an animal gets back in where we sealed, we come back and fix it at no charge.
1 year: included with every exclusion job.
After that: covered for as long as you stay on a Prickly Pear pest control plan.
WHY CHOOSE US
Why Hutto Homeowners Call Prickly Pear
Next door in Pflugerville
Locally owned and based in Pflugerville, the next town over. Read about our Hutto jobs in Star Ranch and Hutto Highlands before you call.
Rodent-proofing pros
Trapping rats without sealing the house just makes room for the next ones. We close every gap, so the problem ends with us.
Warranty
Exclusion work comes with a 1-year warranty, and it stays in effect for as long as you’re on a Prickly Pear pest control plan.
Licensed & insured
Highly trained and licensed technicians, fully insured on every job in Hutto.
Wildlife We See Most in Hutto
Old farm fields, Cottonwood Creek and Brushy Creek, and thousands of new homes put rodents and raccoons right next door in Hutto.
Rats
When fields turn into subdivisions, rats move into the nearest shelter: sheds, garages and attics. In Hutto we’ve pulled a dead rat out of a shed and then checked the rest of the property for more. We trap them and seal the gaps they used.
Mice
Field mice follow the farmland into new houses through gaps at garage doors, weep holes and AC lines. A mouse fits through an opening the size of a dime, so we close the small ones too.
Raccoons
Raccoons work the creeks and the field edges at night, then raid trash cans and look for a den under a deck or in the attic. We remove them humanely and close whatever they were using.
Birds
Sparrows and other birds nest in soffit returns and vents on new Hutto homes. In Star Ranch we built and painted seven new soffit returns to match the house and sealed every spot the birds were using.
Skunks
Skunks dig under slabs, porches and sheds, especially near open land. Most people find out by the smell. Skunks can carry rabies, so let us handle them.
Armadillos
Armadillos come in from the fields and tear up new sod looking for grubs, then burrow under walkways and foundations. We catch them humanely and show you what’s drawing them in.
Opossums
Opossums wander in from the creeks and settle into garages, sheds and the space under decks. We get them out humanely and close the opening behind them.
Hippos
Hutto has thousands of concrete hippos, and they’re in basically every neighborhood. Prickly Pear is the wildlife expert, but the hippo population is too much even for us. For anything smaller, call us.
Got an animal where it shouldn’t be?
You don’t need to know what it is or how it got in. That’s our job. Call us for the fastest answer, or send us a message and we’ll get back to you the same business day.
Why Hutto Has So Many Rodents
Hutto grew up as a railroad stop on the Blackland Prairie, and for generations it was cotton and grain country. The town went from about 1,250 people in 2000 to more than 27,000 by 2020, and much of that growth was built on old farm fields.
Rats and mice lived in those fields for a long time. When the fields became subdivisions, they moved to the nearest shelter, and that’s usually a garage, a shed, a wall void or an attic. That’s why Hutto calls us for rodents more than for squirrels, which prefer the big trees farther west.
Cottonwood Creek runs through town and Brushy Creek runs along the south side, and raccoons, skunks and opossums travel both. Cottonwood Creek is also where, as the story goes, a hippo escaped from a circus train in 1915 and refused to leave the mud, which is how the Hippos got their name.
New construction has its own gaps. In Star Ranch, birds were nesting in the soffit returns, so we built seven new returns, painted them to match and sealed the house. We call it the builder’s gap, and we wrote about it for Hutto homeowners.
Whatever moved in, the job starts by finding where it got in. Sealing that spot is what keeps the next one out.
Hutto Wildlife Removal FAQ
How quickly can you get to Hutto?
Hutto is just up the road from our Pflugerville base, so it’s a short trip for us. Book online for the next open inspection, or call and we’ll find a time.
What does wildlife removal cost in Hutto?
The inspection is $70. After that it depends on the house: sealing a garage door gap costs much less than rat-proofing a whole roofline and cleaning the attic. You get an itemized price for removal, sealing and repairs before we start.
Our house is brand new. How are mice getting in?
New houses settle, and builders leave small gaps around plumbing and AC lines, at garage door seals, in weep holes and at soffit returns. A mouse needs a gap about the size of a dime, and a rat one about the size of a quarter. We find and seal those gaps, and we’ve written more about the builder’s gap in new Hutto homes.
Birds are nesting in my soffits. What can you do?
Usually the gap is a soffit return where the roofline meets the wall. In Star Ranch we measured, built and painted seven new soffit returns to match the house and sealed every spot the birds were using. Some birds are protected, so we work around active nests and seal once they’re empty.
Do you handle rattlesnakes?
Yes. We’ve removed rattlesnakes in Star Ranch and Hutto Highlands. If you see one, keep kids and pets back, don’t try to kill it, and call us.
Do you relocate the animals you remove?
Every animal is handled under Texas Parks & Wildlife rules. Raccoons and other wildlife in the attic leave through one-way doors, and ground animals are caught in live traps. Injured or orphaned animals go to Central Texas wildlife rehabilitators.
What if an animal gets back in?
Call us and we’ll fix it. For a year after an exclusion job, any spot we sealed is covered at no charge. Stay on a Prickly Pear pest control plan and that coverage continues for as long as you’re on it.
SOMETHING ELSE BUGGING YOU?
Pest control plans for Hutto homes
Ants, roaches, spiders and scorpions are pest control, not wildlife work. Hutto plans start at $49 a month, with prices on the site and sign-up online. Staying on a plan also keeps your exclusion warranty active.
Hutto Neighborhoods We Serve
Don’t see your neighborhood? If you’re in or around Hutto, we cover it.
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