Wildlife Removal in Odessa, TX

Animals That Move In Around Odessa

Open desert and pasture touch almost every neighborhood in the Basin. When it gets hot, cold or dry, animals look for shade, water and a safe place to raise young. Your house offers all three.

• Skunks dig under porches, sheds, slabs and mobile homes. You usually smell them before you see them.
• Raccoons climb into attics through roof vents, soffits and chimney gaps. They also tear into trash and pet food.
• Opossums shelter under decks and in crawl spaces and garages.
• Rats and mice chew into walls, attics and cars. See rodent control for that work.
• Pigeons roost and nest on ledges, signs and rooftop units.
• Snakes follow the mice and rats. Rattlesnakes, bull snakes and coachwhips all live in the area.

The Texas Department of Agriculture lists rats, mice, skunks, raccoons and opossums among the pests covered under its structural pest control rules.

How Your Technician Handles Wildlife

1. Inspect

   Your technician will walk the outside of the house and check the roof line, vents, soffits, foundation, porch, deck and skirting. They look for tracks, droppings, hair, digging and chewed edges. This shows how the animal gets in and whether young are inside.

2. Remove the animal

   The method depends on the animal and the season:

   • Live traps for raccoons, skunks and opossums, placed where pets and kids cannot reach them
   • One way doors that let animals leave a space but not come back in
   • Hand capture with tongs and a sealed bin for snakes

   Spring is baby season. Your technician will check for young before sealing any opening, so no animal is trapped inside to die.

3. Seal entry points

   This is the step that makes raccoon removal or skunk removal last. Your technician will close gaps with heavy wire mesh, metal flashing, vent covers and buried mesh around porches and sheds. Skunks dig, so mesh along the base should go below ground.

4. Clean up

   Wildlife leave droppings, nest material and smell behind. Your technician can remove soiled insulation and nest debris and treat the area for fleas and ticks the animal left. See flea and tick control if bites show up after an animal leaves.

5. Follow up

   Your technician will check traps on a set schedule and come back to confirm the space stays empty.

   Not every pest control technician handles wildlife. Texas has rules about trapping and moving wild animals. When you ask for help, the technician you are connected with should explain how they handle and release animals under those rules.

Keep Wildlife Off Your Property

• Lock trash cans and keep them in the garage until pickup day.
• Feed pets indoors, or pick up bowls at night.
• Close off the space under decks, porches, sheds and mobile homes with buried wire mesh.
• Cap chimneys and screen roof vents and turbines.
• Trim tree limbs back from the roof.
• Keep woodpiles, junk and rock piles away from the house.
• Fix dripping hose bibs and AC lines. Water draws animals in the dry summer.

Serving Odessa and the Basin

Your technician covers wildlife removal calls in Odessa, Midland and nearby towns. The home page lists every service.