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How To Prevent Squirrels From Entering Your Property

Tree branches are essentially bridges for squirrels. Do you have a squirrel problem in your yard? Although these furry creatures are cute, they cause significant damage to your property if you let...

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Can Squirrels Damage Your Home?

While the small, cute-looking furry squirrels might not seem like much of a threat to your home, it is actually imperative that squirrels are removed quickly and humanely once you know they are inside...

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Will a Raccoon Harm My Pets?

No matter where you live, whether it be in a city, the suburbs or the country, raccoons are everywhere. The scavenging creatures emerge at night from the woods, the sewers or any other cold, dark place...

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Where Do Groundhogs Go in the Winter?

As the weather begins to turn colder in October and November, groundhogs begin to prepare for a long winter underground. Groundhogs operate under a similar sleeping pattern to humans- they make...

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Can You Avoid Rats in a Restaurant?

When it comes to animal invasions and pests within a home or a business, no creature is more common of a pest than rats. The small rodents slip their way into wherever is warm and has food, making...

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Possum vs. Opossum – What’s the Difference?

While the words possum and opossum may seem interchangeable, there is actually a difference between the two words and two species of animals. The two species are alike, but there reside halfway across...

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Do Snakes Hibernate in the Winter?

When winter temperatures start dropping, many animals venture outside less and less, opting to conserve body heat for the low temperatures, and snakes are no exception to that idea. However, while many...

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How To Rid Baltimore Of Its Rat Problem

In many homes around Baltimore right now, rats are moving in and taking up a home wherever they please. Just like any other animal, rats search for food and shelter, making warm, heated homes full of...

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Where Do Bats Go In The Winter?

When temperatures start getting colder in the winter, humans begin to want to spend less time outside. Animals operate the same way, as they seek to avoid the cold weather in favor of a warm, heated...

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Can Foxes Be Dangerous To Have On Your Property?

Foxes are often associated with being a friendly winter figure, a stark contrast on the white landscape with their orange fur. To others, foxes may be a scary and imposing animal, and while foxes pose...

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Where Do Raccoons Go to Find Food?

Raccoons in their natural state prefer wooded, forested areas where they can live by a stream and eat insects, but the scavenging creatures are not found exclusively in those environments. Instead,...

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How Do You Know if There Are Squirrels Inside Your Home?

Squirrels are cute little rodents which typically live in trees and scurry around outside, collecting nuts and staying out of the way of humans. However, as squirrels look for a nice place to stay for...

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How Do Groundhogs Cause Property Damage?

While groundhogs may look like a cute and cuddly animal, they can in fact cause serious property damage if left unchecked. The animals themselves are not especially aggressive and pose little threat to...

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Are Bats Dangerous to Humans?

Bats are certainly thought to be dangerous to humans, perhaps due to their nocturnal nature, scary appearance and relation to Halloween festivities. It is true that bats pose a certain safety risk for...

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What Are the Most Common Snakes to Find in Maryland?

There are many types of snakes found all across the United States, and the types of individual snakes vary from state-to-state. For example, snakes such as rattlesnakes are commonly found in the...

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How Do Rats Get Inside a Home?

Rats are one of the most common and annoying invasive species which often end up finding their ways into homes, businesses, cars and many other places which they are not welcome in. The small creatures...

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Where Do Foxes Find Food and Live During the Winter?

When wintertime rolls around, many animals use their own unique techniques to seek shelter from the cold weather. Even though some animals venture out into the frozen tundra in search of food, few are...

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Where Do Bats Go In The Winter?

When temperatures start getting colder in the winter, humans begin to want to spend less time outside. Animals operate the same way, as they seek to avoid the cold weather in favor of a warm, heated...

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Can Foxes Be Dangerous To Have On Your Property?

Foxes are often associated with being a friendly winter figure, a stark contrast on the white landscape with their orange fur. To others, foxes may be a scary and imposing animal, and while foxes pose...

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Where Do Raccoons Go to Find Food?

Raccoons in their natural state prefer wooded, forested areas where they can live by a stream and eat insects, but the scavenging creatures are not found exclusively in those environments. Instead,...

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