Complete Animal Removal traps and removes nuisance wildlife such as raccoons, opossums, skunks, bats, rats, squirrels and snakes, and handles dead animal removal. Its website lists home exclusion repairs and attic restoration and treatments. The company says it operates regional offices across several states, with its main office in Franklin.

Listed since 09/27/2021

Wildlife and pest removal in Franklin

In Franklin, most wildlife calls are about animals that have moved into the house: raccoons, squirrels and bats in attics, rodents in crawl spaces, opossums and skunks under decks. Tennessee regulates this work. Anyone who charges to control nuisance wildlife needs an Animal Damage Control Permit from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and live wildlife cannot be trapped, moved and released without a permit. For bats, the agency requires approval before exclusion work, with the species, the number and whether young are present. It warns that in spring young animals may be involved, so all animals should be out before entry points are sealed. Timing is therefore a real part of a bat job.

What a wildlife removal job involves

A sound job starts with an inspection to identify the species and find every entry point, since removing animals without sealing the building just invites the next ones. Methods vary by species: trapping with checks inside the legal window, one-way exclusion doors, then repairs to screens, vents and rooflines. Afterward come droppings cleanup and insulation replacement where the attic was contaminated. Ask who holds the permit, how the animals are handled, what repairs are guaranteed, and whether damage is photographed first. See documenting your loss before the cleanup starts.