Animal removal in Lutz, FL
Animal removal in Lutz, FL covers a lot of ground: a barn on five acres off Lutz Lake Fern Road, a lake house on well and septic, a newer home inside a gated golf community. Critter Guys works all of it, humanely, and seals up what the animals were using.
- Firm quote before work starts
- Barns, sheds and homes
- Humane trapping and exclusion
Tell us about your Lutz property
Tell us what you are hearing or seeing. We will get back to you, set up a visit and give you a straight answer on what it takes.
- Firm quote before any work starts
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- Licensed and insured in Florida
Quick answer. Critter Guys handles animal removal in Lutz, FL on both sides of the Hillsborough and Pasco line, for homes, acreage, outbuildings and commercial properties. We find where the animal is living and getting in, remove it with humane traps or one-way doors under FWC rules, then seal and repair the openings. Call or text (321) 203-6963 and tell us what you’re seeing or hearing.
Clues that something has moved onto your Lutz property
On a bigger lot, the house is only part of the picture. These are the signs we hear about most from Lutz owners.
Chewed feed bags
Holes in grain or feed sacks in a barn or tack room usually mean rats, and they rarely stop at one building.
Burrows along a fence line
Open holes at the base of fence posts, sheds or a slab edge are classic armadillo work.
Raided chicken coop
Missing eggs or a torn coop latch at night often point to a raccoon or opossum.
Rustling in the soffit
Movement over a porch ceiling or in the eaves at dusk can be squirrels settling in for the night, or bats heading out.
Tracks at the lake edge
Small handprint tracks in soft mud near the water are raccoons, and they usually lead somewhere close to the house.
Old Lutz, lake country and the county line
Lutz grew up around a depot on the Tampa Northern Railroad and was named for W. P. Lutz, the man credited with bringing the railroad through. A replica of that depot stands near US 41 and Lutz Lake Fern Road, and it’s where the winner of the friendly Lutz Guv’na fundraising race gets sworn in after the Fourth of July parade. The community sits in northwest Hillsborough County but spills north past the county line toward State Road 54, an area locals call Pasco Lutz.
The land here is a patchwork. Dozens of lakes are scattered between Dale Mabry Highway and I-275, some private and some public, and there’s still plenty of acreage with no HOA, pastures and the odd old citrus grove. Lake Park on North Dale Mabry holds five lakes, cypress swamp, pine flatwoods and hardwood hammock, and the Suncoast Trail has its southern trailhead right off Lutz Lake Fern Road. All of that open space gives animals room to live and a clear path into back yards.
Lutz field notes
- Hillsborough and Pasco counties
- Lake Park on North Dale Mabry
- Suncoast Trail trailhead
- US 41 runs through the center
Animal removal on acreage, lake lots and gated streets
We don’t run the same plan on every Lutz address, because the properties here are so different from one street to the next.
Acreage and horse properties
Barns, workshops, pole sheds and feed rooms give rats and opossums shelter and a steady food source. Armadillos dig along pasture fences, and snakes follow the rodents. On these jobs we inspect every outbuilding, set exterior bait station boxes where they make sense (part of our rat and mouse removal work), and look at the house last, because that’s usually where the trail ends.
Older lake homes
Many of the lakefront houses are older, and some sit on wells and septic with crawl spaces or additions on piers. Weathered fascia, open crawl space vents and gaps under porches are the usual entry points for raccoons and opossums. Crawl spaces sometimes need cleaning and sanitizing after an animal has lived there.
Gated and golf communities
In places like Cheval, the homes are larger and the lots are landscaped, with ponds, preserved trees and golf course edges nearby. Squirrels and roof rats use mature oaks to reach tile and shingle roofs, and bats sometimes roost under barrel tile. Neighbors a few miles north in Land O’ Lakes see a lot of the same around their lakes.
Wildlife control services in Lutz
Raccoon Removal
Raccoons raiding coops, denning under porches or climbing into Lutz attics, trapped humanely and kept with their kits.
Squirrel Removal
Squirrels using big oaks to get into roof lines and soffits, moved out with one-way doors, then sealed out.
Bat Removal
Bats under barrel tile or porch eaves, excluded with one-way devices outside the April 15 to August 14 window.
Rat Removal
Roof rats and Norway rats in barns, feed rooms and attics, plus bait station boxes set outside.
Wildlife Exclusion
Closing crawl space vents, porch gaps, fascia holes and outbuilding openings that animals use on bigger lots.
Attic Cleanup & Remediation
Clearing nesting, droppings and odor from attics and crawl spaces, then disinfecting and treating scent trails.
Doing it yourself vs calling us
Plenty of Lutz folks are handy, and some try trapping on their own first. Here’s where that usually goes sideways.
| Common DIY move | What we do instead |
|---|---|
| Trap one animal, call it done | Find every animal and every opening |
| Seal the hole right away | Confirm it’s empty first, so nothing is trapped inside |
| Ignore the barn and shed | Inspect every outbuilding on the lot |
| Spray a deodorizer | Remove the source and sanitize the area |
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A quick walk-around for acreage owners
Once a season, take ten minutes and check these spots. Catching a problem here is a lot cheaper than finding it in the attic.
- Feed and seed stored in sealed metal bins
- No gaps under barn doors or tack room walls
- Tree limbs trimmed back from the house roof
- Crawl space vents and access doors screened and closed
- Coops locked tight at dusk
- Fresh digging checked at slab and shed edges
Out in the field
Early calls make smaller jobs
Our first recommendation is always prevention. Calling when you first see the chewed bag or hear the soffit saves money compared to waiting until the damage spreads. Critter Guys has been handling wildlife removal across Central Florida for 25+ years, and we follow FWC rules on every job, keeping mothers with their young whenever we can.
Nearby towns in north Tampa Bay
Lutz sits at the center of a cluster of communities we visit often, a few of which are listed here.
Animal removal in Lutz: common questions
Don’t see your question? Call or text (321) 203-6963 and ask a real person.
Do you handle animal removal on acreage and farms in Lutz?
Yes. We inspect barns, sheds, workshops and feed rooms along with the house, since that’s where rats, opossums and armadillos often start. Removal is humane and follows FWC rules, and we’ll point out what to change so they don’t come right back.
Is Pasco Lutz part of your service area?
It is. We cover Lutz on both sides of the Hillsborough and Pasco county line, along with nearby Wesley Chapel, Land O’ Lakes and north Tampa.
What should I do about a snake near my barn or lake?
Leave it alone and keep people and pets back. Most snakes in Lutz are harmless and actually help with rodents, but some, like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, are venomous and it’s not worth guessing. Call or text us and we’ll identify and remove it.
How much does animal removal cost in Lutz?
The price depends on the animal, the size of the property, how many buildings are involved and how much sealing or cleanup is needed. That’s why we start with an inspection and give you a quote before any work begins.
Can an animal under my crawl space make the house smell?
Yes. Nesting material, droppings and urine under a house can push odor up through the floor, and so can an animal that died down there. We remove the source, clean the crawl space and sanitize it so the smell goes away.
Do you work on commercial properties in Lutz?
We do. Businesses, rental properties and HOA common areas all get the same inspection, removal and sealing process as a home.
Get an animal removal inspection in Lutz
Call or text (321) 203-6963, or use the form, and we’ll set up a visit to look over the house and any outbuildings.