Wildlife removal in Brandon, FL
Critter Guys does wildlife removal in Brandon, FL, for homes from Brandon Hills to the newer subdivisions off Bell Shoals Road. We get the animal out humanely, then close up the roofline so the next one has nowhere to go.
- Sealing and cleanup after removal
- Humane, FWC-compliant removal
- 25+ years of experience
Request a Brandon inspection
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
- Call, text or email, your pick
- Licensed and insured in Florida
Quick answer. Critter Guys handles wildlife removal and animal control for Brandon homes and businesses in Hillsborough County. We inspect the attic, roofline and yard, remove the animal humanely under FWC rules, then seal the entry points and clean up what it left. That covers raccoons, rats, squirrels, bats, opossums, armadillos and snakes. Call or text (321) 203-6963 to get a Brandon inspection scheduled.
Brandon grew fast, and its roofs are showing their age
Brandon went from a small commuter town into one of the biggest communities in Hillsborough County, and a lot of that building happened between the 1970s and the early 2000s. That history shows up in attics. A house that has spent thirty or forty Florida summers in the sun has soffits, fascia and roof vents that don’t fit as tight as they did on closing day.
Aluminum soffit panels sag and slip out of their channels. Plastic roof vents turn brittle and crack. Wood fascia behind the gutter softens until a squirrel can chew through it in an afternoon. None of it looks like much from the driveway, but a roof rat only needs a gap about the size of a quarter.
The newer two-story homes have a different weak spot: lots of rooflines meeting at odd angles. Every one of those joints is a place where a raccoon can pull back a corner. Critter Guys is based in Fern Park, north of Orlando, where we handle Orlando-area wildlife removal, and Brandon is part of the Tampa Bay side of our territory.
What lives in the green strip behind your fence
Most Brandon subdivisions were laid out around retention ponds, drainage ditches and strips of wooded wetland that never got cleared. During the day those edges hold raccoons, opossums, armadillos and snakes. At night your yard is the closest food source, with pet bowls on the lanai, fallen citrus, grubs in the sod and seed under the bird feeder.
The trouble starts when an animal stops passing through and moves into the house, the shed or the space under the deck.
- Raccoons walking the pond bank up to the pool cage
- Opossums denning under sheds and low decks
- Armadillos digging along the fence line
- Snakes crossing from the pond to the garage
Brandon wildlife services, one call
Raccoon Removal in Brandon
Raccoons off the pond bank and out of your soffit, removed humanely with kits kept beside their mother.
Squirrel Removal in Brandon
Squirrels chewing into older Brandon rooflines, evicted with one-way doors and locked out with metal repairs.
Bat Removal in Brandon
Bat colonies excluded from fascia gaps and roof tile, scheduled outside the April 15 to August 14 season.
Rat Removal in Brandon
Roof rats in the attic and Norway rats under the shed, trapped and sealed out, with bait boxes outside.
Wildlife Exclusion in Brandon
Sagging soffit, cracked vent boots and lanai roof gaps sealed so wildlife has no way back into the house.
Attic Cleanup & Remediation in Brandon
Soiled insulation, droppings and lingering odor taken out of Brandon attics, then the space sanitized and disinfected.
Wildlife removal in Brandon, between I-75 and the Alafia
Brandon sits about 11 miles east of downtown Tampa, with Valrico on its east side, Seffner and Mango to the north, and Riverview and Bloomingdale to the south. It’s an unincorporated community, so you’ll see Hillsborough County on your tax bill, but for wildlife the borders don’t mean much. A few miles south, the Alafia River and its wooded floodplain run past Bloomingdale, and plenty of animals use that corridor and the creeks feeding it.
Between the river, the lakes and ponds scattered through town, and the commercial strip along Brandon Boulevard, you get a little of everything: raccoons and opossums on the wet edges, roof rats in the older oak-shaded streets, and rats working the dumpsters behind restaurants on SR 60. If you live just east of here, see our page on animal removal in Valrico.
Around Brandon
- Unincorporated Hillsborough County
- About 11 miles east of downtown Tampa
- Ponds and wooded drainage behind subdivisions
- Alafia River corridor to the south
Where Brandon homes usually let animals in
These are the openings we find most often when we walk a Brandon roof.
- Aluminum soffit panels that have slipped out of their track
- Gable vent screens that have pulled loose at a corner
- Roof vents and plumbing boots cracked by the sun
- Gaps where a lanai or garage roof ties into the main roof
- AC line holes in the stucco that were never sealed
- Garage door corners chewed open by rats
What Brandon customers say about us
4.9
141 reviews on Google
★★★★★
I’d choose 10 stars if it were an option. Mike at Critter Guys did such a great job for us. We made only 1 phone call to get rid of the mice (and a few rats). Mike took over from there. He stayed on top of the problem, kept checking in with us by phone and even came out almost every other day to double check that the problem was solved. He climbed into every nook and cranny in our attic space multiple times, in the worst heat, ever making sure that everything was sealed up tight. I happily say that we are now critter free. Mike’s fantastic and he won’t let you down. Thank you again Mike.
Russell SmalleyGoogle review
★★★★★
RELIABLE! AFFORDABLE! KNOWLEDGEABLE! HONEST! From the first call to Annie to meeting Mike literally an hour later was remarkable. What started as a nightmare with a family of raccoons in my attic turned into a smooth successful experience. No need to shop around. I reached out to 4 other companies with higher prices and the inability to come asap. I will definitely recommend them to my friends and neighbors!
Gini AnthonyGoogle review
★★★★★
Craig is great! Always ready to go above and beyond!!
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How a Brandon animal removal job runs
Each job follows the same four steps, in this order, because doing them out of order is how a raccoon ends up back in the soffit by fall.
Look first
The inspection covers the roof, attic, slab edge and yard. We note what’s living there, how it’s getting in, and the weak spots it hasn’t found yet.
Remove the animal humanely
Traps, one-way doors or exclusion devices, chosen for the animal and the time of year, all within FWC rules. A mother and her young stay together whenever possible, which matters most with raccoons in Brandon attics during spring.
Seal and repair
We close every entry point with material animals can’t chew and fix the soffit, vent or fascia they damaged. Our page on sealing Brandon homes explains that work in more detail.
Sanitize
Droppings, nesting and scent trails get cleaned out and disinfected so a new animal doesn’t follow the smell to the same spot.
On the job
Clues that send Brandon homeowners to the phone
People rarely see the animal first. They hear it, smell it, or find what it did overnight.
Scurrying in the ceiling around midnight
Fast, light footsteps after dark usually mean roof rats. Our Brandon rat removal page covers how we handle them.
The dog won’t leave the back fence alone
Something is using the pond edge or the space under your shed. Raccoons, opossums and snakes are the usual suspects.
Holes in the lawn and mulch thrown everywhere
Armadillos root for grubs at night and leave shallow holes. They can also burrow under walkways and slabs.
Small dark shapes leaving the roofline at dusk
That’s a bat colony heading out to feed. Florida bats are protected, so they come out by exclusion only, outside maternity season.
A stain or musky smell near a ceiling vent
Urine soaking through insulation leaves both. It means an animal has been there a while and the attic will need cleanup.
Nearby communities we serve around Brandon
Valrico is right next door, and we also cover Riverview, Plant City and the city of Tampa.
Wildlife questions from Brandon homeowners
Have a question that isn’t here? Call or text (321) 203-6963 and we’ll help.
What does animal removal cost for a Brandon home?
Your quote comes after the inspection. Price depends on the animal, how many are inside, how many entry points need sealing, how high the roof is, and whether the attic needs cleanup. Nothing gets done until you’ve seen the plan and agreed to it.
Do you serve Brandon even though it isn’t an incorporated city?
Yes. Brandon is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, and it’s part of the Tampa Bay area we cover. We also work in Valrico, Riverview, Seffner and the rest of the surrounding area.
Why do raccoons keep showing up by the retention pond behind my house?
Ponds give raccoons water and easy food like frogs and crayfish, and the bank works as a nighttime travel route. That alone isn’t a problem. It becomes one when they start using your pool cage roof to reach the house, so we check the cage and the soffits above it.
Will a squirrel or raccoon leave my attic on its own if I wait?
Usually not. Attics are dry, warm and safe, so animals that find one tend to stay and raise young there. The longer it goes, the more insulation, wiring and wood gets damaged, which is why we recommend an inspection when you first hear something.
Are the snakes around Brandon ponds dangerous?
Most snakes you’ll see near Brandon ponds and yards are harmless, but Florida has six venomous species, including the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Don’t try to identify one up close. Keep kids and pets back and call us.
Do you handle wildlife for Brandon HOAs and businesses?
Yes, we work with HOAs, townhome communities, property managers and businesses as well as homeowners. That includes rodent bait station boxes outside commercial buildings and exclusion across several units at once.
Set up a wildlife inspection in Brandon
Call or text (321) 203-6963. Tell us what you’ve been hearing or seeing, and we’ll set a time to come out and look.