Wildlife in Attics, Crawl Spaces, Sheds & Decks

Raccoons, opossums, and mice routinely move into homes and commercial buildings — usually through attics, crawl spaces, soffits, and beneath decks or sheds. Once inside, they damage insulation, gnaw through wiring (a real fire risk), tear ductwork, and contaminate spaces with droppings, urine, and parasites.

Trappy’s Wildlife Control specializes in humane capture, removal, and exclusion — getting animals out and keeping them out. We work on residential and commercial properties across Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

Common Signs You Have Wildlife in a Structure

• Scratching, scampering, or thumping noises in the attic, walls, or ceiling — usually loudest at dawn or dusk
• Droppings or strong, persistent odors (urine, musk, or decomposition)
• Chewed or shredded insulation, wiring, ductwork, or wood
• Visible damage to soffits, fascia, vents, gable louvers, or roofline edges
• Burrowing or visible holes under sheds, decks, porches, or AC pads
• Greasy “rub marks” around entry points from repeated travel
• Pet behavior changes — barking at walls or ceilings for no obvious reason

Animals We Most Often Remove from Structures

• Raccoons — frequently in attics, especially mothers with kits in spring
• Opossums — under decks, sheds, porches, crawl spaces
• Mice and rats — wall voids, basements, garages
• Skunks — under decks and outbuildings
• Groundhogs — burrowing under sheds and concrete pads

Our Process

• Inspection. We identify the species, the entry point(s), the extent of the activity, and whether young are involved before we set a single trap.
• Removal. Live trapping, hand-removal, or one-way exclusion devices depending on the animal and the situation.
• Exclusion. We seal entry points with the right materials — heavy-gauge hardware cloth, fascia repair, soffit closure, chimney caps, vent covers — sized so the same species can’t reopen them.
• Cleanup guidance. Where droppings or contamination are heavy, we recommend insulation removal and sanitization options.
• Follow-up. We come back if you hear activity again — exclusion work is warrantied.

Health and Safety Risks

Wildlife in attics isn’t just a nuisance. Raccoon droppings can carry roundworm. Rodent activity damages wiring and creates fire risk. Animals trapped inside walls eventually die there, leading to severe odor problems. Quick action protects your home and your family’s health.

📞 Hearing scratching in the attic? Call 216-586-4692. Trappy’s is fully licensed, certified, and insured for residential and commercial wildlife removal across Greater Cleveland.

Managing a commercial or multi-family property? Our monthly trapping and population control programs keep attics, crawl spaces, and outbuildings clear year-round instead of one call at a time.

Service Areas We Cover

Trappy’s responds to wildlife calls across Greater Cleveland, the inner-ring suburbs, and into Summit County:

• Maple Heights
• Cleveland
• Cleveland Heights
• Shaker Heights
• Garfield Heights
• Bedford
• Beachwood
• Hudson
• Brecksville
• Sagamore Hills
• Parma

See all service areas for surrounding suburbs and same-day coverage.