503-406-1422 We run a professional wildlife removal business operating in Tualatin, Oregon . We service the whole Portland metropolitan area, and do much of our work in Tualatin. We are a full-service Tualatin animal trapping and removal company. We specialize in wildlife only, and are not like a regular Tualatin pest control company or Tualatin exterminator. We use humane methods to solve wild animal problems in Oregon . We solve the root of the problem, by performing home repairs to keep animals out, and preventative measures in addition to critter trapping and removal. We offer a variety of services, from animal damage repair to waste cleanup, dead animal removal and odor control, and more. We handle several nuisance wildlife species, including squirrels, raccoons, snakes, skunks, and opossums. We also perform bat removal and bird control services, and rodent control, including poison-free mouse and rat removal. Give us a call any time at 503-406-1422 to discuss your Tualatin animal control issue, and to schedule a fast appointment.



Tualatin wildlife control tip of the month:

Is bat feces dangerous to touch or breathe?

Bat dropping or feces are termed as guano; they Tualatin animal control are irregularly shaped and usually contain parts of insects. Many refer to guano as an organic fertilizer. Larger bats will have larger guano and are usually found scattered and not in piles. Bat droppings are one of the major reasons why people consider excluding these animals from home. The poop of bats smells Tualatin animal control horrible and promotes the growth of mold and fungus which are dangerous for humans and other habitats. The bats though do very little damage unlike rats, mice but people are frantic because of the harmful effects of the Tualatin pest control guano. The bats have no interest to chew on things or building, simply they want a dark place to escape predators and extreme weather conditions. Cleaning up the poop can be a very daunting and hazardous task as even Tualatin pest control vacuuming or sweeping droppings is enough to thrust dangerous particles into the air. Once the particles find a way to your lungs it can develop serious illness at times fatal.

We all know that bats are dangerous as they carry rabies but you can also get caught by a disease called Histoplasmosis if exposed to bat droppings or guano.

• Histoplasmosis is a non-contagious disease but can affect a wide variety of the population even if they are unaware of the risk nearby. It is caused by inhaling the spores of the capsulated fungus from the bat guano.
• You need not get bitten by a bat or come in contact of bat to get affect with Tualatin wildlife removal histoplasmosis. Feces of the bats which are infected with histoplasmosis contain histoplasmosis fungus. The fungus very well grows in the soil where the dropping of bat lands, or in the attic occupied by bats. The fungus continues to grow, and when the soil is disturbed for gardening, Tualatin wildlife removal cleaning or sweeping the spores are released into the air to spread airborne disease. The real trouble starts when we inhale this air contaminated with spores.
• The disease often have very mild symptoms at the beginning, it first affects Tualatin animal trapping our lungs. After a 10 days period of being exposed, most of them suffer from symptoms like flu, fever, loss of appetite, dry cough, breathlessness, headache, chest pain, muscle pain, impaired vison and also joint pain. In few it might get resolved just with flu Tualatin animal trapping symptoms and fever, but many may suffer from long term serious illness resembling tuberculosis.
• People who are more susceptible to this illness usually are those with a Tualatin exterminator weakened immune system, undergoing chemotherapy or heavy smokers. People who are already infected are subjected to re-infection especially in elders. In short anyone who comes across this fungus can get infected with histoplasmosis but people who are more prone to Tualatin exterminator infection are chimney cleaners, construction workers and gardeners.

To learn more about our Tualatin pest animal removal services, visit the Portland animal trapping and removal home page or give us a call at 503-406-1422.