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Check our year 2024 prices for wildlife control work. Call us 24/7 to schedule an appointment.
If you can't afford our services, read about free Altoona wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: 515-286-3333.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 515-725-8200.

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Southern Iowa Critter Catcher is a full-service wildlife control company serving Altoona IA and the surrounding area. We specialize in urban and suburban wildlife damage management for both residential and commercial customers. We are state licensed by the Iowa Fish & Wildlife Commission. We handle nearly all aspects of wildlife control, and resolve conflicts between people and wildlife in a humane and professional manner. For Altoona pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 515-204-2864 - yes, we answer our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and we will discuss your wildlife problem and schedule an appointment to solve it. We look forward to hearing from you!


Many of Iowa's wild animals have learned to adapt and even thrive in our homes. For example some wildlife have found that attics make great places to live. Other animals find refuge under homes or porches. Invariably, these animals cause damage. Rodents, like squirrels and rats, love to chew on electrical wires once in an attic, and this causes a serious fire hazard. Raccoons can cause serious contamination in an attic with their droppings and parasites. Same goes for bat or bird colonies. We specialize in solving Iowa's wildlife problems, from snake removal to large jobs like commercial bat control, we do it all.

We handle every aspect of wildlife control. We are fully equipped to work on any project, large or small. Some of our services include:

• Humane wildlife trapping and relocaton services
• Removal of raccoons or squirrels from the attic
• Building repairs and prevention work to keep animals out
• 100% permanent elimination of rats, mice, or even bats
• Cleanup of animal waste and odor control services
• Emergency animal issues, and dead animal removal

We do not handle dog or cat problems. If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Polk county animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals. There is no free Altoona animal control for wildlife issues.

Polk County Animal Services or Humane Society: 515-286-3333

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Altoona Wildlife Removal Tip:

How to keep raccoons away from your property

Raccoons look like monkeys and have blackish and grey shade fur on their body who are notorious for bringing serious damages to your property. Raccoons, like any other creature, only invade your home or yard because there's something there that they need. In most cases, that something is food.

They are known to destroy the sofas and beds to find themselves a comfortable home. We suggest following important tips to keep raccoons away from your property.

Soap is the best repellent for raccoons

To remove raccoons or to repel them from your property, the best solution is the use of soap. Soap is known to have been the best repellent for raccoons. Many people have found this technique to be pretty useful. Spread the pieces of soap around the property perimeter and raccoons will find the other way to get their food.

Remove raccoon attractions

Their attractive places are the one which is flooded with food supplies. The more food supplies, the higher are the chances of getting raccoons there. Make sure that you remove all types of food sources before going to bed because they will rummage through everything they consider important for food supplies. Also, these creatures are omnivorous, and they will eat anything they can get their paws on. Ensure that all raccoon attractions have been securely removed.

Secure the garbage can

One of the best ways to keep raccoons away from your property is to secure your garbage cans. We're not talking about buying those cans with loosely-fitting lids and hoping for the best. The most likely spot that raccoons are to be found in your garbage can. They want to rummage through it to find something to eat. Raccoons are also notorious for getting into trashcans and make sure that your garbage cans have locked lids.

Floodlights use

High-intensity light can repel the raccoons easily. If the light is activated by a mechanism that it can rotate, then it is one of the potential sources of repellent for raccoons. Raccoons are quite itchy towards intense high lights. Install one and see the results.

Keep a check on fruits and vegetable gardens

If you have berry bushes in your yard, find and discard any berries on the ground. Your garden is ripe for the picking if raccoons are nearby. Your kitchen garden may serve them a well-settled treat for their dinner. You can fence your garden to remove them from your property.

High pitched sound

Put a radio or any sound source nearby the potential entry points of raccoons. Raccoons find the high pitched sound repellent and source of the threat. This will keep them away from your property.

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What Prices Do We Charge?
Every job is different: the type of animals involved, is it in the attic or the yard, do you need repairs, etc. It's impossible to have set pricing in this industry. Examples MIGHT include:
Small Job: Like a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: Like to get critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: A project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up
To get an exact price for your specific wildlife problem, just give us a phone call any time, 24-7, and describe your situation. We will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone, and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment for a full inspection and exact price quote in writing. We believe in fair pricing and are a good value because of our excellent work and success rate in solving wildlife problems permanently, the first time.

Resources for free wildlife removal in Altoona
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Polk County Animal Services: 515-286-3333
Altoona Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
Altoona Police Department: 515-967-5132
Iowa Wildlife Commission: 515-725-8200
Learn what to say on the phone for free Altoona wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.

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Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Altoona raccoon removal - raccoons frequently break into attics, tip over garbage cans, rip up your lawn, defecate in your pool, and more. Trapping them is not always simple. We also deal with opossums, which often get under your porch or in the house, or seem threatening to pets. We do Altoona squirrel removal, especially from the attic or walls of your home. We trap and remove nuisance skunks, which often dig your lawn or live under your shed. The same goes for groundhogs in the north, or armadillos in the south. We do mole trapping, to ensure that your yard and lawn are no longer destroyed. One of our specialites is rat and mouse control. We don't use poison like the big-name Altoona exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Altoona rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Altoona bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Iowa certified to remove all bats humanely, and permanently. We also prevent birds from roosting in unwanted areas. We do snake control services, even removal of venomous snakes of Altoona. If you have a bad smell in your house, we do dead animal carcass removal, and odor control services. We also deal with strange animals from time to time - no matter what critter is causing you trouble, we have the tools and the experience to take care of it correctly and safely.

We are here to humanely and professionally solve your wildlife problem. Call Southern Iowa Critter Catcher at 515-204-2864, and we will listen to your problem, give you a price quote, and schedule a fast appointment to help you with your wild animal issue.