• Scratching Noises in Your Attic?
• Wildlife Problems on Your Property?
• Bird or Bat Problem in Your Building?
• Rat, Mouse, or Squirrel Infestation?
• We Can Solve It (Today)!

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 McLean wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: 703-830-1100.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 804-367-1000.

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ACS Wildlife Removal is a full-service wildlife control company serving McLean VA 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 Virginia 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 McLean pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 703-939-9551 - 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 Virginia'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 Virginia'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 relocation 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 Fairfax 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 McLean animal control for wildlife issues.

Fairfax County Animal Services or Humane Society: 703-830-1100

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McLean Wildlife Removal Tip: Difference between Baby rat vs Baby Mouse
To the untutored eye, rats and mice look alike and a baby rat and a baby mouse look even more similar- both are rodents that have an incredible capacity for gnawing through things and making life hell for homeowners. However, understanding the difference helps you to tackle them better.

There are rats and rats and rats- ranging from kangaroo, cotton and Norway rats to black, naked mole rats, wood rats, pack rats and more. The common rats that you normally encounter are the Rattus rattus (black rats). Common mice species range from dormice, field mice to spiny mice and house mice, and the Mus musculus (house mice) are usually the ones that create chaos in homes.

So what's the difference between baby rats and baby mice? Some of the differences are very subtle and it takes a keen eye to detect them.

Generally however, mice are tinier in size and have long thin tails that is covered with hairs. They have smaller but sharper heads than rats, smaller feet too but larger ears. Even a grown mouse is just about 15 cm in length (including the tail). They develop faster than rats, open their eyes only 3 days after they are born. Within a span of two weeks, they are fully haired. Baby rats develop a little more slowly- it takes at least 6 days for them to open their eyes and more than two weeks to develop fur. Mice are brown with darker bellies, whereas rats are grayer in color with white bellies.

Rats appear bulkier, larger and heavier than mice and they are much longer than mice. Their heads are blunt and chunky, unlike the pointed heads of mice. They too have long tails and sometimes the length of its tail can be found to be bigger than a fully grown mouse. Their bodies are covered with fur but unlike miee, they don't have hair around their tails, ears and feet. This probably accounts for their being good swimmers and climbers. Rats have huger front teeth and more powerful jaws than mice.

Mice are curious creatures and like to explore their surroundings to see what they can get- your clothes, toys and even furniture are not safe from them. Essentially night creatures, you can hear them moving about at night, when you're trying to sleep. Rats are not as bold as mice- they are more cautious and hence are harder to trap. Also, rats have longer and curved droppings in contrast to the much shorter droppings of mice.

Mice have a weakness for all types of cereals and carbohydrates and eat less food and drink less water than rats. Ensure that waste food is not left lying around in the kitchen or near the trash cans- these rodents are sure to feast themselves.

However, as rodents go, both of them are pests than no home owner likes having around. Studies show that rats and mice "have the best bite in the rodent world" and can gnaw through just about anything.

Don't let them have their way!

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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 McLean
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Fairfax County Animal Services: 703-830-1100
McLean Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
McLean Police Department: 703-556-7750
Virginia Wildlife Commission: 804-367-1000
Learn what to say on the phone for free McLean 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: McLean 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 McLean 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 specialties is rat and mouse control. We don't use poison like the big-name McLean exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT McLean rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in McLean bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Virginia 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 McLean. 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 ACS Wildlife Removal at 703-939-9551, 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.