Wildlife Removal Allentown, NJ
Humane Wildlife Control for Historic Homes and Rural Lots Around Allentown
Scratching above the bedroom ceiling or a musky smell by the fireplace is how most calls for wildlife removal in Allentown begin. The borough’s historic district sits between Doctors Creek, Conines Millpond and miles of preserved farmland, so raccoons, squirrels and groundhogs find water and cover a short walk from aging trim and chimneys. Trapping the animal is half the job, and sealing the gap it used is what keeps the next one out.
UFO Nuisance Wildlife Control removes animals with no-kill trapping and one-way exclusion, then repairs and seals the damage they left behind. More than 200 five-star Google reviews back that work.
Removal, Repair and Prevention Handled by One Crew
Our crews cover Allentown from the Southampton office and handle wildlife removal in Upper Freehold and on the farm properties around Cream Ridge every week. A complete job can include all four services below.
No-Kill Trapping and Relocation
Live traps and one-way doors are sized for each species, from flying squirrels to full-grown groundhogs. Every animal is relocated to suitable habitat away from homes, and nothing is poisoned or killed.
Exterior Exclusion Work
Older Allentown houses rarely have one weak spot, so we seal cornice returns, vents, chimney tops and the seams where additions meet original walls. Steel mesh and wildlife-rated covers stop animals from chewing back in.
Structural Damage Repair
Our animal home repair team rebuilds chewed fascia and soffit boards, restores torn roof returns and replaces bent vent screens, matching the existing trim so the fix doesn’t stand out.
Attic Decontamination
When droppings, urine or nesting material are left behind, attic remediation and sanitation can range from deodorizing and targeted cleanup to stripping and replacing soiled insulation.
Animals We Remove From Allentown Homes and Yards
With the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area a few miles northeast, the Crosswicks Creek park corridor to the southeast and working fields on every side, wildlife never has far to travel into town. Each species tends to announce itself a little differently.
Please Note: UFO Nuisance Wildlife Control focuses exclusively on wild animals. For help with domestic pets like stray cats or dogs, please reach out to your local animal control services.
Heavy thumps after dark, a torn roof vent and droppings piled in one corner of the attic usually point to a raccoon. Raccoon trapping gets it out, and we rebuild whatever it ripped open.
Daytime scratching overhead usually means a gray squirrel jumped from a shade tree to the roof and chewed through a soffit corner. A one-way door is the cleanest way of getting squirrels out, since they leave through their own hole and can’t return.
Squeaking and scurrying well past midnight usually means a whole colony, since these small gliders nest in groups. Sealing the narrow ridge and eave gaps they slip through is the heart of flying squirrel exclusion.
Insects over Doctors Creek and the millpond keep bats well fed, and dark droppings stuck to the siding below a gap often give a roost away. Evicting bats relies on one-way devices, since they’re protected in New Jersey.
Rustling under a porch, shed or crawl space door is often an opossum, especially on properties backing onto the fields toward Imlaystown. We move it out and screen the opening so the den can’t be reused.
Tunnels dug beside foundations, barns and patios can undermine slabs and steps on the larger lots ringing the borough. We trap groundhogs humanely, then fill and block the burrow so it isn’t reused.
A lawn torn up overnight usually means a skunk digging for grubs, with its den close by under a deck or front stoop. Skunk removal ends with a buried barrier so it can’t tunnel back.
Homes near the creek and millpond sometimes find a snake coiled in a window well, under a stair or inside a shed. We identify the species first, and snake relocation takes it well away from the house.
What Each Season Brings to Allentown Homes
Around Allentown, the calendar decides the method almost as much as the animal does.
December to February: Chimney Season
A capless chimney on an older house looks a lot like a hollow tree to a pregnant raccoon, and late winter is when she picks one. Those denning searches keep our crews busier than any other stretch of the year, and once kits arrive, mother and litter have to leave together.
March to May: Fresh Burrows and First Litters
Mounds of dirt by the shed are often the first sign groundhogs are up from hibernation. Indoors, squirrels raise their first litters in attic insulation, which affects when the last opening can be sealed.
June to August: Pups in the Rafters, Snakes in the Basement
With pups too young to fly, an attic bat colony can’t be excluded until late summer. Dry heat also sends snakes off the creek banks toward cool basements and garages.
September to November: After the Harvest
Once the fields around town are cut, cover disappears overnight and mice and flying squirrels start moving indoors as nights cool. Sealing before animals commit to a winter den pays off here and just across the county line in Robbinsville, where newer neighborhoods back onto the same farmland.
From First Call to a Sealed Home in Five Steps
A single bat in a gable vent and a family of raccoons in a chimney get the same careful sequence, adjusted to the animal.
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A Free Inspection, Ground to Ridge
A technician walks the property from foundation to roofline, then explains what turned up, the plan and the estimate. Nothing is booked until you approve it.
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Identifying the Animal and Any Young
Droppings, tracks, chew patterns, grease rubs and nest material show which species is inside, how many there are and whether a litter is present. That decides both the method and the timing.
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Setting Traps and Monitoring Activity
Equipment goes in at the active entry, and we come back to check it and collect each animal as it's caught. If a litter is inside, removal is paced so the young leave with their mother, and any orphans go to Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in Medford.
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Making Sure the House Is Empty
The last opening stays open until traps sit empty and one-way doors show no new activity, so no animal is ever closed inside.
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Final Seal and Walkthrough
Only then is the last entry point closed and the damage repaired, often during the same visit. Before we leave, you see what was sealed and fixed, and attic cleanup gets scheduled if the inspection called for it.
What Sets UFO Apart for Allentown Homeowners
Most trappers leave once the animal is caught, and the chewed soffit becomes your next contractor’s problem. UFO holds New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor license 13VH11098000, so the crew that pulls a raccoon out of an Allentown chimney can also rebuild the cornice it tore through.
- Owned by Jesse Miller and Joshua Chambers, who founded UFO in 2020 with backgrounds in home repair, animal handling and wildlife sanctuary volunteering
- Licensed for both the removal and the repair work in New Jersey and Pennsylvania (PA181541)
- Repairs fitted to the borough’s housing: wood cornices, tall chimneys and additions joined to original walls, plus newer homes on open lots facing farmland
- No-kill from the first trap to the final seal
- Crews handling wildlife removal across South Jersey year-round, in attics and crawl spaces, not just in peak season
- Free inspection with a plain explanation of what we found
- 200+ five-star Google reviews, including raccoon trapping, attic treatment and roof return sealing jobs
What Allentown Homeowners Ask Before We Climb the Ladder
Does wildlife-proofing an older Allentown home cost more than a newer one?
Often, yes. Older houses usually have more gaps to close and trim that needs matching, while a newer build may only need a vent or two sealed. The free inspection gives you an estimate.
Can repairs on a historic district home match the original trim?
Wherever possible, we match replacement trim and vent covers to what’s already there. The borough’s Historic Preservation Commission publishes design guidelines for the district, so check with the borough before exterior work.
Can I trap a raccoon myself and release it at Assunpink?
That’s not a legal shortcut. New Jersey’s wildlife relocation policy limits where trapped animals can be released, with extra rules for rabies carriers like raccoons, skunks and groundhogs.
I found a baby raccoon or opossum near Doctors Creek. Should I move it?
Leave it for now. Mothers often forage nearby and return at dusk. If it’s still alone the next morning or looks injured, call us and we’ll get it to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
Are the snakes around Conines Millpond dangerous?
Rarely. Most are garter, northern water and eastern rat snakes, and venomous species are uncommon in western Monmouth County. Water snakes do bite when grabbed, so keep your distance.
Get a Clear Plan Before the Damage Spreads
Each week an animal stays, it adds droppings to the insulation, widens its entry point and leaves a scent trail other wildlife will follow. A small soffit repair today can turn into a stained ceiling and full attic cleanup by next season.
One free visit tells you which animal is there, where it got in, what it has damaged and what the full fix will cost. You decide when to move forward, with no pressure to commit that day.
Helping Families Across New Jersey Protect Their Homes
Mount Laurel is one of our core service areas, and many of our calls come from nearby Burlington County neighborhoods where wildlife activity is common around wooded buffers, creek-adjacent properties, and mature tree lines.
We also provide service throughout Burlington County and Camden County, including: