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Animal Crackers

Animal Removal, Pest Control

About us

Pesky Wildlife Removal - humane removal of raccoons, opossum, snakes, squirrels, birds, nutria, feral cats, muskrat, rats, bees, etc.

Business highlights

27 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Animal Removal, carcas removal, trapping, relocation, preventative maintenance, chimney caps, bird spikes, tree trimming, repairs

Services we don't offer

termites

Amenities

Senior Discount

10%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
PayPal

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.917 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
88%
4
0%
3
6%
2
0%
1
6%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.9
Showing 1-17 of 17 reviews

Kara M.
05/2018
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
He came out within 24 hours. Evaluated the situation, set traps, and sealed a small hole in a vent. Very reasonably priced. Would definitely hire them again.
Description of Work: Rodents removed from crawl space under the house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Robyn R.
05/2018
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Great experience... rats gone!’
Description of Work: Clearing attic of roof rats

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

linda T.
07/2017
1.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Would have expected a return call after 4 days
Description of Work: Never called me back after I called them and left a message

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
responsiveness
1.0


Candace S.
10/2016
5.0
pest control, animal removal
  + 0 more
Paul was amazing! I called him Friday evening around 8pm and he scheduled our appointment for the following morning. It's great that he has hours on the weekends as well as Mon-Fri. He comes out to your house everyday and checks the animal trap, and I love that he sets the animals free. I am a huge animal lover so knowing that the squirrels get released and not killed sets my mind at ease. Paul found a couple hornets nests outside my home as well and he knocked them down free of charge. I highly recommended Animal Crackers!
Description of Work: Remove squirrels from outside of house

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

karl D.
05/2016
5.0
pest control, animal removal
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Rodent control

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

Colleen W.
12/2015
5.0
animal removal, pest control
  + 0 more
As above. Great job, and I highly recommend him as your first choice for getting rid of unwanted pests!
Description of Work: If you've been frustrated trying to get rid of critters (rats, raccoons, squirrels, etc.), then Paul is your guy. Not only is he the nicest guy you could meet, but he has a lot of experience and knows exactly what needs to be done. He is prompt, extremely courteous, and willing to go the extra mile to get the job done, and he does it with a smile on his face and at a reasonable cost. I had a raccoon in my attic over the previous winter and had heard some more noises in the attic recently. Paul set a trap for 10 days and came back regularly to check it, and although we did not catch the raccoon, he knew their habits and that the raccoon had likely left for the season. He found two places where the raccoon could have entered my attic and sealed them up tightly. He also, at my request, came back to pull out insulation with raccoon droppings from the attic for an additional very reasonable price (He worked very hard in a very hot attic, and his price was half of that quoted by other pest control companies). Paul was a joy to talk to and to get to know. I highly recommend that you consider hiring him, and I had had a couple of bad experiences with other local pest control companies before I found him.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

Sandra H.
07/2015
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Investigated an issue with an animal between the floors of my house. I hadn't heard the animal (pretty sure a squirrel) in several days. Probably due to my families attempts to convince the squirrel our house wasn't a good place to nest (noise, cats in attic, etc. We discussed access points along roofline of the house. Paul is very professional and seems to know his varmints very well. This is the second time he helped me with an animal issue. He refused to charge me because he didn't set any traps or anything. I will always call Paul for my animal removal needs!
Description of Work: Animal removal services.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Ruth Y.
02/2015
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Checked next day to see if any were caught but no squirrel even though the door was tripped. Will come back tomorrow to check again. Did not come back to check trap as promised but it is in an area that I can easily access so I and a son checked the trap. I was empty but the squirrels left on their own! He still needs to come back and close the entry point. I called him Friday, Feb. 6 and found he had injured his knee but said he would be back to pick up the trap and fix the entry hole. So far no more squirrels, and no Animal Crackers!
Description of Work: Placed baited squirrel trap in attic and located entry point.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

Andrew F.
02/2015
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
Discovered where squirrel was getting in. Set and caught using a humane trap. Sealed up area where squirrel was getting in. Checked trap daily, called ahead. Super friendly and courteous. Great service
Description of Work: Discovered where squirrel was getting in. Set and caught using a humane trap. Sealed up area where squirrel was getting in. Checked trap daily, called ahead. Super friendly and courteous. Great service

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$109

Iaian B.
05/2014
5.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
LOOK NO FURTHER - ANIMAL CRACKERS IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR WILDLIFE REMOVAL IN THE HAMPTON ROADS AREA!!! A veteran and animal enthusiast, Paul is a highly skilled and personable professional! Outstanding service all around! After hearing noises in our attic over our bedroom for a week or two, we witnessed a raccoon accessing our attic by bending his way through a gable vent. Paul was the first to respond to our call out of six local wildlife removal companies. Paul was not only rapid in his response, but he even came out that same day to assess the situation and begin trapping for a ten day period. Attentive to our concerns, Paul was thorough in answering all of our questions and provided us with a great deal of information concerning raccoons and other critters that invade local properties. True to his word, he promptly came by every day to assess and re-bait the no-kill trap. After relocating the trap from inside the attic to the ground outside beneath the access point, the first critter to be trapped was not the raccoon intended, but an opossum that frequents our yard! Paul removed the critter from our property at no charge and set up a new trap for the raccoon. Once the raccoon was trapped and removed, Paul advised us to listen for noises in the attic an additional night to ensure the space was not occupied by baby raccoons or other critters before he covered the gable vents. After a quiet and critter-free night, Paul inspected the attic (just in case - thankfully, there were no baby raccoons hiding), cleaned up the area where the bachelor raccoon had been staying, and sealed the outside of the gable vents with hardware cloth (we agreed that the clearance in the attic was too low and the space unsuitable to satisfactorily accomplish the job from the inside). Paul was a pleasure to work with and we are thrilled with the services provided! Humane, friendly, and very affordable services - we give Animal Crackers our highest possible recommendation for wildlife removal!
Description of Work: Paul expertly baited and trapped a raccoon that had recently made its home in our attic, cleaned up the affected space in the attic, and securely covered two gable vents with hardware cloth to prevent future critter access.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$160

Susan F.
05/2014
3.0
animal removal
  + -1 more
The owner had to contact a subcontractor to come and see if there could be an access made to get inside the framing around the fire place to check for a wasp nest that was causing flying insects to come into the living space of the condo. He found out the subcontractor carpenter he uses for this type of issue was ill and unavailable and he would call me back when he had a commitment from the subcontractor when we could schedule for both of them to return and revise the quoted price for the work. This company of Animal Crackers never called me back to set up the new appointment?
Description of Work: Came and gave estimate & plan of work to be done to see where a possible wasp nest was located in the framing around our fire place chimney.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0

$250

Ashley M.
12/2013
5.0
animal removal, pest control
  + 0 more
We called Paul when we heard from our pool company that there were snakes in our pool house. I am extremely scared of snakes and didn't want to go anywhere near where they could be. Paul came over and cleaned out the pool house, checked the entire space for snakes, then installed metal mesh and sealed where there were previously cracks/holes for the snakes to enter, and then cleaned up everything to make the space snake and pest free. He did an amazing job and rid us of the problem all together.
Description of Work: Removed Snakes from pool house and sealed the area to prevent the problem in the future.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

LINN B.
08/2012
5.0
animal removal, pest control
  + 0 more
It went well, although it took a little longer than I would have liked, because he went on vacation and I guess was behind when he got back. See above for details.
Description of Work: I called Paul because I kept hearing noises in the attic. I suspected squirrels. Paul came out and set a baited trap on the roof.In the meantime, he identified where the squirrels were gaining entry and took out an enormous nest. He then sealed the opening. The squirrel or squirrels were very smart. They took the bait from the side of the trap without going in. Finally Paul put up a larger cage and after a couple of weeks, a squirrel was trapped and carried off to a new location. I still kept hearing squirrels in the attic, although not as frequently and identified the spot where I thought they were going in. Paul came out and found that it/they had chewed a hole in the fascia to gain entrance to the attic. We both suspected that it was the mate of the one he had carried off looking for its lost love. He sealed that hole. Hopefully that will be the end of the problem.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$140

Ashley M.
05/2012
5.0
animal removal, pest control
  + 0 more
They were friendly, are reliable, and showed up on time.
Description of Work: They removed snakes.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

jeffrey H.
02/2012
5.0
pest control, animal removal
  + 0 more
This was an amazing experience from start to finish. While at the local hardware store he saw me about to spend a fortune on new technology promising to help with our recent unwanted guests. He told me a lot of information that I did not know and suggested the old fashioned snap traps, he also handed me a card in case I needed help. After two weeks I called and within a day he came to my house. He set traps and within a few hours we got our first one!!!
Description of Work: Stop looking and go with Animal Crackers, they not only got rid of my problem quick but they helped me prevent future problems. Paul is not only friendly but knowledgeable and professional. He does not rob you blind, he helps you feel safe again in your home. After using several bigger companies we called him and should have called him first. He uses snap traps which have a proven success record as opposed to bait stations which leave rodents to die in your walls. He is very understanding and even answers calls on the weekends!!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

Kim K.
01/2012
5.0
pest control, animal removal
  + 0 more
He round up about 6 great big garbage bags and I asked if there was a body underneath because it was so big. I don't think that the price was very expensive and it was less than $100 for that service.
Description of Work: I used Animal Crackers a year ago because I had a humongous nest in my attic that he removed.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$99

Robert G.
02/2010
5.0
animal removal, pest control
  + 0 more
I have been hearing and seeing raccoons in my second floor attic off and on for over six months. I would seem to get a visit about every two months. I finally decided to do something and called local companies for advice and an idea of their prices. Paul definitely had the best price around (by far!). He was easy to contact and came out the next day. He went over and above, searching the whole attic, and removing three garbage bags full of soiled insulation, before setting a trap in the attic...all for the very reasonable price of $79. He then checked the attic and trap periodically for over a week (although the raccoon chose not to be caught). After the week, he blocked off and repaired the access points the animals were using...also for a very reasonable price of $150.
Description of Work: Attic inspection Clean up of animal soiled insulation Raccoon and squirrel trap set and check over a week period. Repair and block access points to attic.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$230

    Contact information

    2900 Heron Ridge Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

    www.animalcrackersvb.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Monday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Thursday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Friday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Licensing

    Bonded

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

    All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

    *Contact business to see additional licenses.


    Service Categories

    Animal Removal,
    Pest Control

    FAQ

    Animal Crackers is currently rated 4.9 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Monday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Thursday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Friday: 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Saturday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Animal Crackers accepts the following forms of payment: Check,PayPal
    No, Animal Crackers does not offer free project estimates.
    Yes, Animal Crackers offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, Animal Crackers does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, Animal Crackers offers emergency services.
    No, Animal Crackers does not offer warranties.
    Animal Crackers offers the following services: Animal Removal, carcas removal, trapping, relocation, preventative maintenance, chimney caps, bird spikes, tree trimming, repairs
    termites

    Contact information

    2900 Heron Ridge Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23456

    www.animalcrackersvb.com

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Monday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Thursday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Friday:
    7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 10:00 PM