Silver Bullet Pest ControlScratching above the bedroom at sunrise, or something heavy walking on the roof after dark? Silver Bullet Pest Control, based right next door in Garfield, gets squirrels and raccoons out of Lodi homes with one-way doors, then seals every opening with steel so they can't chew their way back in.
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Text a photo of the hole, the chewed spot or the droppings to 973-510-2585 and we'll tell you which animal it probably is.
Silver Bullet Pest Control removes squirrels and raccoons from Lodi, NJ homes and seals the house so they can't get back in: call or text 973-510-2585. We're licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, hold NJ Pesticide License 90568B and work out of neighboring Garfield. We check for babies first, let the animals leave through one-way doors, and close every opening with steel.
Before we climb a ladder, the time of day you hear the noise and the kind of damage outside usually point to the animal. Use this table as a first guess.
| Clue | Gray squirrels | Raccoons | Mice or rats |
|---|---|---|---|
| When you hear it | Early morning and late afternoon | After dark and before dawn | Mostly at night, all night |
| Sound | Quick running, scratching, nuts rolling | Heavy, slow walking and thumps; sometimes chattering | Light scratching and gnawing inside walls |
| Typical opening | Chewed, rounded hole about golf-ball to baseball size | Torn soffit, bent vent, uncapped chimney | Gaps the width of a pencil or a quarter |
| Where in the house | Attic edges, dormer ceilings, soffits | Attic, chimney, under porches and decks | Walls, basement, kitchen, garage |
| What they leave | Shredded insulation, chewed wood and wires | Flattened, soiled insulation; a latrine spot | Small droppings, gnaw marks, grease marks |
| Young | Late winter and again in late summer | Spring | Year-round |
Hearing it at night but not sure it's a raccoon? Small night-time scratching inside walls is more often mice or rats. See our rat and mouse exterminator page for Lodi, or text us a photo of the droppings.
Lodi packs a lot of homes into a small borough. Many streets are lined with compact single-family houses and two-families, and over the decades a lot of them picked up additions, dormers and enclosed porches. Each of those changes added a new roof edge meeting an older wall, and those joints are exactly where a gray squirrel tests the wood with its teeth. Once one finds soft fascia or a gap behind a gutter, it can open a hole in a day.
The Saddle River runs through Lodi with trees along its banks and through the parks near it, and plenty of mature street and yard trees grow close to roofs. Branches over a roof give squirrels a highway, and the river corridor gives raccoons cover, water and food. Add garbage cans, compost and pet food left on porches, and it's easy to see why raccoons stay close to houses here.
None of this means your house is in bad shape. It means the house has the normal weak spots every older home has, and the fix is to find and close all of them, not just the one hole you can see from the driveway.
Real photos from Silver Bullet squirrel work in Lodi and the area, and the lesson behind each one.
Every job starts on the roofline, not in the attic. On this Lodi house the active hole sat where a roof edge met the wall, a spot that's hard to see from the street. We photograph it and every other weak spot so you see what we see.
The squirrels leave through the one-way door on their own when they go out to feed, and they can't get back in. Once we're sure the attic is empty, the door comes off and that last opening is sealed and repaired.
Sealing a hole while animals or babies are still inside is the most common mistake we see. Trapped animals chew a new way out, sometimes into the living space, and young left behind die in the attic. We confirm it's empty first.
We walk the roofline, chimney, vents, soffits, gutters and attic. We find the active hole and every weak joint, and take photos for you.
Before anything is closed we look and listen for babies. The season and what we find decide whether we wait, hand-remove young for reuniting with the mother, or proceed.
A one-way door goes over the active opening. Animals can get out but not back in. Raccoons in a chimney or attic may need a different humane approach, which we explain on site.
We close the other gaps with galvanized steel mesh and metal flashing, screen the vents and can cap the chimney. When they're gone, the last hole is sealed and chewed wood repaired. You get a photo report.
Squirrels look for a warm attic before winter. This is the best time to proof a house, before anything settles in. Trim branches that touch the roof now.
Squirrels have their first litter and raccoons start looking for dens. If you hear noise now, assume young may be inside and call before patching anything.
Raccoon kits are born, often in attics and chimneys. Sealing a hole or capping a chimney without checking can trap a family inside.
Many squirrels have a second litter. Same rule: check first, then seal. Damage from a summer litter often shows up as chewed vents and wires.
Here is a short video from Silver Bullet Pest Control's wildlife service. The order is the same on every house: inspect, let the animal out, seal, repair.
Silver Bullet Pest Control wildlife removal and exclusion videoWant us to look at your roofline? A photo of the hole or the chewed spot, taken from the ground with your phone's zoom, is often enough for a first opinion. Text it to 973-510-2585.
A squirrel can chew through most household patching materials. What we use is chosen to hold up to teeth and weather.
| Material | Holds up to chewing? | Where we use it |
|---|---|---|
| Expanding foam | No, squirrels chew through it | Never on its own as an animal barrier |
| Wood patch or plastic vent cover | Not for long | Only as a finish over a metal seal |
| Galvanized steel mesh (hardware cloth) | Yes | Roof-to-wall gaps, soffit returns, behind gutters, vent backs |
| Metal flashing | Yes | Roof edges, corners of additions and dormers |
| Heavy-gauge vent screens | Yes | Gable, ridge and roof vents |
| Stainless steel chimney cap | Yes | Chimney flues, the classic raccoon entry |
We check every roof intersection on the whole house, because one missed gap is enough for the next squirrel. Learn more about animal proofing and exclusion and squirrel damage to soffits and fascia.
We don't post one price for wildlife removal, because no two Lodi rooflines are the same. The quote is free and comes after we've seen the house, and you know the price before any work starts. These are the things that make a job smaller or bigger:
Landlords, two-family owners and property managers in Lodi can call us for whole-building proofing and for tenants who report noises. For businesses, see commercial pest control.
Do keep trash in closed cans, bring pet food in at night, and trim branches back from the roof. If an animal is inside your living space right now, close the door to that room, keep children and pets away and call or text 973-510-2585. Silver Bullet answers calls 24/7.
Tell us what you're hearing, what time of day, and where. A photo of the hole helps us plan the visit.
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Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control removes squirrels and raccoons from homes, two-families and businesses in Lodi and nearby Bergen County towns, then seals the openings. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Lodi has the Saddle River and many mature trees close to homes, and a lot of houses have additions and dormers with extra roof joints. Squirrels and raccoons use those weak spots, vents and uncapped chimneys to reach a warm attic.
No. We put a one-way door on the active hole so squirrels leave on their own, seal every other opening with steel, and close the last hole once the attic is empty.
We check for young before sealing anything. Depending on what we find and the season, we wait until they can leave or reunite them with the mother, so nothing is trapped inside.
The inspection and sealing are usually done in one visit, and the one-way door typically does its job within a few days. We come back to remove the door and seal the final opening once activity stops.
Not while animals are inside. A trapped squirrel or raccoon chews a new hole, and young left behind die in the attic. Foam and wood patches also don't stop chewing; steel mesh and flashing do.
Squirrels are noisy in the early morning and late afternoon, raccoons are heavy and active at night, and mice or rats make light scratching inside walls at night. A photo of the hole or droppings helps us tell.
Yes. A stainless steel chimney cap keeps raccoons, squirrels and birds out of the flue. We make sure no animal is inside before the cap goes on.
Yes. We repair chewed soffits, fascia and vents, and attic cleanup and insulation replacement are available. You get a photo report of what we found and fixed.
It depends on the number of openings, the animal, the roof, the chimney and any repairs. The quote is free and you get the price before any work starts.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control is licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife and holds NJ Pesticide License 90568B.
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