Silver Bullet Pest ControlSomething running over the third-floor ceiling at dawn, a raccoon walking the roof between two houses, or a hole chewed in the soffit over the porch? Silver Bullet Pest Control gets squirrels and raccoons out of Passaic houses and apartment buildings without trapping them inside, then seals the openings with steel. Hablamos español.
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Text a photo of the hole or the damage to 973-510-2585 — we'll tell you which animal made it.
Squirrels and raccoons are removed by exclusion: a one-way door goes on the hole they use, they leave on their own and can't get back in, and every other weak spot is sealed with steel. Silver Bullet Pest Control does this in Passaic from our base right across the river in Garfield. We check for babies before sealing anything, and we're licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife (NJ License 90568B). Call or text 973-510-2585.
People are often surprised that a city this built-up has so much wildlife. But Passaic has everything squirrels and raccoons need, packed into a small area:
Put those together and you get the calls we hear every fall and spring: running in the ceiling, thumping on the roof, and holes that showed up after a windy night.
| What you hear | When | Most likely |
|---|---|---|
| Quick running, rolling, scratching | Early morning and late afternoon | Squirrels |
| Heavy walking, thumps, chattering or growling | Late at night, before dawn | Raccoons |
| Light scratching inside the walls | At night, more as it gets cold | Mice |
| Gnawing and scurrying low in the house | At night | Rats — see our Passaic rat page |
| Squeaking and fluttering at dusk | Summer evenings | Bats — see bat removal in Passaic |
Can't tell? Record the sound on your phone and text it to 973-510-2585 with the time you heard it.
These photos show the kind of things we check before anything is sealed:
Squirrels pick one or two main holes but test every weak spot. We check the whole roofline so we know which hole is in use and which ones will be next.
Sealing a hole with babies inside is the worst outcome — the mother tears a new hole and the young die in the attic. We always check first.
Raccoons are strong enough to rip open a soffit or vent. Inside, they pack down insulation and leave a latrine. We show you what we find and talk through repairs.
On many Passaic blocks the houses are only a few feet apart, and some share a wall or a roof line. Raccoons walk from one roof to the next. Squirrels jump from a neighbor's gutter to yours. A garage roof, a back porch roof or a fire escape can lead an animal right up to an attic vent.
What that means for you:
We look at how an animal reaches the roof, not just where it gets in. Sometimes the fix includes guarding a downspout, trimming a branch or sealing a gap on a low roof edge.
Roofline, soffits, vents, chimney, low roofs and the attic. We find the active hole, every weak spot and any sign of babies, and take photos.
A one-way door goes on the active hole. The animals leave to feed and can't come back. Learn how one-way doors work.
Other gaps are closed with galvanized steel mesh, metal flashing and heavy vent screens. Chimneys get a cap — see chimney animal proofing.
Once the attic is quiet, the door comes off and that last hole is sealed. We show you the finished work. If the attic is soiled, our own crew does the HEPA cleanup, odor control and insulation removal and replacement.
More detail: squirrel proofing, raccoon proofing and animal proofing and exclusion.
| Material | Holds up? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Spray foam | No | Squirrels chew right through it, often in a day. |
| Wood patch | Not alone | Easy to chew; fine only when covered with metal. |
| Steel wool | Short term | Rusts and gets pulled out. |
| Galvanized steel mesh | Yes | Squirrels and raccoons can't chew or tear it when it's fastened right. |
| Metal flashing | Yes | Covers roof corners and soffit edges where squirrels like to chew. |
| Stainless chimney cap | Yes | Keeps raccoons and birds out of the flue. |
Already damaged? See squirrel damage to soffits and fascia.
Noise over a top-floor unit usually means animals in the attic or the space under the roof. Getting them out helps every tenant at once.
A squirrel in the attic in October can mean babies in February. The sooner the hole is found, the smaller the job.
Tell us how to reach the attic, roof hatch or top-floor unit, and let tenants know we're coming.
We show you photos of the openings, the one-way door and the sealing, so you can show tenants the work was done.
See our landlord and tenant guide for the general basics.
Squirrels in New Jersey usually have young in late winter and again in late summer. Raccoons have their young in spring. Right now, in the fall, squirrels are looking for a warm attic for the winter — it's one of the best times to find the hole and seal it before a litter arrives.
If babies are in the attic, we plan around them. The goal is always the same: the mother and young leave together, and the house is sealed after they're gone. Never block a hole while you still hear animals inside.
A raccoon or squirrel inside your living space? Close the door to that room, keep children and pets away, open a window to the outside if you can, and call or text 973-510-2585. Don't try to grab or corner it.
Who provides raccoon exclusion and roof repairs in Passaic? Silver Bullet Pest Control does both on the same job. We get the raccoon out with exclusion, not trapping and relocating, and then we repair the part of the roof it tore open, so you don't have to hire a separate roofer and wait in between.
In Passaic's tightly packed two- and three-family houses, raccoons usually rip in at the same few spots: roof vents and turbine vents, the corner where the gutter meets the fascia, soffit panels, ridge vents and the roof decking behind loose shingles.
You get one price for the exclusion and the repair before we start. Call or text 973-510-2585 with a photo of the hole taken from the ground.
Tell us what you hear, when, and on which floor — and send a photo of the hole if you can see it. English or Spanish.
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Silver Bullet Pest Control. We remove the raccoon with a one-way door and repair the damaged roof vents, soffit, fascia, shingles and decking on the same job. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Yes. Once the raccoon is out, we repair the torn area and reinforce it with steel so it can't rip back in. You get the price for removal and repair before any work starts.
The river, the trees along it and plenty of garbage give raccoons food and cover. Older roofs give them a place to den.
Squirrels are busy in the early morning and late afternoon and sound light and fast. Raccoons are heavy and come and go at night.
We use one-way doors so they leave on their own, then seal the openings. That way no animal is trapped inside the house.
Yes. On close or attached houses animals travel roof to roof, so it helps if both homes are checked.
The inspection and sealing usually happen in one visit, then the one-way door stays up until the animals are out. We come back for the final close.
We check for young before sealing anything and plan around them, so the family leaves together.
Yes. We install a stainless steel cap after making sure no animal is inside the chimney.
Yes. We work with landlords and building owners on two-families, three-families and larger brick buildings.
Yes. Licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, NJ License 90568B, with over 15 years of experience.
Sí. Hablamos español. Llame o mande texto al 973-510-2585 con una foto del hueco o del daño.
From our base in Garfield we cover Passaic and the towns around it.
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Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
