Silver Bullet Pest ControlSomething running across the ceiling at sunrise, or heavy steps on the porch roof at 2 a.m.? Silver Bullet Pest Control removes squirrels and raccoons from Wallington homes the humane way — they leave through a one-way door, then we seal every opening in steel so they can't chew their way back in.
Licensed by NJ Fish & Wildlife • NJ License 90568B • 4.9 stars on Google • 15+ years • Next door in Garfield
Text a photo of the hole, the chewed trim or the animal to 973-510-2585 — we'll tell you what it is.
Silver Bullet Pest Control removes squirrels and raccoons from Wallington homes and proofs the house so they can't get back in. We're licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, hold NJ License 90568B, and are based next door in Garfield. We check for babies, let the animals out with a one-way door, then seal the roofline, vents and chimney with steel. Call or text 973-510-2585.
The time of day and the weight of the footsteps narrow it down fast:
| Squirrels | Raccoons | Mice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| When you hear it | Right after sunrise and again late afternoon | After dark, often the middle of the night | Night, quiet scratching |
| What it sounds like | Quick running, scratching, something rolling | Slow, heavy walking, thumps, chattering or growling | Light scurrying inside walls |
| Where | Attic, eaves, inside the top of exterior walls | Attic, chimney, porch roof, under the stoop | Walls, ceilings, kitchen cabinets |
| Outside clue | Round chewed hole at a roof corner or vent | Torn soffit, bent vent, muddy prints on siding | Usually nothing you can see |
Scratching that sounds small and happens all night is often mice. See our Wallington rat and mouse page, or how to tell attic noises apart.
Wallington is a small, densely built borough. Many streets are lines of older two-family homes a few feet apart, with detached garages behind them and wires and tree branches running between the houses. For a squirrel, that's a highway system. For a raccoon coming up from the Passaic River side of town, the garage roofs and fences make an easy climb.
Here's what that means for your house:
That's why sealing one hole isn't enough. We check the whole roofline and every way up to it, and we'll tell you if we see an open spot on a neighboring building that keeps feeding the problem.
After an animal moves in, this is what the attic usually looks like:
We start outside and go around the whole house. The hole you can see from the street is usually only one of several weak spots the animals have already tested.
Squirrels build warm nests against the roof boards. If there are babies, the mother will tear a new hole to get back to them if you seal her out. That's why we never close an opening until we know the nest is empty.
Raccoons are heavy and messy. They crush insulation, rip ducts loose and leave droppings that can carry roundworm. Cleanup is part of the job, not an extra afterthought.
Female squirrels look for a warm attic to have their first litter. Raccoons start hunting for den sites.
Raccoon kits are born in attics and chimneys. Sealing a hole now can trap young inside.
Squirrels have a second litter. Same rule: confirm the attic is empty before sealing.
Squirrels move in for winter and stash food. A good time to proof the house before the cold.
If we find babies, we work around them so the mother can move them out. More in baby squirrel and raccoon season in NJ.
We go over the roofline, soffits, vents, chimney, porch roofs and attic, and photograph every opening and weak spot.
Before anything gets closed, we confirm whether babies are present and plan around them.
A one-way door goes on the main opening so the animals leave on their own and can't get back in. See how one-way doors work.
The other gaps get galvanized steel mesh and flashing, vents get heavy screens, and the chimney gets a steel cap if needed.
Once the attic is empty, the door comes off and the last hole is sealed. Our own crew then cleans up droppings with HEPA equipment, treats the odor, and removes and replaces damaged insulation.
More on animal proofing, chimney caps and damage repair.
Not every wildlife problem is in the attic. In Wallington we also get calls about animals at ground level:
For ground dens we make sure the animal is out, then close the space with buried steel mesh so it can't dig back under.
If an animal or babies are still inside, they'll chew a new hole, often into the living space.
Squirrels chew right through spray foam, plastic and thin wood. Only steel holds up.
Raccoons bite, can carry rabies, and moving wildlife has rules in New Jersey. Leave it to a licensed company.
They don't make animals leave, and the fumes end up in your house.
Animal in the living space? Shut the door to that room, keep kids and pets away, and call or text 973-510-2585.
Quotes are free and given after we see the house:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Animal | A squirrel or two | Raccoons, or a mother with young |
| Openings | One active hole on an otherwise tight roofline | Several holes and soft trim around the house |
| House | One-story section, easy to reach | Tall two-family, steep roof, dormers |
| Chimney | Already capped | Needs a cap or has an animal in it |
| Attic | Little mess | Insulation to remove and replace |
Call or text 973-510-2585 with a photo of the hole or damage.
Tell us what you're hearing and when, and send a photo of the hole if you can see it.
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Squirrels are active in the early morning and late afternoon and sound quick and light. Raccoons move at night and sound heavy and slow.
We use one-way doors so squirrels leave on their own, then seal the house with steel. That keeps them out for good instead of making room for the next one.
We check for young before closing anything and plan the work so the mother can move them out. Nothing gets sealed inside.
Squirrels usually leave through the one-way door within a few days. We confirm the attic is empty before the final seal.
They can, because squirrels jump between close-set roofs and run along wires. Proofing your whole roofline protects your house no matter what happens next door.
Yes. We make sure the animal is gone, then close the space with buried steel mesh so it can't dig back in.
Yes, we do it ourselves. We remove droppings and damaged insulation with HEPA equipment, treat the area for odor and install new insulation.
Yes. We're licensed by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife and hold NJ License 90568B, with over 15 years of experience.
We're right next door in Garfield, and same-day visits are often available.
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