Trevor Cuthill took these photos of a field mouse that had been caught in a Ketch-All trap, that then got its nose stuck in one of the ventilation holes. This was highly unusual. The mouse apparently poked its nose too hard through a hole, and got it stuck.  Trevor pried one of the vent holes open to free the mouse, as its nose was swollen. He then released it, but it was very weak and injured, and he doesn’t think it survived. In any case, here are the images.

27 November 2018.

These photos show where bats were roosting in a house in Forest Meadows.

1. They found ample living space under the roof tiles, along the roof edge of this very high roof line.
2. Bats were also abundant under the corner trim, used to seal rather poorly formed corners.

Photos by Jason Mink, 27 November 2018.

This home in Sugar Pine had a water leak. A company came out and did a repair, cutting a large hole through the sub-floor, to allow drainage. They removed the insulation to allow it to dry out. But they never bothered to repair the hole they made.

A raccoon found the hole and moved in. That is when we were called.

Jason also found a raccoon latrine under the house.

Photos by Jason Mink, 28 November 2018.

Raccoon latrine under house.

Cory Runyan saved the day for a customer! He found the source of a terrible odor, under a house, and it was a big, dead, ripe raccoon. Cory extracted the melting, maggot-ridden carcass, sparing the customer probably a week or two of misery. Yay Cory!  8 November 2018.

Jason Price caught two roof rats in one snap trap. 7 November 2018. These rats really liked the bait. This is a rare occurrence, as I could not find a similar image online.

Two roof rats caught in one snap trap. Jason Price. 7 November 2018

Two roof rats caught in one snap trap. Jason Price. 7 November 2018

Jason Mink took photos of this bat house that a resident of Arnold California had mounted on their deck. It actually had bats in it.

The bat house was made by Coveside Conservation Products, in Maine.

22 October 2018.

Chickarees (aka Douglas tree squirrels) took advantage of a rarely occupied home in the Strawberry California (Tuolumne County) area to store their pine cones. The house has a pier foundation, meaning there was no perimeter foundation wall. The chickarees easily burrowed under the siding, gaining entrance to the subarea.

From there, they followed the plumbing, unrestrained, to the where the washing machine’s water exit passed, and had an unblocked entrance to the house.

The chickarees stored pine cones throughout various locations within the multiple story house.

Photos by Jason Mink, 9 October 2018.

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17. Chickarees dug under here!

18. Chickarees dug under the foundation to get under the house.

19. Roof damage, but we are not sure if this is eather related or squirrel damage.

Trevor Cuthill killed nine roof rats under one house in Mokelumne Hill in one night.   He used six packs of Contrac, and sealed exits with steel wool. 30 August 2018.

Trevor Cuthill killed 9 rats in one night. 30 August 2018.

Video by Jason Mink, 6 August 2018, Arnold California.

These are Pallid bats. Thanks to “Corky” Quirk of Norcalbats.org.

And below is another video showing a pallid bat in an attic.

Jason Mink took this photo of an overflowing bathouse. 3 August 2018.