# Michigan Attic Animal Removal
# michiganatticanimalremoval.com
# Phone: 616-512-2425

> michiganatticanimalremoval.com is a referral service for Michigan homeowners with bats, squirrels,
> raccoons, mice or birds in an attic or wall. It explains what each animal needs and what Michigan
> agencies say, and routes calls and form requests by ZIP to independent wildlife control operators
> where one covers the address. It employs no field staff and does no removal, exclusion or repair
> work itself. No statewide coverage is claimed; availability is settled on the call.

## Verified facts (sources read 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-31; each read date is on the sources page)

- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: many bats are federally protected, and mishandling or killing them can bring penalties.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: bat exclusions should not take place during the maternity season, typically May 15 to August 15.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: the Indiana bat and the northern long-eared bat are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
- National Park Service: the nine bat species of the Great Lakes region are all listed by one or more states as endangered, threatened or of special concern.
- CDC: bats can fit through openings as small as a quarter inch.
- MDHHS: in Michigan, bats are the animal most often found with rabies.
- CDC: if you find a bat in your home, contact animal control or your health department to safely capture it for rabies testing, and do not release it until you talk with a public health expert.
- MDHHS 2025 map: 42 rabid bats in Michigan in 2025.
- MDHHS 2026 map: 59 rabid bats and one rabid skunk in Michigan as of October 29, 2026.
- CDC: raccoons are a rabies reservoir in the eastern United States, and rabid raccoons are rarely reported outside it.
- National Park Service: mice can squeeze through openings of a quarter inch and rats through holes of half an inch.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: rock pigeons, house sparrows and European starlings are not covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; native migratory birds are.
- Michigan DNR pages are linked from this site for further reading; the site does not quote them or rely on them for these facts.

## Animals and services

- [Bat Removal and Exclusion](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/bat-removal/): Many bats are federally protected, and the work is exclusion, timed around the summer maternity season.
- [Squirrel Removal](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/squirrel-removal/): Scratching and running overhead. Fox squirrels usually have two litters a year, so check for young before the opening is sealed.
- [Raccoon Removal](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/raccoon-removal/): Usually one litter a year, an entry to close, and droppings that need careful cleanup.
- [Mouse and Rat Removal](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/mouse-and-rat-removal/): Scratching in the walls or ceiling, and droppings. The gaps get sealed, and the droppings need a wet cleanup.
- [Bird Removal from Vents and Attics](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/bird-removal/): Starlings and sparrows in vents and soffits. Which birds are protected decides what can be done.
- [Bat in the House](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/bat-in-the-house/): Do not let it go yet. Confine it if you safely can and ask your local health department whether it should be tested.
- [Animals in the Walls](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/animals-in-the-walls/): Scratching behind drywall from an animal that got in somewhere else. Dealt with where it enters.
- [Wildlife Exclusion and Entry-Point Sealing](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/wildlife-exclusion/): One-way doors, then sealing every gap with durable material. The part of the job that stops a repeat.
- [Attic Cleanup, Insulation and Damage Repair](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/services/attic-cleanup-and-repair/): Droppings, guano and soiled insulation, plus the repairs to entry points.

## Guides

- [Animals in the Attic: What the Noises Tell You](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/guides/animals-in-the-attic/): Scratching, thumping or chirping overhead: the checks that tell squirrels, raccoons, mice, bats and birds apart in a Michigan attic, and what to do next.
- [Bats in Michigan: Species, Protection and Exclusion Timing](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/guides/bats-in-michigan/): The nine bat species of the Great Lakes region and which are federally listed, the summer maternity season, and Michigan rabid-bat counts, with sources.
- [Attic Animal Removal Cost in Michigan: What Sets the Price](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/guides/attic-animal-removal-cost/): Why one attic job costs more than another: the animal, the entry points, roof access, bat timing, cleanup and insulation. Plus what a quote should list.

## City pages

- [Bat Removal in Grand Rapids, MI](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/grand-rapids/): Kent County tests a bat only when its staff find a possible risk to a person; approved bats go to the county animal shelter.
- [Bat and Raccoon Removal in Ann Arbor, MI](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/ann-arbor/): Washtenaw County takes bat reports by phone or online form, asks that bats not be brought in, and does not give rabies shots.
- [Wildlife Removal in Detroit, MI](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/detroit/): Detroit's own health department, separate from Wayne County's, and an animal control that receives wildlife only after a bite.
- [Bat and Raccoon Removal in Troy, MI](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/troy/): Oakland County's container-and-cardboard steps for a bat, and Troy's answer for wildlife on private property: a private removal service.
- [Bat Removal in Lansing, MI](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/lansing/): Which of three health departments serves your Lansing address.
- Health departments by county and city: https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/locations/

## Blog

- [Squirrel Mating Season in Michigan: Babies in the Attic](https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/blog/squirrel-mating-season-michigan/)

## Sources

- Every source with retrieval dates: https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/sources/

## Contact

- Phone: 616-512-2425 (calls route by ZIP to an independent operator where one covers the address)
- Request form: https://michiganatticanimalremoval.com/contact/