Bat and Raccoon Removal in Troy, MI
Help for bats and raccoons in Troy homes, and Oakland County’s and Troy’s own rules on who handles them.
Calls route by ZIP to an independent operator where one covers the address; where none does, they come to Local Core Group, which runs this site.
Troy does not run its own animal control and sends residents to Oakland County Animal Control, but its dispatchers do not refer calls about wildlife on private property to the county.
Who removes a raccoon or a bat from a Troy home?
A private company. Troy’s dispatchers send residents with wildlife on their property to a private animal removal service, and the Oakland County Animal Shelter says it handles domesticated animals only and does not take wild animals out of homes or yards. For a bat in the house, Oakland County’s instruction is not to release it and to call the health division about testing.
Who to call about a bat in Troy
Troy and the rest of Oakland County
Oakland County Health Division
- 248-858-1286: the county’s line for questions about a possible rabies exposure.
- 248-858-1090: Oakland County Animal Control, during business hours, for help getting an animal tested.
What to do with the bat: The county says not to release a bat found in the home: catch it safely in a container, tape cardboard over it to keep the bat inside, and call the health department to have it tested. It recommends rabies treatment after exposure to a bat while sleeping.
Who removes wildlife: The county animal shelter says it does not take wild animals out of homes or yards and points residents to a local critter or pest control company. Troy’s dispatchers tell residents with wildlife on private property to call a private animal removal service.
Source: Oakland County Health Division, Rabies (read 2026-10-27); Oakland County Animal Shelter & Pet Adoption Center, Wildlife (read 2026-10-27); City of Troy Police Department, Animal Control (read 2026-10-27); U.S. Census Bureau, Places by county, Michigan (2020 Census) (read 2026-10-31).
Every other county is on the health department lookup.
Who handles a raccoon in a Troy home?
A private company, by both the city’s and the county’s account. Troy’s police department says its dispatchers tell residents who call about wildlife on private property that they need a private animal removal service, and they do not pass the call to Oakland County Animal Control. The county shelter agrees from its side: it handles domesticated animals only, does not take wild animals out of homes or yards, and suggests calling a local critter or pest control company. Some cities and townships in Oakland County run their own animal control; Troy is not one of them.
Ask the company which state permits cover the work, how it will get the raccoon out, and how it will make sure no young are left inside before it seals the opening. The raccoon page covers the details, including the chimney.
Who removes bats from a Troy attic?
Bats living in the attic are a separate job from the one in the room, and in Troy it falls to a private company like any other wildlife on private property. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says sealing bats out of an attic should never take place during the maternity season, typically May 15 to August 15.
Troy questions
What if someone in Troy is bitten after the health division’s business hours?
Oakland County’s advice is to seek medical attention for wound care.
Sources for this page
Each rule and figure on this page comes from one of these pages, read on the date given. Agency guidance is described as guidance; it is not presented as law.
- Animal ControlCity of Troy Police Department
- RabiesOakland County Health Division
- WildlifeOakland County Animal Shelter & Pet Adoption Center
- How (and whether) to install bat boxesUSFWS
- Places by county, Michigan (2020 Census)U.S. Census Bureau
Michigan DNR pages
Linked for further reading. This page does not quote them or rely on them for its facts.
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What Troy homeowners read next
Raccoon Removal
Usually one litter a year, an entry to close, and droppings that need careful cleanup.
Raccoons →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.
Bat in the house →Bat Removal and Exclusion
Many bats are federally protected, and the work is exclusion, timed around the summer maternity season.
Bats →Wildlife Exclusion and Entry-Point Sealing
One-way doors, then sealing every gap with durable material. The part of the job that stops a repeat.
Exclusion & sealing →Call about an animal in a Troy attic
When it happens, where in the house, and what you have seen outside. Your call routes by ZIP to an independent wildlife control operator where one covers your address, and that operator settles price and timing with you. Where none does, it comes to Local Core Group, which runs this site.