Cappa Wildlife Control Services

Pete Cappa impressed us with his professionalism and the care with which he used his deep expertise to solve our problem.  He clearly understands squirrels, and so based on that understanding he was able to trap and remove them in a way that is humane.  We didn't know if we had one squirrel or many -- as it turned out we had seven.  We called Pete as soon as his traps were occupied, and he came right away to take the trapped squirrels away.  On a few of these occasions this meant he had to reach outside our windows to remove large traps from our gutters -- even on a very cold, rainy holiday night.  And then based on his advice we learned what tree limbs needed trimming and how to repair the hole that the squirrels had made.  No more squirrel problem.

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Mr. Cappa is very personable, professional and provided excellent results. We highly respect his commitment to humane animal treatment. Also, appreciated his kindness to our inquisitive young child during work time. Nice guy. Would hire again in a heartbeat. Terrific value for provided services. Highly recommend.

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I saw a black snake in my laundry room, which retreated back into the insulation last night. Today I looked on Angie's list and noticed the company had great reviews, a good website and looked promising. I called and the person I spoke to immediately sounded pretty miserable. I explained that I had a snake in my basement and that I was looking for someone to possibly set traps/catch it and take a look at my house/foundation to try to determine how it would have gotten in. This seemed like an ordinary service they offer based on other reviews and on their website. The person scoffed and said there was no way they were going to find the snake now and said they had no one who could come out. That was it. They didn't offer to have someone come out another day or ask me to call back to see if any appointments were available. Very disappointed and will be taking my business elsewhere.

Pete did a very thorough insepction at 10:30pm on a Saturday night.  I thought the squirrel might be gone or possibly dead, and did not want to take any chances on either scenario.  It turns out the squirrel was gone, but Pete was able to help me understand why and where the animal entered the house and what my next steps should be. I could finally sleep in our bedroom again knowing I didn't have to worry about it anywmore.  Super nice guy. 

I called Pete after reading reviews on Angie's List. We just moved into a
new home about a month ago and have been noticing droppings in the
corner of our back porch area. At first, we thought these were mice
droppings but after investigating further, we now believe they are bat
droppings. I called Pete and he was very courteous and listened to my
concerns and gave me a few options to try. He was not pushing to come to
the house and make a "sale" of his services. I was very impressed at
the free consult that he gave me over the phone. If I do need services
for pests in the future, I will certainly give Pete a call.

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My wife and I live in our dream home.  We bought it last year.  Unfortunately we started to hear the lovely chirping of birds coming in as an echo from our bathroom into our master bedroom.  We found out that birds had made a nest in the vent covering on the roof of the house to the master bathroom exhaust fan.  We also were hearing birds clamoring around under the soffit in the front of the house.  As much as we don't mind wildlife, we wanted them gone.  
I called another reference from angie's list and was not happy with their proposal, recommendations, etc.  They also did not appear professional.  We got another company - Cappa Wildlife - to come and see the house and the same day he completed the job.  Not only was Pete a true professional, but he took his time to explain things and discuss what needed done.  Our roof vents were not "of the usual" and he had to make custom cages to place over them.  I know it does not sound like anything fancy, but the cages he made were very nicely fashioned and look completely in place on our roof.  As well, he fixed the soffit on the front of the house and patched up a large hole where the birds were coming in at.  He also said that he wanted to place a small covering over an exhaust fan on the back of the house that he did not even charge me for.  
Pete was the consummate professional.  He acted and looked the part and his knowledge was beyond good.  Not only that, his work was exceptional.  He cleaned up completely and the work he did paralleled that of the best contractors out there, except that his area of expertise is in animal / wildlife control.  In other words, he did not come fix the problem and leave a mess that would require a contractor to come fix, he did it himself and it looked great.  
He was easy to deal with on the phone, pleasant, and actually arrived early.  When I was not readily available to meet with him since he arrived early he was nothing but professional. 
I would use Pete Cappa and Cappa Wildlife Control Services again in a heartbeat and would truly happily pay twice what I paid him for the quality of the work that he did.

During inspection for our new house, we found that some animal was or was previously nesting in the attic. I called Pete prior to closing an arranged for him to come out right after closing to investigate. He found an abandoned birds nest. He located the entry point in the attic   (hole in the  metal mesh over the one attic vent). He replaced/updated the meshing over both attic vents as he felt the other vent was not properly configured. He also removed all nesting material and likely a few bird carcasses (as I found quite a few scattered around the insulation when I re-insulated). We chose to have a professional handle this as we did not know if this was an active nest or not and what type of animal may pop out. Pete was very knowledgeable and seemed to have previous experience with starlings nesting in attics.

I got Pete Cappa's name from Angie's List. I called him and he came out that afternoon. We searched the whole basement including above the ceiling panels (those that were still in place). Pete had his leather gloves on and his heavy duty animal grabber in hand, but we never saw or heard  the squirrel. Pete set a couple traps but did not expect much from them with  trap-shy animal. He said we may be luckier building it an escape route from the basement. We got some boards I had laying around, and Pete screwed a couple together to make  a 10 foot ramp up to a window. He screwed cross pieces of wood going up the ramp like little steps. We opened the window a few inches (it swings out from the bottom) and packed rags around most of the open space to keep the frigid air out. We left a space about 4 inches wide on the windowsill at the top of the ramp for the animal to get out. But how would we ever know if he left or died hidden somewhere? Well, we spread about 1/8 inch of whole wheat flour evenly across the windowsill in front of the escape hole (I believe unbleached white would have worked as well). We said our goodbyes and I paid the agreed on amount which seemed very reasonable for the amount of time and travel involved. Later that night I went down into the basement and climbed up to take a look at that windowsill. Sure enough. there were some squirrel-sized tracks heading across the sill and to the outside. At least I was pretty sure it was not the tracks of a second squirrel coming in. Anyway, the mayhem in the basement came to an end. I called Pete two days later, and told him it looked like his plan worked. He picked his traps up later that day. Things are now back to normal for my wife and I, and I m off the hook thanks to Pete's wildlife control skills. I hope never to take a quiet and orderly basement for granted again.

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I did not use Cappa.  They referred me to A to Z Wildlife Services.

Returned promptly to check traps. Made suggestions with regards to improving property to prevent wildlife.

I noticed huge holes in my backyard and didn't know what was causing these holes.  Then one day I saw a groundhog going in and out of one of the holes.   I called Pete Cappa, whose number I got from Angie's List, to have the animal removed. He called me back the same day.  We made arrangements to have him come to my home the following day to set traps. He evaluated the situation and set up traps accordingly.  I was asked by Pete to call him when I saw activity in the traps which I did.  There were actually 3 groundhogs that were in the traps.  Pete came and removed them within hours of my calling him even though he was set to leave on vacation that afternoon.  Then a few weeks later I saw another groundhog in my yard.  I called Pete and he came the very next day to set traps.  He trapped and removed 1 groundhog.  On both occasions Pete was extremely professional and knowledgeable.  He was always prompt with returning my calls and keeping appointments.  He was also very prompt in coming to remove the animals once I let him know they were in the traps.  Both times Pete fixed all the damage the groundhogs had done to my property and it actually looked better than it had originally.  Price was very reasonable.  I will definitely call him again if I have any more problems and highly recommend him without hesitation.

I called another pest company when I saw droppings on my deck. I thought I had a mouse. However the other company said it was a bat, and used a broom to pull the side of the canvas awning away from the house & the bat was there. They said they did not take care of bats. I then called CAPPA, and Pete returned my call the same day. He was at my house the next morning. He inspected my attic and thankfully no bats were inside the house. He used a metal can with a vented lid & easily captured the bat hiding between the brick on the house & the awning. He positioned the sides of the awning for me to help deter the bats from returning there. Pete was very professional, knowledgeable, and skilled in his trade. I would definitely use him again & would highly recommend him.

Mother raccoon never caught. He thought she may have died somewhere else. He removed two raccoon pups , and told us hot to feed birds as the raccoon need a food source and water. We have to get someone else to clean up attic damage. Our Erie insurance does not cover it.

After a few days living in our new house, we started to hear a loud scratching sound coming from the coat closet wall in our living room. This wasn't a scurrying sound, the sound came from the same place over and over and it was loud, and to us, sounded big. We called Pete Friday morning, and we came out that evening. By the time he arrived, the scratching had stopped and actual never started up again.  After looking around the base of the house, he put a ladder on our roof, and informed us there was a hole in the roof, and that some wildlife (he thought maybe a bird or squirrel) may have gained access to our house through the hole. (How this was missed by our home inspector, I have no idea!) Pete said he could tell this house used to have a squirrel problem, because the holes edges were chewed up but that the chew marks were not fresh, and looked weather. He suggested putting a piece of plastic over the hole, and he let us know if a squirrel was using it as a den, it would chew through the plastic. He told us he would come back Sunday to check the plastic. If it was chewed, we then would have to set some traps. Fortunately Sunday, the scratching noise had not returned and nothing chewed through the plastic. Pete sealed the hole to prevent any other wildlife from getting into our house. We don't want anything crawling in their and giving birth.
Since this was our first time using this kind of service, the initial consult price was a little bit of sticker shock for us. He charged $170 just for the initial visit, where he basically just scoped the property to figure out the problem. The follow-up Sunday with the hole patch was an additional $50.

Clients should understand that this is a 2 day process. Just by talking to him, he told me I had racoons and I thought I had birds. He came the next day. He put a hormone on a tennis ball and lowered it and came back the next day. He got rid of them in a very eco-friendly way, he did not kill them. He also made a wire tent on the top of my chimney so they wouldn't come in again. He cleaned my chimney also.

Had to work some to get to the animal since it had hidden up in a landscape object.  Had to lure the animal out to capture.