The Able technician arrived on October 1, 2015, put bait outside the house and inside the attic, and charged me $715.00, which includes $40.00 state tax. He told me that the squirrels would be gone in a month. Even though Able was here several times, the squirrels were still here after 6 weeks. My neighbor brought a live trap, set it on the porch, and caught a squirrel in an hour. When I told the Able technician about the live trap, he said it was illegal not to kill the animal because the capture "messes up it's brain and it will become rabid." I called the Game Commission and was told to use a live trap and release the animal. I asked Able to remove their bait, which they did on November 25, 2015, 8 weeks after I had hired them. After checking with Angie's List, I found out that the average for animal removal is about $300.00, far below the $715.00 that I paid. I asked Able for a refund and was given a $250.00 check. Between November 24 and November 30, my neighbor caught 3 squirrels in the attic. They love peanut butter and crackers. He released them about a mile from my house and I haven't seen or heard any since. (I was told by the Able technician that they would return if they were released within 10 miles.) "},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/johnstown/able-pest-control-reviews-5470252.htm"},"position":4},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"JOSPEH T BERRENA MECH INC","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin M."},"reviewBody":"This information is written as honestly and accurately as I can remember. All opinions are mine. The story is true, the names of the innocent have been replaced. On Monday, February 4th, 2013, I called Joseph T Berrena Mechanicals, Inc. to work on a very specialized machine. It is a MultiMatic Mercury 45 Dry Cleaning Unit with a Keal-Rite Chiller attached. We own and operate a laundry and dry cleaning business in Huntingdon, PA. The problem we were having was that the machine would not complete a cycle due to low R-22 Freon levels. Berrena sent a technician to work on the system, he arrived promptly. I asked if he had any experience with dry cleaning machinery. He said that he had been working on a machine in State College, but had never seen our type of machine. I explained the problem we were having and told the tech that we only wanted a shot of Freon, a pound or two would correct the issue. I went further to explain that everyone that works on the machine tries to adjust to what they believe to be the correct settings. I told him directly, do not play with the adjustments, just add Freon. I walked away to take care of another issue. While I was gone, the owner, my father, spoke to the tech telling him the same thing, ?All we need is a shot of Freon, but no adjustments.? Upon my return, I noted the tech was making adjustments and tapping/banging on several valves on the unit. I told him to stop and asked him why he was hitting the machine. He stated the valves must be stuck or something, to make it fail the way it was failing. I told him to just put in the Freon and it would work. It had been working for three years; it did not need to be adjusted. I asked him point blank, if your car ran out of gas would you replace the engine? He jokingly stated, ?No, I would replace the spark plugs and then the transmission.? The tech proceeded to get the Freon. He then added Freon to the unit. I told him several times that we only needed one to two pounds. He added five pounds. So, now the unit failed for another reason. It was overcharged. I walked away for a couple minutes and when I got back to the room, you could not see anything. The tech had released Freon. He had released enough Freon to cause you not to be able to see the one side of the machine. I asked him why he had done a release and he said it wasn?t a big deal. I asked him if he was going to give us a refund and asked how much Freon cost. He laughed and said about $35.00 per pound. At this point, he decided that the machine was over charged and decided to remove some Freon. He only removed one pound, billed us for four pounds, charged us for 1.5 hours of labor at $69.00 per hour and a $20.00 truck charge, plus tax. On his Service Order, under Service Performed section, he wrote, ?got unit working properly!? and left. I had to call the company back within the half hour to report that it was still failing. The next day, February 5th, the same tech returned with another Guru tech, Guru is what Tech1 called him. I told him the machine was still failing and was overcharged with Freon. I complained that Tech1 removed one pound of Freon, but did not give us credit for the pound. We lost another $35.00 for the removed pound plus the Freon he bleed off the previous day. The first thing, the very first thing, the Guru Tech did was to start adjusting the chilled water flow through unit. I asked him why he was adjusting the flow valve, something all of the techs did first thing when they look at this unit; he stated that the heat transfer unit had to be clogged. I told him that we used a closed loop cooling system and the probability of a clog was very, very low. I reminded the Guru tech that we use an expensive coolant mixture to keep the unit cool during the drying cycle and that it was at the correct levels. I had to leave for a minute and returned. When I walked around the corner of the machine, the Guru tech was adding water to our ?Closed Loop? cooling system. I told him to stop and asked him why he was adding water to the system?s mixture of coolant. He shrugged his shoulders and turned away. Oh, he is very proud of his daughter. She is a rocket scientist and he loves to talk about her while he was watching Tech1 and charging $69.00 an hour for his time. So, while Tech1 and Guru Tech were surveying the unit. They kept banging on valves saying that it must be this that or the other that was causing the problem. Needless to say, they did not fix the problem, we still were overcharged with Freon, and the unit was still failing. However, the pen being mightier than the sword, we were billed for 4.5 hours of labor, a truck charge, and no refund for the extracted Freon. After the techs left, I had to test the glycol to verify the concentration. The concentration was no longer correct. I had to add more glycol to the extra water Guru Tech had added to correct the concentration. I would have no idea why he added the water, but the glycol is not cheap and this just added more cost to this costly endeavor. We received a bill in the mail the very next day, so I was on the phone with the account manager complaining about the charges. After speaking with her, she had no authority to change anything, I placed another service call. The unit still was not operating properly. She told me that Paul the office manager would call me that day and speak with me about the bill. Paul never called. We limped along with a failing dry cleaning unit until February 11th when a third tech came to work on the system. This Tech3 had been at our business in the past. He had put two pounds of Freon in the unit about three years prior to this service call. I went through the whole story with him, telling him all of the problems the other two techs had had. I showed him the valves they were hitting and the areas they felt were problematic. Now don?t get me wrong. Tech1 was very personable and seemed to very knowledgeable. He was just not familiar with our unit. He tried very hard to fix our problems. He just didn?t have the knowledge for the MultiMatic, hence we should not have been charged for his training. At least not all eight hours that Berrena charged us. After all, he didn?t fix the problem. So, Tech3 went to work. The first half an hour he was there he had to adjust and recalibrate the system back to where it was before Tech1 and Guru Tech worked on it. Tech3 decided the heat transfer had to be blocked. So, he decided to take it apart to check it. He was about to loosen a pipe fitting with pliers. I asked him to use pipe wrenches to avoid scoring the pipes. I got him two wrenches, which he adjusted and started to loosen the fittings. While attempting to loosen the fittings he slipped and hit a small copper tube used to show the pressure of the Freon. Needless to say, a stream of Freon leaked out filling the room, once again, with Freon. He quickly shut the valves and turned off the leak. He got equipment to repair the broken tube and he repaired it. After the repair, Tech3 took the heat transfer unit apart and found there was no blockage and it was fairly clean for its age. He put the transfer back together and looked for other problems. He found a Filter Dryer to be clogged and the unit was overcharged. He replaced the filter and removed Freon from the unit. I asked if we would get a credit for the removed Freon. He said, ?I didn?t think to weight it, so I have no way of knowing how much I removed.? We got no credit. We did get billed for 1.5"},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/huntingdon/jospeh-t-berrena-mech-inc-reviews-5879739.htm"},"position":5},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"TOM'S TREE SVC","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Paul S."},"reviewBody":"I received immediate response to a voicemail. The actual removal was preceded by a visit to assess the situation and then the removal was done at a mutually agreed upon time when I could shift parked cars around etc. No problems whatsoever. "},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/saxton/tom%27s-tree-svc-reviews-6026471.htm"},"position":6},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Stake Tree Service","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jim S."},"reviewBody":"
Called Stake's Tree Service for an estimate of tree branch removal. Call was returned in good time and Archie came out and gave us an acceptable estimate. They returned on the date and time as promised and did a very good job on the tree and branch removal. All material was run through the chipper for cleanup and sidewalk was blowed off to finish the cleanup. I would use these guys again if needed. "},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/huntingdon/stake-tree-service-reviews-7829709.htm"},"position":7},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Wally Amish Carpenter","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Britt R."},"reviewBody":"Things initially seemed fine. As time went on and on, the job got sloppier and slower. The front porch took forever...and it is STILL not completed. I am not a carpenter or woodworker so I had three seperate contractors look at the semi-completed porch. They pointed out a lot of things that were wrong. The wood was laid wrong (suppose to be grain side down), cracked/flawed wood was used on front sections, I had the porch done in treated wood but there were sections not done in treated wood, missing trim, caulk all over the place and just generally bad construction applications. Being a lay person, I would have never known a lot of this. At any rate, he promised to fix what he could, but still has not done so. He has been paid in full (mistake!) and my front porch is not completed. In the mean time, we had him start the back porch. He got his workers to do it because he was working elsewhere. They did it wrong. Wally even admits it is wrong. Oh, it is also unfinished. He wanted to rebuild it correctly but wanted me to buy the wood to do so. Well, I already spents thousands of dollars on lumber so why would I buy wood to fix their mistakes? The OLD torn down porch is still sitting in back yard. He never removed it as promised. We also agreed on the estimate for the sun porch gingerbread trim but he has never produced it, even though he stated that it was completed. We also agreed on the basement stairs but he never started that project. I ended up getting someone else to build those. Also, at the time Wally and his crew was working on our porch, we were measuring and ordering custom windows for our house. Wally stated that he had installed these windows many times and wanted the job of measuring and installing our windows. The job would produce about $4000 in income. He started installing the windows and it quickly became apparant that they did not know what they were doing. They ended up messing six window installations up. I told them to stop. I paid them for those windows but ended up having to get someone to not only re-install the windows they put in but install all the other windows. He also became untrustworthy in my opinion. He would change prices, inflate estimates, his one son that work with him got nasty with us, etc. Also, be prepared for issues associated with being Amish. There were a lot of days where they did not show-up because of transportation issues, phone issues, etc. I guess this goes with the territory. All in all, we ended up feeling betrayed and very disappointed. Over the long period of time they worked here, we trated them with both respect and genuine caring but felt that was eventually used against us as we were taken advantage of. Sad. We are in the process of getting someone else to FIX and FINISH what they started. "},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/state-college/wally-amish-carpenter-reviews-6203982.htm"},"position":8},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Peachey's Roofing","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave M."},"reviewBody":"They did not remove the previous shingles. In places where they did put wood behind the facia, it was set in so far that we couldn't have gutters put on the right way. In one place there is no wood behind the facia. So we were having bats coming in through that portion of the roof. We had a pest control service come out and they are unable to remove the bats as they are endangered and can't be removed without tearing apart that portion of the facia. The roofer at Peachey's made me feel assured he knew what he was doing, but the process has been a disaster. I am home during the days and I asked them while they were doing the job what the process was. He advised he was open for suggestions, but I have no knowledge prior to of roofing. He did not make me feel comfortable and seemed very inexperienced. After he was paid the money for the job he became less and less reliable."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/allensville/peachey%27s-roofing-reviews-8101291.htm"},"position":9},{"@type":"ListItem","item":{"@type":"LocalBusiness","name":"Port's Sports Emporium","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressRegion":"PA","addressCountry":"US"},"review":{"@type":"Review","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rhonda D."},"reviewBody":"I had Port's pick up my 27hp riding mower for a transmission oil change. They sharpened the blades and changed the transmission oil. They returned the mower about 2 wks later for a charge of a little over $200.00 including delivery. I ran the mower for about an hr. and all of a sudden I had transmission oil running out . I had to put 2 quarts of oil in to move the mower about 300yds into the barn. I called Ports and they came over the next day and got the mower. They had to put 2 more quarts in to get the mower onto their cart. Oil was running out. I never checked to see if they put the filter on tight. 4 wks later after 2 calls to see what was going on and the only answer was a hose broke and Simplicity sent the wrong part and they would call me when it was done. A week later they returned the mower. The charge was $258.00 So over $450.00 for an oil change and now my Power Steering is making a horrible noise. I hope my power steering doesn't go while I'm on it. This mower only has 300hrs on it ! My thoughts are they didn't tighten the filter enough and the mower slid off their cart or something to bust that hose and screw up the power steering. Also it doesn't take a month to get a part. They had the mower so long my grass was over knee high. I had groundhogs and raccoons. I have 4 acres which I normally keep cut to help keep the animals away."},"url":"https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/pa/bellefonte/port%27s-sports-emporium-reviews-4917966.htm"},"position":10}]}
Animal Removal reviews from real Angi homeowners in Philipsburg, PA
The first disaster was when my Siamese flooded my house by turning on the water in the bathtub. The second disaster was when my insurance company sent me to Alexander. We spent the first six days amid their loud, hot dryers while they tore our house apart around us. We even had to dodge nails...
Besides seeing red squirrels in the yard, I started hearing them in the attic. After finding out that they can start a fire by chewing on electrical wiring, I panicked and called Able Pest Control in the yellow pages, which had a local number and claims to be "Locally Owned and Operated",...
Kevin M.
1.0
07/2013
This information is written as honestly and accurately as I can remember. All opinions are mine. The story is true, the names of the innocent have been replaced. On Monday, February 4th, 2013, I called Joseph T Berrena Mechanicals, Inc. to work on a very specialized machine. It is a...
Paul S.
5.0
06/2013
I received immediate response to a voicemail. The actual removal was preceded by a visit to assess the situation and then the removal was done at a mutually agreed upon time when I could shift parked cars around etc. No problems whatsoever.
Jim S.
5.0
05/2013
Called Stake's Tree Service for an estimate of tree branch removal. Call was returned in good time and Archie came out and gave us an acceptable estimate. They returned on the date and time as promised and did a very good job on the tree and branch removal. All material was run through the...
Britt R.
2.0
04/2013
Things initially seemed fine. As time went on and on, the job got sloppier and slower. The front porch took forever...and it is STILL not completed. I am not a carpenter or woodworker so I had three seperate contractors look at the semi-completed porch. They pointed out a lot of things that...
Full Service General Contractor. We can handle any job. Dozens of experienced contractors well versed in any of your home improvement needs. Give our friendly staff a call and set up a free estimate. We look forward to helping make your dream a reality!
Full Service General Contractor. We can handle any job. Dozens of experienced contractors well versed in any of your home improvement needs. Give our friendly staff a call and set up a free estimate. We look forward to helping make your dream a reality!
Small family business that provides many services. Custom woodworking to Home Improvements,Remodeling,Maintenance and a whole lot more. Highly Experienced in all trades. Insured, Pa state registerd and easy to work with.
Small family business that provides many services. Custom woodworking to Home Improvements,Remodeling,Maintenance and a whole lot more. Highly Experienced in all trades. Insured, Pa state registerd and easy to work with.
AAA Enviro Pest Management is a division of JAM, LLC (formed by Judith A. Meyers and her son Tim Meyers) and has been in operation since 2010. Tim Meyers has had a commercial applicator’s license for over 20 years and possesses a vast wealth of chemical and technical knowledge that has truly created a niche for the company in the pest control industry. We currently serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Maryland, and West Virginia.
AAA Enviro Pest Management is a division of JAM, LLC (formed by Judith A. Meyers and her son Tim Meyers) and has been in operation since 2010. Tim Meyers has had a commercial applicator’s license for over 20 years and possesses a vast wealth of chemical and technical knowledge that has truly created a niche for the company in the pest control industry. We currently serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Northern Maryland, and West Virginia.
We are a green friendly company, specializing in bee extractions and wildlife removal. A small inspection fee is charged on the inital visit to verfiy your wildlife needs as well as to validate suspected problems and give solutions to those problems.
We are a green friendly company, specializing in bee extractions and wildlife removal. A small inspection fee is charged on the inital visit to verfiy your wildlife needs as well as to validate suspected problems and give solutions to those problems.
Pest control company. Two employees. No subcontractors. License # BU 10916. Trip charges outside of Clearfield County vary by location, please call us! Initial services charges vary by the type of service recommended by the technician. Word of mouth discounts for you as well as the persons' referred to us apply! Mention Angie's list for a special discount! We do take credit cards! Special discount for our cash customers! Because of the unique services we have to offer prices will vary for one-time and extra services.
Pest control company. Two employees. No subcontractors. License # BU 10916. Trip charges outside of Clearfield County vary by location, please call us! Initial services charges vary by the type of service recommended by the technician. Word of mouth discounts for you as well as the persons' referred to us apply! Mention Angie's list for a special discount! We do take credit cards! Special discount for our cash customers! Because of the unique services we have to offer prices will vary for one-time and extra services.
Daversa Pest Control is Central Pennsylvania's choice to humanely remove nuisance or dangerous wild animals that are creating damage or safety concerns around your home or office. We also specialize in pest control indoor and outdoor for commercial and residential with a service guarantee! Local game commissions, local and State Police departments, and municipalities call us to address their nuisance animal issues. Call us 24-hours a day to feel safe in and around your home again.
Daversa Pest Control is Central Pennsylvania's choice to humanely remove nuisance or dangerous wild animals that are creating damage or safety concerns around your home or office. We also specialize in pest control indoor and outdoor for commercial and residential with a service guarantee! Local game commissions, local and State Police departments, and municipalities call us to address their nuisance animal issues. Call us 24-hours a day to feel safe in and around your home again.
With over 100 years in business, we are earning your trust. Founded in 1915, Plunkett’s Pest Control is a family-owned & operated company with third-generation ownership. Plunkett’s delivers professional pest control services to residential and commercial clients in 20 states and growing. Our entire staff is knowledgeable, trustworthy, resourceful, and passionate about preventing & solving pest concerns for our clients and safeguarding the communities we call home.
"Michael Lyday was the technician and was very professional and courteous. He set a trap and returned the next morning to find a female raccoon. He also found she’d been nursing and captured two kits in the crawl space. He told me to tell him if I heard anymore sounds which I did when he returned the following day. He captured two more kits and told me to call him again if I heard any more sounds. There weren’t any more and I was impressed that he still called to follow up. I was completely satisfied with his humane methods of removing the animals from my property."
Anthony O on August 2025
With over 100 years in business, we are earning your trust. Founded in 1915, Plunkett’s Pest Control is a family-owned & operated company with third-generation ownership. Plunkett’s delivers professional pest control services to residential and commercial clients in 20 states and growing. Our entire staff is knowledgeable, trustworthy, resourceful, and passionate about preventing & solving pest concerns for our clients and safeguarding the communities we call home.
"Michael Lyday was the technician and was very professional and courteous. He set a trap and returned the next morning to find a female raccoon. He also found she’d been nursing and captured two kits in the crawl space. He told me to tell him if I heard anymore sounds which I did when he returned the following day. He captured two more kits and told me to call him again if I heard any more sounds. There weren’t any more and I was impressed that he still called to follow up. I was completely satisfied with his humane methods of removing the animals from my property."
Anthony O on August 2025
FAQs for animal removal projects in Philipsburg, PA
DIY animal removal is rarely a good idea and is not advised for many reasons. First, these types of animals can carry diseases and, therefore, pose a health risk to you, your family, and your pets if mishandled. Second, depending on your city or municipality, it may be illegal to remove or handle wildlife yourself.
Sealing your home against these animals yourself is also a bad idea. Trapping an animal under your house will cause odor and insect problems when it passes away.
Pest control is not the same as animal removal. Pest control specialists treat for insects and bugs, often by using chemicals. Animal removal specialists try to avoid chemicals if possible and instead work to trap and move the animal that's causing problems.
Since each expert has their own removal methods, it's best to contact a pest control professional for insects and bugs and an animal control specialist for other animals.
Animal removal specialists specialize in removing critters and wildlife from in and around your home. These include:
Bats
Birds
Groundhogs
Moles and voles
Opossums
Mice and rats
Raccoons
Skunks
Squirrels
The specialist's method to remove these critters will depend on the animal. For example, groundhogs will be live-trapped and relocated, whereas, for birds, the expert will remove and discard the inactive nest and sanitize the area.
You might be tempted to call your local municipality to remove animals from your property, such as a groundhog burrowing in your yard or raccoons getting into your trash cans. However, they typically only remove domestic animals like dogs and cats from properties, or sick and injured wildlife that pose a public safety risk or health threat, such as a rabid animal. They typically do not capture or remove healthy wildlife.
Animal removal professionals have the tools, knowledge, and skills to trap and remove wild animals adequately and humanely. They also can relocate them correctly.
Professional animal removal costs between $200 and $600 for average homeowners. However, depending on the type and number of critters removed, this cost could range from $85 to $1,400.
This cost does not include the cost of home damage caused by the animal, which could be as low as $300 for minor drywall repair or as much as $15,000 for crawl space cleaning and restoration.
The Philipsburg, PA homeowners’ guide to animal removal services
From average costs to expert advice, get all the answers you need to get your job done.
Your skunk removal cost will depend on several factors, including type, location, and more. Our guide will cover everything you need to know about skunk removal costs.
When calculating wildlife removal costs, you’ll need to consider the type, size, and amount of animals. Our guide will show you the wildlife removal cost.