Louisville Rabbit Removal
Protecting Your Home Against Rabbits
While cute and fuzzy, when rabbits invade your yard or burrow under your home immediate action needs to be taken to protect your plants, home and pets.
Rabbits love to eat a number of plants and crops that are harvested for human consumption – including your personal backyard garden. A little predation is usually tolerated but, as the saying goes “they multiply like rabbits” and begin to devastate the health of trees, plants and turf.
Our Louisville Critter Ridder team is skilled at safely and humanely removing rabbits from your home.
Call (502) 791-9205 For A Free QuoteEastern Cottontails In Louisville Yards
The eastern cottontail thrives in Louisville's suburbs - the edge habitat created by lawns, landscaping beds and privacy fences is actually better rabbit habitat than deep woods. Cottontails produce three to four litters a year in Kentucky, from late February through September, and they often dig shallow nests right in the middle of open lawns. Most damage complaints we get involve gardens, young trees girdled over winter, and burrowing under sheds and decks in neighborhoods from St. Matthews to Shively.
Rabbit Removal Questions, Answered
There's a rabbit nest in the middle of my lawn - what do I do?
Leave it alone if you can. Eastern cottontails dig shallow nests in open grass on purpose, and the mother only visits at dawn and dusk - a nest that looks abandoned almost never is. The kits leave within about three weeks. If the nest is in the path of dogs or mowing, we can install temporary protection rather than relocating babies that don't need rescue.
How do I stop rabbits from destroying my garden and young trees?
Rabbits girdle young trees over winter and mow down vegetable gardens spring through fall. Repellents wash off and lose effectiveness quickly; the permanent fix is physical: two-foot wire mesh fencing buried a few inches into the soil, trunk guards on young trees, and closing off the under-deck and under-shed voids where cottontails shelter.
How much does rabbit removal cost in Louisville?
Louisville Critter Ridder uses flat-rate pricing: basic wild animal removal typically runs $797-$997 total, with no per-animal charges. We give free quotes over the phone 24/7/365 at (502) 791-9205, and we match or beat competitor pricing.
How does your rabbit removal process work?
We follow a three-step process: first we humanely remove the animals using traps that are tech-monitored and physically checked every three hours, then we repair the damage they caused, and finally we permanently close every entry point so they can't get back in.
Is your rabbit removal humane?
Yes. We use humane removal methods every time, and every trap is paired with cellular monitoring technology and physically checked every three hours so no animal is left waiting.
Will the animals come back after rabbit removal?
No - after removal we permanently seal every entry point and potential entry point, and that exclusion work is backed in writing by our 10 year animal-free guarantee. If an animal re-enters through an entry point we closed within 10 years, we make it right.
How fast can you respond to a rabbit problem?
We're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and we offer same day service throughout Louisville, KY and Southern Indiana. Call (502) 791-9205 anytime to reach a wildlife technician.
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