Cypress, Texas

Cypress Critters & Pests takes its name from this town, and Cypress is where Michael Gerbino spends a good share of his days. He handles raccoon and squirrel removal in attics, roof rats running fence lines, snakes in garages and flower beds, and the open gaps that let all of them into a house. He inspects the house himself, catches animals alive in cage traps, seals every opening and repairs the damage. Call Michael at 713-775-8799 to have your Cypress house looked at.

Michael’s main work in Cypress is animal exclusion in Cypress: getting raccoons, squirrels, rats and other animals out of the attic, walls and crawl space alive, then sealing the roofline, vents and foundation with metal so they cannot get back in. The full write-up of how it is done is on the animal exclusion in Spring, TX page. Call 713-775-8799 to have the house checked.

Why do Cypress houses see so much wildlife?

Cypress has no city government of its own. It sits in Harris County, northwest of Houston along US-290. It grew fast. Large master-planned subdivisions now sit right beside older acreage lots, and Cypress Creek runs through the middle of it all with woods along its banks. That mix is what keeps Michael busy here.

When a stretch of woods is cleared for a new section of streets, the animals that lived there do not leave the area. They move to the nearest edge, and in Cypress that edge is often the back fence of a house that was finished a few months ago. The creek woods and the wooded strips between neighborhoods give raccoons, rats and snakes a sheltered road from the trees to the yards. On the older acreage lots, big trees, sheds, barns and woodpiles give them even more places to settle.

A new house is not a sealed house, either. Builders work fast, and small gaps at roof corners, vents and pipe openings are common on houses only a few years old. An animal that is looking for a dry den finds them quickly.

What does Michael get called for most in Cypress?

Most Cypress calls fall into five kinds of work. Each one has its own page with what Michael sees here and how he handles it.

• Raccoons in the attic or chimney. Heavy walking over the ceiling at night, a torn soffit or a pulled vent. See raccoon removal in Cypress.
• Squirrels chewing in at the roofline. Running and scratching in daylight, a round hole at a fascia corner. See squirrel removal in Cypress.
• Roof rats and mice. Quick scratching after dark, droppings in the garage or pantry, rats on top of the fence. See rat and mouse control in Cypress.
• Snakes. In the garage, along the foundation, in a flower bed or under a deck, often on lots that back up to woods. See snake removal in Cypress.
• Sealing the whole house. Closing every opening so the next animal has no way in. See animal exclusion in Cypress.

Opossums under decks and porches are common here too, and they have their own page on opossum removal in Cypress.

Why is exclusion the answer for a Cypress house?

Catching an animal clears the attic for now. It does not close the hole. In a town where the woods are one fence away, another raccoon, squirrel or rat finds that same opening soon after, often by following the smell the last one left. So Michael does not stop at the trap. He finds every opening on the house, from the roof returns down to the foundation vents, and seals each one with metal or heavy galvanized hardware cloth. That work is laid out on the animal exclusion and live trapping page, and the Cypress side of it is on the Cypress exclusion page.

Hearing something in the attic tonight? Call 713-775-8799 and tell Michael what you hear and when.

Also nearby

Michael works the towns around Cypress the same way. If you live just past the Cypress line, see the pages for Tomball, Klein and Houston, or the full list on the areas served page. For roaches, ants and other insects in a Cypress house, see pest control.

To set up an inspection, call Michael at 713-775-8799 or send a note through the contact page.