# Skunk Control in Volusia County, FL Source: https://drcritter.com/skunk-control/volusia-county-fl/ Type: Local service page Service: Skunk Control Area served: Volusia County, FL --- Professional Skunk Control services in Volusia County, FL. Dr. Critter specializes in removing skunks from under decks, sheds, and crawl spaces without setting off a spray incident and provides expert wildlife control throughout Central Florida. **Skunk Control in Volusia County, FL — key facts:** Dr. Critter has worked Central Florida wildlife since 1996 — nearly three decades of skunk control work across Central Florida. Our team is registered with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as a nuisance wildlife control operator, and the trapping, exclusion and relocation of skunks is governed by FAC 68A-4.001 and 68A-9.010. We serve Volusia County and the surrounding area with same-day response, lifetime warranty on structural exclusion work, and a 4.9-star rating across 388 Google reviews. Skunk intrusions in Central Florida structures typically require both removal of the active animal and remediation of contaminated insulation or surfaces — we handle it as part of a single quoted job rather than billing the cleanup as a surprise second invoice. **Wildlife in Volusia County:** Volusia County is better understood as a cross-section than as a single place. On the east it is Atlantic barrier island, running from Ormond Beach down through Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet and New Smyrna Beach to the Canaveral National Seashore. Behind the island is the Halifax River, and south of the inlet the Mosquito Lagoon at the head of the Indian River system. The west boundary is the St. Johns River, with Lake George, Hontoon Island and the spring runs along it. In the northwest the county meets the Ocala National Forest, and in the middle, between Daytona and DeLand, Tiger Bay State Forest and miles of pine flatwoods. Beachside is its own kind of job. The soil is coastal sand, the buildings are mid-century block cottages, motels and condominium stock, a good deal of it close enough to the dunes to stand on piers, and the salt air eats fascia, soffit and screen faster than anything inland does. Gaps open here on their own. Roof rats dominate the beachside calls and the older beachside buildings hold bats. The dune line and the lagoon shore keep raccoons and opossums working the whole strip after dark, as likely to be in a dumpster corral or an attic as in a yard. The middle of the county is flatwoods and dry scrub along the Interstate 4 and US 92 corridor, and that ground is where the digging happens. Scrub sand takes a burrow easily, so armadillos reach us as a soft spot that gives under a mower wheel rather than as anything anyone has seen. On a sandy lot the first job is working out whose hole it is, because several animals dig this soil and they do not all get the same answer. The Interstate 4 and US 92 shoulders and the powerline cuts through the flatwoods are the other thing to know about the middle of the county, since they run raccoons and opossums straight into the subdivisions either side of them. The west side is river country and behaves differently again. Around DeLand, DeLeon Springs, Pierson, Seville and Osteen the land is floodplain, pasture, fern shade houses and hardwood swamp, and saturated muck will not hold a burrow the way scrub or ridge sand does. So the western work leans toward structures: barns, shade houses, outbuildings and older wood-frame houses with attics that have been open for decades. Snakes come off the river floodplain and the spring runs onto those properties, usually along a fence line or a water edge rather than into a building. **Florida wildlife facts & law:** According to the [Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission](https://myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/wildlife/bats/bats-in-buildings/), all 13 of the state's native bat species are protected, bat maternity season runs April 16 through August 14, and Florida Administrative Code 68A-9.010 makes exclusion during that window illegal. April 15 is the last day a building can be cleared without a permit, and the work cannot resume until August 15. The same rule governs how: FWC requires an exclusion device to stay up a minimum of four nights, and the work to be done when overnight temperatures are forecast to reach at least 50°F, so the colony can actually leave. According to [University of Florida IFAS Extension](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/rodents), a roof rat female produces litters of five to eight pups after a gestation of only 21 to 23 days and can raise four or five litters a year, which is how one unsealed roofline gap becomes 20 to 40 rats inside twelve months. UF/IFAS also reports that the nine-banded armadillo, the only armadillo species in Florida, gives birth to four genetically identical young per litter, so one breeding pair is enough to leave an entire yard pocked with digging. On snakes, UF/IFAS puts Florida at roughly 50 native species of which only six are venomous, and records that just four of those six occur in central and southern Florida: the eastern diamondback rattlesnake, the pygmy rattlesnake, the cottonmouth, and the harlequin coral snake. So most of what turns up beside a pool deck here is harmless, and under FAC 68A-4.001 it is protected too. Because raccoons and bats are the state's principal rabies-vector species, FWC rule 68A-9.010 sets what may lawfully happen to one once it is caught, and the list is shorter than people expect: released on the capture property when the capture and release sites are one contiguous piece of land, released off site only if the animal is native and the receiving property is inside the county of capture, is at least 40 contiguous acres, and its owner's written permission is in hand at the moment of release, or euthanized humanely. Whichever it is, it happens within 24 hours of the capture or of the trap being checked. Relocating the animal to a park or a patch of woods is on none of those lists. Sources: [Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission](https://myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/wildlife/bats/bats-in-buildings/); [UF/IFAS Extension (rodents)](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/topics/rodents); [UF/IFAS WEC220 (snakes)](https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw258); [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/causes/). ## Why Choose Dr. Critter for Skunk Control in Volusia County? - **Emergency Response 7 AM–11 PM** - Seven days a week, including weekends and holidays - **Insured, and registered with FWC** - as a nuisance wildlife control operator - **Lifetime Warranty** - We guarantee our work - **Humane Methods** - Safe for animals and your family - **Local Expertise** - We know Volusia County and its wildlife challenges ### Emergency Skunk Problems? Don't wait if you're experiencing: - A skunk denned under an occupied structure - Spray odor inside the house - A skunk that sprayed a pet **Call 800-932-7287 immediately for emergency service!** ### Our Control Process in Volusia County - **Free Inspection** - Complete property assessment - **Humane Removal** - Safe extraction of all animals - **Entry Point Sealing** - Prevent future intrusions - **Cleanup & Restoration** - Remove contamination and odors - **Lifetime Warranty** - Guaranteed protection ### Common Skunk Issues in Volusia County Our experienced technicians regularly address these problems: - Denning under decks and sheds - Lingering spray odor - Lawn digging for grubs ### Get Professional Help Today Don't let skunks damage your Volusia County property. Contact Dr. Critter for immediate, professional assistance. **Call 800-932-7287 now for your free estimate!** **Reviewed by:** Steve DeMoor ("Dr. Critter"), founder, Dr. Critter Wildlife Control. Florida wildlife control professional since 1996. [About Steve DeMoor →](https://drcritter.com/about/) Last updated October 13, 2026 Volusia County is one of the areas covered by our [wildlife removal service](https://drcritter.com/services/humane-critter-removal/), which sets out how a job is inspected, quoted and warranted wherever we work. ## Towns this page covers in Volusia County Towns with their own skunk removal page: [New Smyrna Beach](https://drcritter.com/skunk-control/new-smyrna-beach-fl/). This page also covers Daytona Beach, Holly Hill, Lake Helen, Orange City, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, South Daytona. --- Dr. Critter Wildlife Control, FWC-registered Florida nuisance wildlife control operator since 1996. Sanford, FL, serving Orlando and Central Florida. Phone: 800-932-7287.