The Critter Trapper

Inglewood, United States

4.7

20 reviews

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+1 818-624-2051
Website:
www.crittertrapper.com
Address:
Inglewood, CA 90304
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.6 miHawthorne/Lennox
1.1 miAviation/LAX
1.9 miMariposa
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Local time (Inglewood) 07:17 Sunday, 22 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

Specialties

We specialize in solving problems with wildlife in urban and suburban areas, residential, commercial and industrial buildings.

We are a drug, alcohol and criminal record free company with random testing performed by a reputable independent company. Records available upon request.

We are a Certified Green Company.

We guarantee our work! If we do not solve your problem, you do not pay!

We specialize in problems with raccoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes, bobcats, pigeons, peacocks, squirrels (tree and ground) gophers and moles.

We provide pigeon control programs for residential and industrial buildings when spikes not work.

We offer contracts of animal control and dead animal removal and wildlife consulting for cities.

We provide wildlife rescue. We take injured animals to hospitals and wildlife centers.

History

Established in 2008.

Since 1991, The Critter Trapper, Jose Luis Becerra has been privately providing full time wildlife trapping services, exotic animal care and pet care for very high profile celebrities and personalities that have several properties with wildlife problems like raccoons, opossums, skunks and coyotes around estates, beach homes and ranches. I never disclose client names.

In 2008, Jose Luis Becerra he decided to launch The Critter Trapper as a company to serve the public due to the growing demand of his services from relatives and friends because many existing trapping companies did not convince them.

The Critter Trapper has become the first green certified wildlife trapping conpany in California.

Because of his vast experience with demanding clients, the knowledge of the craft, no crimimal record and the extremely high rate of customer satisfaction, in 2009, the City of Beverly Hills contracted The Critter Trapper to do the dead animal pick up for their residents to this day.

Meet the Business Owner

Jose Luis B.

Business Owner

Since he was a child, he develop a passion and love for working with animals.

he had a natural ability to solve problems with wildlife due to the knowledge acquired through many years of interaction with domestic and wild animals. He learned the behavior of each animal in different seasons of the year like when the mating season was, when they had their offspring and how many in a litter and the biological development of the newborn.

This interaction included saving injured animals that otherwise they did not stand a chance of survival without help.

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20 reviews of The Critter Trapper

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Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
I called Jose again because I had a great experience with him a few years ago when I had a bird’s nest with hatchlings in my attic. He had removed that nest and the hatchlings, coming back the next day to retrieve one hatchling that had escaped detection.
This time, the pest control company had come out to investigate noises coming from the attic. The technician found a tear in one of the attic screens and evidence of a bird’s nest. I called Jose immediately and we set an appointment for the next morning. Surprisingly, he remembered the previous time he had come to our house.
He was early for the appointment, which was great for me. He could not access the nest from the attic, so did so from outside. Jose cleared the nest and blocked access to the attic until my handyman can come next week to replace the screen. Jose also advised me to have the handyman check all the screens and replace as needed to prevent a recurrence of this problem.
Jose is always pleasant to work with, and although I hope I have no need to hire him again, I would do so if needed.
Place rating: 5
Northridge, CA
Being a single mother, living with a small child, 2 cats and a dog, I am certainly aware how many lives depend on me. For years, off and on, we have been harassed by racoons. One of my cats had surgeries to upwards of $ 600, because of raccoon attacks.
It has just been lately when one of the raccoons moved in under my house, and systematically between 2:30 –3;30 started to peer through my window, upsetting the cats and then the dog would bark for hours. It’s safe to say I haven’t had a good night sleep for months. City animal control is of no help whatsover, so I called Jose.
He took care of my issue, I feel ok about my decision, as I am an animal activist and I do understand that we are the ones living on their turf. He also called me to follow up, that was really nice.
Thank you Jose!
Place rating: 5
Valencia, CA
We woke up to an opossum in our backyard… we thought it was living under our house. turned out there was actually a skunk living under our house!!! Jose was incredibly helpful. I was referred to him by the wildlife company that refused to come help. Jose not only offered his services but went above in beyond telling us ways to get the animal out and keep it out!
can’t recommend him highly enough!
Place rating: 5
Burbank, CA
Blown away with the great service I just received. Jose gave me free consultation on my mole problems and didn’t ask for anything. He gave me advice on how to fix it myself and said that he can come out to see me only if I need additional help. That’s how you keep customers! By looking out for them instead of trying to squeeze them dry.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Jose knows his stuff and is a mensch. What I thought was a big gopher problem was actually a relatively minor gopher «nuisance,» and rather than charge me for an ongoing service, he showed me how to trap them myself and save me a ton of $$$. He didn’t even want to charge me anything for the consultation! Would highly recommend.
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Jose called me back personally when I was having problems with a juvenile skunk that was just a little too comfortable hanging around our yard and under our raised foundation. I did not actually end up needing to call him in (although his rates were very competitive and if I needed to I absolutely would have!!) because the advice he provided was so good I solved the problem myself. He really seems to have a passion and talent for what he does. I have already recommended him to everyone I talk to who has a critter problem but I feel like I need to add my voice to the ppl on Unilocal.This guy really is that good. Don’t mess around with other services (I spoke with a BUNCH!), they are only going to solve the problem in the short term so you’ll need to use them again and again. Jose will fix the problem permanently.
Place rating: 5
Lancaster, CA
The Critter Trapper
Jose is a very trustworthy, honest man. He started his business 8 years ago but my family and I have been doing business with Jose for over 20 years when he worked for a private company.
We are very happy with his service and knowledge he has with critter trapping we have had to use his services for several of different occasions from gopher, raccoon, and opossum problems. Jose took care of getting rid of the problem.
Every time we call him he is there for us and he has great work ethics and goes the extra mile to make sure the job gets done. We are so thankful for his services.
We highly recommend him for all your critter trapping needs.
Place rating: 5
Canyon Country, CA
At 9 o’clock at night, racoons were found in the garage. I quickly called Animal Control and the suggestion made was to call a professional trapper. I’m so glad to have Jose out! He came out within the hour and quickly chased away the mother. I thought there was one younger racoon left in the garage, but upon his inspection, there were actually 2. The juveniles were still hiding out behind some boxes. He quickly captured them one at a time and cleared us of a big problem!
It’s not often that you find someone who is so willing to help out on short notice and after normal business hours. I would recommend him whole heartedly.
Place rating: 5
Granada Hills, CA
I wish everyone was as honest as this guy. We called him based on Unilocal reviews and they were all right. Had a family of raccoons living under my house, he told us exactly what to do. Gave us several options and said he won’t charge us until the job was completely done. He did not disappoint one bit, raccoons are all gone. He’s very knowledgeable and would not BS you at all. Jose is his name, he’s awesome!!!
Place rating: 3
Encino, CA
I was a fan for a few years. When I recommended him to others, I always said that he’s like the Gopher Whisperer… he doesn’t always return calls, your not sure when he’s been to your house and he doesn’t charge you if he doesn’t feel he’s helped you with you problem. Its all kind of mysterious and an unusual way to operate… as long as your critter problem is fixed.
However, when you have two or three houses that all need critter attention and you’ve left multiple messages and also gotten «mailbox full» messages, all you want to know is… Is the person that has been to both these houses in the past and that you have a history with, going to eventually return your call and take care of things or do I need to start investing time researching a new business and starting a new relationship?
I mean, how can you just be totally unresponsive to an established client? My suggestion is that he charge everyone an extra $ 15 so that he can hire someone to return calls, make appointments and avoid having customers in the dark.
Place rating: 5
Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, CA
Long story short. Jose came over to my house and caught two baby raccoons in the attic then he setup a trap and was able to trap the mother raccoon the next day. He is very professional and you can totally tell that he has been doing this for over a decade. He has a lot of acknowledge, technique and experience. Jose is a friendly, humble and very honest man. He refused to accept any payments in the front. He wanted to wait till he completed his job and that his clients are satisfy with his service. He really cares about the quality of his work. You don’t see that too often now these days.
I ended up paying exactly what he quoted me. There’s no addition or hidden fees.
Also, I like the fact that he showed respect to me and my home.
Yes, I am super happy with his service!
Place rating: 5
Chatsworth, CA
Felt very confident that our under-​the-​house raccoon problem would be fixed… and it is thanks to a humane trapper, Jose! Thanks for the good service and kind disposition! Would definitely recommend to anybody with urban animal problems. :)
Place rating: 5
Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, CA
When I noticed I had a raccoon problem, I did a internet search and came up with several business’s. I called and left messages, but The Critter Trapper was the only business that promptly returned my call. When I spoke with Jose, he was very knowledgeable and generous with his time over the phone. The was no sales pressure. I really appreciated his advice. Thank you Jose!
Place rating: 5
Oak Park, CA
I called him to check for a raccoon that was near my house and he came in ten minutes. He did an inspection at no charge and said that the raccoon wasn’t living there just looking around. Jose is a great guy. I would definitely recommend. Very honest.
Place rating: 1
Los Angeles, CA
Non responsive. 4 days after my original email I receive a reply crafted by a four year old. «We can service your problem this week!» No other information. They don’t answer their phone, or have an answering machine that’s picked up. So I waited four days finally got a response, wrote back to them asking simply «when and how much».
Never heard from them again. Don’t waste your time with these people they simply don’t care. Try calling the other vendors out there and hopefully they’ll work out for you.
Place rating: 5
Malibu, CA
Called Jose yesterday and he came out to our house today. We had heard several footsteps from a critter under our bathtub at night and weren’t sure what kind of animal it may be.
He came to our house and looked at our bathroom and explained to me how animals lodge themselves under there for warmth in winter and to be cold during summer. We walked around the perimeter of the house and he showed me different animal footprints (we live in a canyon where wildlife is pretty typical). As we got to the door of the crawl space below our house we found a possible entryway for rodents and he was very thorough with his explanation. We opened the door and there was definitely feces in there along with a rat trap from the previous home owner. Problem solved, rats it is. He gave me a recommendation for a company to take care of the rodents. Awesome guy, we definitely recommend him.
Place rating: 5
Torrance, CA
I called with a Raccoon emergency and Jose promptly returned my call. HE decided it would be to my advantage to work with another trapper and made a recommendation.
He was kind and professional to look after my best interests.
Kudos Jose!
Place rating: 5
Los Angeles, CA
Jose is an absolute life saver. We had a family of skunks ruining our garden and living on our property. Even though it was a Saturday and completely out of his way, Jose made time for us.
He went above and beyond his job description and helped us clear out the area where the skunks were living, to prevent any future unwanted guests. He trapped four skunks in under an hour. Wild animals can carry disease, cause injuries, etc. We were grateful for Jose’s visit, his job is not easy! He’s also very humane and respectful toward the animals.
It isn’t every day that someone will spend the time and energy to go the extra mile for a client. He gave us valuable information, and treated our home as if he would treat his own. He’s not only great at his job, he’s also a genuinely good person. His work ethic is *outstanding*. Can’t thank you enough Jose, we’ll definitely be inviting you to our next (skunk free) barbecue!
Place rating: 5
Sierra Madre, CA
Working with Jose was a real pleasure – he is a complete professional and thoroughly explains the process and realities of trapping wild animals. In doing so, I had no surprises and knew exactly what was going to happen once the animals were trapped. He is completely honest and trustworthy.
I had a raccoon that was in the process of destroying new sod that I had laid in my back yard – I would wake up every morning to see that the raccoon had peeled away all the new grass in order to feed on the worms living below. Knowing that the end result would be a destroyed lawn and wasted money, I looked on Unilocal and saw that the Critter Trapper had a lot of great reviews. He came to my home the same day, set up a few traps and caught the offender that night. Problem solved – I am very pleased!
Some things you need to know before using his services:
1. By law, he must euthanize captured animals – you have to be OK with this fact.
2. Set up is $ 150 and you will be charged $ 95 for each captured animal. He will not charge you anything if he fails to capture the problem animal (s).
In the end, I am extremely pleased that I used his services – it was a relatively easy way to deal with a problem that I have had for a while now. I would not hesitate to use his services again and I give him my highest recommendation.
Place rating: 5
West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
When we had a series of raccoon attacks last year that decimated my little backyard chicken flock, I decided that it was time evict that furry little bastard once and for all. Having seen some raccoon fights and hearing the screaming that woke up half the houses on our block, I was really reluctant to handle this job myself, as these things can be large and quite vicious.
Jose came out promptly and did a thorough assessment of the situation. He’s extremely friendly, professional and knowledgeable. He set up and baited some humane traps and warned us what to expect (we ended up catching both our cats twice each.) After catching and relocating 2 possums, we finally caught our chicken murderer. VENGEANCE IS MINE. I briefly considered making a hat out of him, but being a hippie animal lover, we opted to have him relocated as well. I should mention this whole time, Jose was driving out from Sylmar to West LA to rebait the traps himself at no additional cost, before we assured him that we could do that ourselves and save him the trip.
After the pest situation was addressed, Jose secured the property, replacing loose or damaged grates so new pests couldn’t move under the house and sprinkled cougar urine (weird, but it seems to work) around the perimeter to scare off any other predators. As a bonus, he checked out our newly built chicken coop to make sure it would keep the girls safe.
Highly recommended.