Professional gopher and ground squirrel trapping for Burbank homeowners. Completely safe for dogs, cats, and children. 60-day guarantee.
Burbank's residential neighborhoods present a consistent rodent pressure that many homeowners don't anticipate. The Verdugo Mountains to the north and the Los Angeles River corridor to the south create wildlife movement corridors that bring gophers and ground squirrels into established yards year-round. Burbank's irrigated lawns, mature trees, and hillside properties all provide ideal habitat.
Most pest control companies serving Burbank use rodenticide bait — zinc phosphide, diphacinone, or bromadiolone — because it's inexpensive and fast to apply. For the many Burbank households with dogs and cats, this creates two serious risks that aren't always disclosed: direct exposure when rodents push bait to the surface, and secondary poisoning when pets eat poisoned rodents.
Burbank's properties along the Verdugo Mountains foothills — particularly in the neighborhoods bordering Wildwood Canyon and the DeBell Golf Course area — experience ongoing gopher and ground squirrel pressure from adjacent open space. Slopes and hillside yards are especially vulnerable because rodent tunnel systems can undermine retaining walls and cause slope instability over time.
Burbank's flatland residential areas, including the Media District and neighborhoods near Griffith Park, see gopher activity concentrated in irrigated front and back lawns. The soft, consistently moist soil from sprinkler systems makes these areas particularly attractive to pocket gophers expanding their territory from neighboring properties.
Freshly installed sod, new garden beds, and recently renovated yards are prime gopher targets. The disturbed soil and new plant roots attract gophers quickly — many Burbank homeowners discover they have a gopher problem within weeks of completing a landscape project. Early intervention prevents extensive root damage to new plantings.
The technician surveys your Burbank property to identify the rodent species, locate active burrow systems, and assess infestation size. Fresh mounds with moist soil indicate current gopher activity. Open burrow entrances with worn paths indicate ground squirrel colonies.
Professional traps are set inside the burrow system — completely below the surface. Irrigation flags mark each location. Your pets and children can use the yard normally above throughout the entire treatment period.
The technician returns to check and reset traps. Service continues until all rodent activity stops — backed by a 60-day guarantee. If activity returns, the technician comes back at no charge.
Rodent control service is available throughout Burbank and the surrounding communities in the eastern San Fernando Valley:
Call 909-599-4711 to confirm service availability at your specific Burbank address.
Our recommended provider for Burbank is Rodent Guys — chemical-free trapping specialists serving Los Angeles County since 2011. No contracts, 60-day guarantee on every service.
Visit Rodent Guys → ☎ 909-599-4711Pocket gophers are the most common burrowing rodent in Burbank's residential yards. California ground squirrels are common in hillside properties bordering the Verdugo Mountains. Moles are less common in Southern California than in other parts of the country but do occasionally appear in well-irrigated Burbank lawns.
Yes — this is a particular concern on Burbank hillside properties. Gopher tunnel systems that run under retaining walls or foundations can create voids that lead to structural settling over time. Ground squirrel burrow systems pose an even greater risk because of their depth and the colony size involved. Early treatment prevents this kind of structural damage.
Yes. Unlike bait treatments, trapping leaves no chemical residue in the soil. Your vegetable garden, edible landscaping, and fruit trees are completely safe throughout and after the trapping process. This is one of the main reasons Burbank's urban farming community prefers trapping over chemical control.
Call 909-599-4711 to schedule. Most Burbank properties can be seen within a few days of the initial call.
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