No poisons. No chemicals. No risk to your dogs, cats, or children. Professional trapping that actually works — with a 60-day guarantee throughout the Inland Empire.
Most gopher control companies in the Inland Empire rely on rodenticide bait — zinc phosphide, diphacinone, and strychnine-based products — because it's fast and inexpensive. But for any household with dogs, cats, or children, gopher poison creates serious risks that outweigh the cost savings.
The danger comes from two directions. First, direct exposure: gophers frequently push bait out of their tunnels. Once above ground, that bait is accessible to any dog that sniffs around the yard. Second, secondary poisoning: when a cat or dog catches and eats a poisoned gopher, they absorb whatever rodenticide is in the gopher's body. There is no antidote for most gopher baits.
Riverside County's open space corridors — the Angeles National Forest, the Santa Ana River wash, and the Inland Valley open lands — connect residential neighborhoods to wildlife habitat. Hawks, owls, and coyotes that hunt gophers throughout Riverside County are vulnerable to secondary poisoning from residential rodenticide use.
Most gopher bait has no antidote. Symptoms of poisoning in dogs include tremors, seizures, and respiratory failure — typically within 30 minutes to 2 hours of ingestion. If you suspect exposure, contact ASPCA Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435 and an emergency veterinarian immediately.
Professional traps are set entirely underground inside the gopher's tunnel system. Nothing is placed on the surface. Your pets can use the entire yard normally throughout treatment.
Professional trapping is both the safest and most effective gopher control method available to Riverside County homeowners.
The technician probes your property to locate active gopher tunnels. Fresh mounds indicate where the gopher is currently feeding.
Professional traps are set inside the gopher's main tunnel — completely underground. Irrigation flags mark each location. Pets roam freely above.
The technician returns to check and reset traps. Service continues until no new activity appears — backed by a 60-day guarantee.
Pet-safe gopher control information for all cities served in Riverside County. Click your city for local details and service information.
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Our recommended Riverside County provider is Rodent Guys — trapping specialists serving the Inland Empire since 2011 with a 60-day guarantee on all gopher services. No contracts required.
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