How Not To Get Rid Of A Squirrel In The Attic

Don’t Just Cover the Squirrel’s Entry Hole

Removing squirrels is not an easy task for most homeowners and one common mistake that they all do is to block the hole made on the roof by the squirrels. This is a terrible idea, because when this happen there are consequences that follow.

The small rodent is trapped either inside the roof, the ceiling, the attic or even on the walls of your house.

Trapped squirrels inside the house only make things worse for you. That is because these small creatures tend to search for a way out by doing what they do best, which is chewing on any material they come across.

This consists of materials such as wiring, sheetrock and any other material that they are capable of chewing. In most cases, when a squirrel is trapped for some days it is common for them to be found in the living room.

They get here by chewing their way through the ceiling when trying to find a way out of the house. If the squirrels do manage to get away out of the house, then you should consider yourself lucky.

However, if they do not find a way out, they die inside the ceiling and walls that lead an awful smell after a couple of days. When this happens, you are left with no other alternative but to trace where the odor is coming from, which is quite challenging.

At times, you are forced to remove part of the ceiling so that it can be easy to find the dead squirrel.

However, you can be able to avoid all this trouble by leaving the hole made the squirrels open, and hire our professional squirrel removal technicians.

Squirrels do not necessary have to be trapped for days or weeks before they start damaging your house. It can take less than twenty-four hours before the squirrels start panicking and becoming aggressive. Moreover, within a short period they can cause major damage that could cost you a fortune to repair.

Squirrels Get Angry When They Are Locked Out

The squirrels get frustrated when they come back to a blocked home. With no other way of getting in they remain stranded about where to go or what to do.

Most people are not aware of this but squirrels are furious creatures, and such an act does not stop them from getting entrance to the place where they call home. If they cannot find an open space where they can use as their passage, they tend to make new holes.

Furthermore, they do not chew on the same spot that you blocked but rather at the furthest corner from this particular position. Even though this is not easy for them, squirrels chew on any material that can give them access to the roof before moving to the ceiling and other areas of the house.

If the roof is too tough for them, they move on to the gutters and continue searching for weak spots around the roof. When the squirrels succeed to get back into the house, the homeowner gets more frustrated with more holes to block.

Another reason as to why it is best to leave the squirrels hole open is to prevent separating the adult female from her juvenile squirrels.

An adult female Squirrel spends outside time searching for food to feed the young ones. When you block the hole while the adult female is outside, it will not find its way in to feed the young squirrels, and this will make the adult female aggressive and very angry.

An adult female can cause more damage that you can ever imagine, single-handedly. This does not stop until she gets access to the young ones. This particular squirrel can cause the same level of damage as that caused by female raccoons.

Furthermore, it can take days or even weeks to control this creature, and the only way you can make it come down is by granting it access to its young ones.

How To Remove Squirrels The Right Way

Trying to remove squirrels from your home without the help of a professional is not easy. Most homeowners do this as a way to save money but end up spending more after the damage is done.

Our team of professional squirrel removers can offer a permanent solution. However, this will depend on where the squirrels are located and how much work need to be done. Squirrel removal services consist of removing both live and a dead squirrels as well as trapping them. Our highly trained squirrel removal experts use special equipment to handle dead squirrels and also remove squirrels that are trapped in the ceiling and on the walls.

Critter Catchers reminds us that the most convenient way of keeping squirrels at bay is by getting rid the squirrels that are offending around your property.

After making sure that the squirrels are removed from your home or business, our squirrel removal experts use various methods to confirm that there are not squirrels or signs of these creatures left behind.

Another benefit of hiring Critter Catchers is that the experienced techs have seen and done it all. These guys can get rid of the problem quickly and efficiently the first time.

Contact Us Today if you here noises in the attic or in the walls.