A pregnant female squirrel instinctively seeks out a nesting area.
Squirrels in attic commercial.
Usually the most serious problems come from nesting adult females.
Geico agrees that moms call at the worst times.
Another solution to get rid of squirrels from the attic is to scare them off with noise deterrents.
By far the best way to deal with squirrels in attic spaces walls or around the home is to call a pest management professional.
Disturb the squirrels with a loud radio placed in your attic.
Getting rid of squirrels from the attic is a matter of urgency but can be complicated especially for novices.
Squirrels can carry diseases that can spread through their feces affecting the health of your family and pets.
Remember squirrels can go through holes as small as 1 5 inches in diameter even if it doesn t seem likely these creatures are surprisingly squishy.
The squirrels will likely decide your home is unsuitable causing them to go elsewhere.
Squirrels typically enter an attic or other part of a building for one reason.
Squirrels can chew holes in doors and wires damage the insulation and leave their feces inside your home.
The main idea is to get the animals out unharmed and keep you safe.
Turn the radio to a talk station so the sound of human voices fills the attic.
There are probably babies.
In what appears to be a scene from an action adventure movie a spy is chased up to a roof by a group of men and a helicopter.
To have a safe place in which to give birth and raise young.
They often build their nests near openings such as an unscreened vent or loose or rotten trim boards.
That unmistakable odor of urine that is imbedded in your attic marks their territory.
Squirrels are very territorial.
They can damage your garden by chewing up bark building nests and gnawing on plants.
Once squirrels take up residence in your attic they stake it off as their territory.
To get rid of squirrels in the attic naturally you need to remove or cover all accessible food sources around your houses.
A professional from terminix not only knows how to get squirrels out of the attic but how to keep them and other pests outside where they belong.
Seal these areas well.
In large attics one end is will become nesting area and the opposite end the latrine.
He fights off the bad guys while trying to finish a conversation about squirrels in the attic.
He is caught off guard when he realizes it s his mother calling.
His phone rings and he answers it thinking it is his partner.
Squirrels living in attics are a concern because they may gnaw on boards and electrical wires.
Our man made structures provide great shelter warm dry safe from predators.
A few things to keep in mind when dealing with attic.
Males rarely enter an attic space.
Gaps around pipes and vents are popular targets as a little chewing usually gives them a good sized access point.