Scraping, gnawing and sounds of pitter-patter in the morning or throughout the day are a great sign you have some squirrels in your house. You might also discover pieces of dried out leaves, twigs, cardboard or insulation in concealed sections, a sign that they're building a nest.

Squirrel control and removal should be started as soon as the creature has been discovered staying in your home! A Squirrel's front teeth don't stop growing, so they need to consistently grind them down. Because of this, Squirrels have a habit of chewing electrical wiring and plumbing which can lead to fires or water damage.

Squirrels in the Attic

Your attic is like a play ground for squirrels. They enjoy nothing more that to have a good, dry spot to get out of the weather and skip around like puppies under your roof. Squirrels normally develop nests in trees to keep them safe predators and competing squirrels. Well, your attic is the best nest they can ask for, and they didn't even need to pay for it!

If it weren't for the ruckus and animal waste, squirrels may not be so unpleasant. Yet, the greatest threat that a squirrel invasion can cause is that they gnaw on electrical wires that go through your attic and walls. This is very bad news. As we like to say: "Frayed wires start fires". There's no need to burn your home down because some squirrels determined to move in. Were you aware that nuts stashed and forgotten by squirrels often grow into trees?

How to get rid of squirrels in my attic?

Excellent inquiry! Getting squirrels out of your house is normally a 3 part program. This is the way we handle the procedure

  1. Set up traps and capture the squirrels
  2. Seal up the entry holes so they can not come back in
  3. Check and fix exterior and interior damage to your home

Should I use a Squirrel Exterminator?

Please do not do this! I say this since you'll possibly be calling us to take out the dead squirrels inside your walls. Lots of Austin area exterminators and pest control contractors make use of poisons as their 1st and only weapon when combating a squirrels in your attic.

This may function well on ant and termite colonies, yet it is an extremely bad stSquirrelegy when it comes to wildlife removal.

Look at a humane, exclusion based option when dealing with a squirrel pest issue. Not only is it kinder to the critters, in the huge majority of cases, it is without a doubt the most reliable solution. No need to create a squirrel graveyard in your attic for you to discover (and smell) months later.

“We Will get them out and keep them out!”