Removing Squirrels From Your Attic
These cute little critters sometimes like to take up residence in your home. They can bring their family with them invading your attic like an unwanted visitor and cause structural damage of your attic.
Some of the following tips may be helpful.
Relocation:
Try placing a "Havaheart" trap in your attic where the squirrels seem to be living. This will trap the animal and also keep it alive. Most local hardware stores carry these and they have the best design. Bait the trap preferably with peanut butter -irresistible to squirrels. Also, you can add sunflower seeds and nuts to the mix. Place trap in attic and check everyday. Once an animal has been trapped put cage and all in your car, drive to another environment and release the squirrel. Repeat this process for a week or two. Usually there is more than one.
Call the Humane Society:
Towns with animal control officers will be glad to send someone out to catch the squirrel. It's free, but you may want to make a small donation. Animal traps can be rented from some humane societies. Put this trap close to where the animal lives. Again, bait with peanut butter put on an apple slice.
Squirrel Fears:
Try spraying fox urine in the hole. This may be purchased from hunting supply stores. Smaller animals like the squirrels are afraid of the animals higher up on the food chain. This will probably help them to leave promptly.
Ammonia:
Try wetting cloth with ammonia and spreading these around the general area that the animal is living in. A animals sense of smell is more highly developed than ours and the smell of ammonia drives them crazy.
Moth Balls:
Use moths balls, find out how they are getting in and patch up any holes. Moth balls are made of naphthalene flakes. Squirrel replant is made of the same naphthalene flakes but the cost is significantly higher.
Close Attic Entries
Squirrels are out during day, but return at night. During the day look around your house for any loose boards or gaps and hammer them down as squirrels can get into very small spaces. Buy any mesh and seal off the opening to your attic, including turbine, vents or any other kind. This is usually easier if done from the inside making sure there are not any gaps. Once this is done they cannot get back in.
Having squirrels in your attic could be very costly. Do not wait if all above methods do not work.
Some of the following tips may be helpful.
Relocation:
Try placing a "Havaheart" trap in your attic where the squirrels seem to be living. This will trap the animal and also keep it alive. Most local hardware stores carry these and they have the best design. Bait the trap preferably with peanut butter -irresistible to squirrels. Also, you can add sunflower seeds and nuts to the mix. Place trap in attic and check everyday. Once an animal has been trapped put cage and all in your car, drive to another environment and release the squirrel. Repeat this process for a week or two. Usually there is more than one.
Call the Humane Society:
Towns with animal control officers will be glad to send someone out to catch the squirrel. It's free, but you may want to make a small donation. Animal traps can be rented from some humane societies. Put this trap close to where the animal lives. Again, bait with peanut butter put on an apple slice.
Squirrel Fears:
Try spraying fox urine in the hole. This may be purchased from hunting supply stores. Smaller animals like the squirrels are afraid of the animals higher up on the food chain. This will probably help them to leave promptly.
Ammonia:
Try wetting cloth with ammonia and spreading these around the general area that the animal is living in. A animals sense of smell is more highly developed than ours and the smell of ammonia drives them crazy.
Moth Balls:
Use moths balls, find out how they are getting in and patch up any holes. Moth balls are made of naphthalene flakes. Squirrel replant is made of the same naphthalene flakes but the cost is significantly higher.
Close Attic Entries
Squirrels are out during day, but return at night. During the day look around your house for any loose boards or gaps and hammer them down as squirrels can get into very small spaces. Buy any mesh and seal off the opening to your attic, including turbine, vents or any other kind. This is usually easier if done from the inside making sure there are not any gaps. Once this is done they cannot get back in.
Having squirrels in your attic could be very costly. Do not wait if all above methods do not work.
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