How Do You Know If You Have Flying Squirrels in Your Attic?

If you live in neighborhoods where squirrels thrive high up in the trees, they may invade homes. When they do, they may inflict damage to your attic. Since they live in families, it is not uncommon to find up to thirty squirrels in a single attic. Also, you can have one family of 6 members living up there. Action must be taken to remove them, or else expect substantial damages and health issues.



Signs of a Squirrel Infestation
If you live in a house with a closed roof, discovering their existence may be hard. However, look for nests in trees near any roof. You can also find them living in hollow openings in tree trunks. Occasionally, try to spot squirrels around the property.

When everything is quiet and dark, they will be gliding through trees. You can keep an eye out of them at night, also during the day. They can be running on utility lines, or on the roof coming, the daily ritual of entering the attic or chimney. Around the yard also watch if there are any bit marks on garden plants or young trees. Also, damaged bird feeders in the yard, it may be an indication that the squirrels are trying to access the bird food.

In the attic, there are various ways to know if you have free flying squirrels or multiple families. Like humans, squirrels prefer going to the bathroom in the house. It will in the place with the least heat, and all the members of the family will go to the bathroom at one place.

One family of flying squirrels draws other, and soon territorial problems emerge. Each family will attempt to mark their territory by urinating and defecating in places they associate as theirs. For this reason, if you find dropping all over, it indicates that there are many squirrels all over the attic. Sometimes the amount of dropping will double, even triple as the squirrels try to outdo each other. Furthermore, the families will start fighting for territory. When this happens, you might hear running, and aggressive noises coming from the attic.

What Should You Do If You Have an Infestation?
Once you have ascertained that you have an infestation, seek the help of animal control experts. Squirrels can be big, fast and impossible to catch. Also, if you find, dropping all over it indicates that there are more animals to deal with. Sometimes that number may reach 30.

An animal control experts aid you in several ways. They will help you to spot points of weakness such as points of entry. Qualified in repair, they might seal the holes and install one-way excursion cages. They don’t capture the animal but don’t allow it to return once they come out. Furthermore, it is essential to take steps to prevent squirrels landing on your roof from nearby trees. Contrary to their name they don’t fly but glide sometimes for about 40feet.

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