If you’re hearing small animals scurrying around your attic throughout the day and evening, you might just have yourself a squirrel problem. Squirrels may have found an entry point into your house or cottage and made themselves at home to store food for the winter months, to stay safe and warm, or to raise their babies.
Whether the animals in your home are chipmunks, red squirrels, northern flying squirrels, or black or grey squirrels, the solution is the same: call humane squirrel removal experts.
Here’s why.
1. They’ll Cause Destruction
Though squirrels are small and cute, make no mistake: They can do significant damage to your property, including your insulation, soffits, roof, and home wiring. They’re rodents, after all. So they’re constantly chewing.
The longer you wait to call squirrel removal experts, the more damage you can expect to your property. And the more damage that’s done, the costlier the repairs and restoration will be.
It’s also important to note you’re your homeowner’s policy may not cover the cost of the damages.
2. DIY Solutions Don’t Work—And Can Be Dangerous
So you know you have to get a handle on the situation. What’s next? Many homeowners make the mistake of trying to handle the squirrel situation on their own. They head out to their local hardware stores to get poisons or traps, thinking that the problem can be easily dealt with.
Nothing could be further from the truth, however. DIY solutions rarely ever work, for a variety of reasons. Though you may trap one squirrel, you may leave behind a dozen others. Though you might catch one squirrel, you may leave her babies, which cannot fend for themselves, all alone to starve.
In addition, DIY solutions aren’t typically humane, either. Poisons, of course, are an inhumane way to deal with a wildlife problem. This solution may also put your pets and other wildlife near your home at risk of harm.
Trap and relocation might seem like a humane option, but it can be devastating, not only to the animal itself, but to the wildlife population in the area that you are relocating the animal to. The animal may be far away from its known food sources and be relocated in an area that has deadly predators. The squirrel may not survive or it may damage the ecosystem it is relocated in.
3. Humane Squirrel Removal Experts Are Experienced
The best solution when you have squirrels in your home is to call humane squirrel removal experts. The company’s technicians will only use safe and humane eviction methods to reduce the risk of stress and harm to the animal, typically through the installation of one-way doors. They’ll also ensure that, if babies are present, they are hand removed from your home and reunited with their mother.
Squirrel removal technicians will also have the experience required to find all entry points that the wildlife used to get into your home and to seal them up to prevent future re-entry.
They’ll take care of your current squirrel problem quickly and efficiently to ensure the animals don’t have time to cause more damage. They’ll use humane eviction methods to ensure the safety of the animals involved. And they’ll ensure that the squirrels—or other animals—won’t find their way back into your home. It’s a permanent solution.
After the eviction is complete, your squirrel removal experts can also help with the repairs and restoration of your attic to get it back in pre-wildlife condition and up to safety standards.
Do you need wildlife removal services? Request a quote today!