You may have noticed some unusual things around your property. Animal droppings, chewed patio furniture, conversations with neighbours about sightings and ruined gardens, these are just some indications of new animals in the neighbourhood. If there’s wildlife living in your home, knowing early signs ahead of time can prepare you for next steps.
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Noises at Weird Times of the Day
If you’ve been hearing different sounds at night, in the attic and ceiling, up and down the walls, and during quiet periods in the afternoon, this is an early indication there may be animals in your home.
Different animals are active at different times of the day. Pay attention to when you hear the noise and what it sounds like. This can help you try to determine the animal. As nighttime is a quiet period in the home, animals are a bit noisier, thinking the place is empty. Scurrying at night across ceilings could mean there’s a rodent living in the attic. Scratching in the walls could indicate something is stuck.
Fluttering and chirping in vents could be from birds using that space as a nesting area, which may include any recently born babies. Squirrels sound as though they’re around jumping while scurrying for food. Mice are quiet, you’ll hear some pitter-patter as they run along. Raccoons emit a quiet sliding due to their slower, heavy movements, but when they’re fixing their nest, you’ll hear scratching as they put their home together.
Property Damage
Lately, you may noticed gnaw marks on shredded screens, and other damage to patio furniture, siding, decks, and burrowing in the garden. Unfortunately, it’s not the neighbour’s dog hunting around, this is an early sign of wildlife in your home. Raccoons, skunks, squirrels, and other rodents leave their trace in chewed up boards, holes in the wall, and gnawed external wires.
Leaving out unsecured or untied garbage makes for easy animal attraction, such as ripped garbage bags and scattered leftovers on the driveway. Rodents are to blame, digging their way in for food. Your gardens may have burrowing holes, destroyed flowers, shrubs, and any vegetables planted. Take a look inside your attic for signs of chewed up or misplaced insulation, and damaged wooden wall panels or aluminum from gnawing.
Rodents like to chew, and they’ll go through anything on your property to find food or shelter. Pay attention for chew marks around any papers around home or cardboard boxes—hardly anything stops wildlife from chewing to keep their teeth trim and sharp.
Property damage left behind by wildlife is not only annoying to handle, it becomes costly to repair and contaminated by the animal. Chewed wires result in electrical damage, causing lights to flicker or sockets to malfunction. As a homeowner, you’ll need to put a stop to this now before it gets worse and requires more restoration.
Increased Wildlife Noticed in the Area
Sometimes an animal is just passing through, but other times, they’ll stick around. The latter situation is problematic. If you or your neighbours have seen a rodent running around, with continuous sightings versus a one-off encounter, it could mean there’s wildlife living in your home.
Actual sightings are a pretty good indicator that these creatures are stopping by, especially as the sightings become routine. Dealing with this problem now will prevent the situation from worsening and creating more damage to your property.
Keep all of these factors in mind if you think there’s wildlife living in your home. Your best option is to call animal removal services to effectively handle this dilemma.
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