From a squirrel’s perspective, your home is a warm space in the winter, a safe space away from predators, and a dry space that keeps it away from inclement weather. It’s also the ideal space to raise squirrel babies.
If squirrels have made their way into your home to seek out warmth and shelter, you’ve got a problem on your hands—one that’s bigger and more complex than you may realize. Not sure whether or not you need squirrel control services?
Here are three sure-fire signs you need squirrel control services right away.
1. You’ve Seen Signs of Squirrels in Your Home
There are many signs indicating you may have squirrels in your home.
Squirrels are gnawing animals, and they will chew through the materials used to build your home, including your dry wall, fascia boards, eavestroughs, shingles, and outer panels. If you see damage to any of these areas, you may have a problem that needs to be rectified immediately.
Other signs of squirrels in the home include hearing noises coming from your walls or ceiling during the daytime and seeing droppings around the attic.
If you’ve noticed any of these signs that squirrels are in your home, don’t delay. Call for squirrel control services immediately to evict the bothersome animals before they do any more damage.
2. Your DIY Methods Haven’t Been Working
Perhaps you recently identified signs of squirrels in the home and decided the most cost-effective removal method was to try to do it yourself.
Perhaps you bought rodent poisons, snap traps, glue traps, or live traps from your local hardware store. Maybe you decided to take the home remedy route. These DIY methods are a poor solution for a variety of reasons. They can be toxic and dangerous to your family and pets. And more often than not, they aren’t effective.
After all of the time and effort you put into trying to handle the situation on your own, you might be ready to give up because the problem just doesn’t seem to be going away. No squirrels are entering your traps. You’re still hearing noises from your attic. Your repellants aren’t working.
If this is the case, it’s time to leave the work to the professionals who have the experience, training, equipment, and effective humane removal methods that will work to successfully evict the nuisance wildlife.
3. Squirrels Keep Getting Back in after Removal
If you were able to successfully get rid of your squirrel problem, either on your own or with the help of a company, you were probably relieved at the success of your efforts—at least for a short while.
But after a few weeks or months, the problem returned. This isn’t unusual when it comes to DIY methods and “cheap” animal removal companies.
Removing the wildlife is only the first step of the process. Until you identify and seal up all entry points and reinforce vulnerable areas, the problem really isn’t fixed. The same squirrels—or other wildlife—will continue to find a way into your home.
Squirrels only need a small hole to enter a building. At first glance, you might not even realize you’ve missed holes. That’s why it’s so important to call a reputable company that offers squirrel control services with a guarantee. A reputable company’s technicians will have the training and experience required to thoroughly inspect your home and identify all current entry points as well as vulnerable areas. They’ll not only repair the damage and seal up the entry points to your home, but they’ll also reinforce other areas that could be used for entry in the future.
Do you need wildlife removal services? Request a quote today!