If you think you have squirrels in the attic? You probably do. Either that or you or you have been providing shelter for a pretty big rat. If that is the case, I'd rather have to deal with getting rid of the squirrel!
Squirrels are very active in the morning and afternoon. If you hear noise in the attic during that time frame, it is likely a squirrel. A tiny footstep in the night is apt to be a mouse or a rat hunting something to eat. Both critters could be damaging your home, but we'll concentrate on the squirrel.
The first step in squirrel removal is to find out where they are getting into the house and plug the hole. The entrances to homes are usually in or near a rotted piece of wood on the fascia board. They will also build nests in the soffit.
In older houses, those that have not been modernized by vinyl siding …show more content…
I spread them around plants that I don't want to be dug up by squirrels hiding nuts. I also scattered it around the vents of my house. The only drawback is that you have to do that each time it rains.
My cat Spike does a pretty good job of keeping my house and yard free of mice and rats. His record is not very good when it comes to squirrel eradication problems. He actually likes to watch the critters scurry from tree to tree.
Spike has learned to live in peaceful cohabitation with the squirrels on our property. He will lie in his sunny spot on the front porch and watch the antics of these rodents as they practice their aerial artistry high in the oak trees in our back yard.
This was not always the case. When Spike was younger, he would lie in wait for the squirrels to come down from the trees and then he would try to pounce on them. Fortunately for them, they were always faster than my cat and as far as I know, he never caught one.Now, thanks to Spike's inability to chase these varmints away, I have at least eight squirrels in my back
Squirrels are very active in the morning and afternoon. If you hear noise in the attic during that time frame, it is likely a squirrel. A tiny footstep in the night is apt to be a mouse or a rat hunting something to eat. Both critters could be damaging your home, but we'll concentrate on the squirrel.
The first step in squirrel removal is to find out where they are getting into the house and plug the hole. The entrances to homes are usually in or near a rotted piece of wood on the fascia board. They will also build nests in the soffit.
In older houses, those that have not been modernized by vinyl siding …show more content…
I spread them around plants that I don't want to be dug up by squirrels hiding nuts. I also scattered it around the vents of my house. The only drawback is that you have to do that each time it rains.
My cat Spike does a pretty good job of keeping my house and yard free of mice and rats. His record is not very good when it comes to squirrel eradication problems. He actually likes to watch the critters scurry from tree to tree.
Spike has learned to live in peaceful cohabitation with the squirrels on our property. He will lie in his sunny spot on the front porch and watch the antics of these rodents as they practice their aerial artistry high in the oak trees in our back yard.
This was not always the case. When Spike was younger, he would lie in wait for the squirrels to come down from the trees and then he would try to pounce on them. Fortunately for them, they were always faster than my cat and as far as I know, he never caught one.Now, thanks to Spike's inability to chase these varmints away, I have at least eight squirrels in my back