Thread: Squirrels

Ok,

Have to ask for a help. During winter our roof and middle roof get occupied by the squirrels. No, i have nothing against those fine creatures, and surely they can't make any harm living in our house. They need a warm home too, and surely they were here before us.
I'm just ****ed off hearing their noise all over the house specially at nighttimes. Have any suggestions?

Originally Posted by Sailor

and surely they can't make any harm living in our house.

Oh yes they can! They have horrifically sharp claws and teeth. They can tear insulation up, they can tear up and chew up electrical wire and cause potential fire hazards. Get the little buggers out! You need to find out how they got in and once out, close their access!

If the squirrels can get in so can field rats and mice. Time to get pest control in action. My $ .02

Originally Posted by Sailor

Ok,

Have to ask for a help. During winter our roof and middle roof get occupied by the squirrels. No, i have nothing against those fine creatures, and surely they can't make any harm living in our house. They need a warm home too, and surely they were here before us.
I'm just ****ed off hearing their noise all over the house specially at nighttimes. Have any suggestions?

Squirrels or roof rats?.... either way call an exterminator.

If you can put a one way out tin trap door so when they exit
they cannot get back in. Close up all the gaps with hardware
cloth so they cannot get back in once you get them out. As a last resort
bait, sticky traps.. humane traps are not too expensive if you have
an easy access to the space.

Eventually they nip on wires and dig in insulation cause leaks and generally make a mess.

Do you have a cat?

Like the other guys said, you have a problem!

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Like the other guys said, you have a problem!

Yes i do.

They've been a problem since i built this house about 10 years ago.
Where they move i know that there's no electrical wires, so there is no fear for the worst.
I have no heart to try to poison those animals, and i have dogs and cats that should do their job, so i guess there not much to do except to find their entrances and block them.

I once thought that when my kids play their music, i would ask to put some more volume. At least it would be enough to drive people out of this house.

Is "squirrels in the attic" a Finnish expression that means the same as "bats in the belfry"?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Is "squirrels in the attic" a Finnish expression that means the same as "bats in the belfry"?

Yeah, sure.
Same as 'Indians in the canoe'.
There's really something in our roof, and neither of us here can give any scientific proof what is it.
If he's the man who walked on a water then he surely makes funny sound. Should come down and tell if there's something to tell about

Originally Posted by Sailor

Ok,

Have to ask for a help. During winter our roof and middle roof get occupied by the squirrels. No, i have nothing against those fine creatures, and surely they can't make any harm living in our house. They need a warm home too, and surely they were here before us.
I'm just ****ed off hearing their noise all over the house specially at nighttimes. Have any suggestions?

Haven't had squirrels in our attic but we did have a raccoon make a nest up there. Contact some pest control companies and just ask if they will relocate the squirrels rather than destroy them before having them come out.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Yeah, sure.
Same as 'Indians in the canoe'.
There's really something in our roof, and neither of us here can give any scientific proof what is it.
If he's the man who walked on a water then he surely makes funny sound. Should come down and tell if there's something to tell about

You can't discount that it may actually be Santa.......he's been there since Christmas!

First you need to find out how do they get in and out of the attic, and close the entry/exit holes.
Then get one of these traps and start catch and release, until you get rid of them.