If you have a squirrel problem with squirrels in your yard or squirrels who are gnawing away at your roofing material or your house siding, you can call a pest control service and ask if they also handle the removal and humane handling of small mammals. The best exterminators for squirrels and other mammals don’t simply exterminate the animal, but instead whenever possible, they remove the animal to a better location and turn it loose. In the case of squirrel removal in Columbus OH, it helps to understand an animal’s ideal habitat, desired foods, day and nighttime habits, and other aspects of how it lives from day to day in order to catch and remove it.
Take a look at the website for your local animal removal service, where they have information about the habits and behaviors of many local common pest animals. You can browse site descriptions of squirrels and other small creatures that may be a problem on your property. When you read about squirrels, you’ll get an idea of how the pest removal service knows where to put a squirrel trap and how to leave the right bait to attract the squirrel into the trap.
Squirrels are usually found high up in the trees, but they’ll also seek an elevated area in our homes, like our attics. They may be trying to hide acorns and other bits of food inside the roof’s gutters or underneath a loose shingle. From there, the squirrel may begin to seek an even better hiding place for their winter food storage, and chew and gnaw their way through the roof into the attic. The squirrel may also burrow within the home’s walls where it can have a nest made from the wall insulation.
You might hear scratching sounds coming from within the walls or even hear their feet as they run along beams in the attic. Make note of where you hear the sounds coming from so you can tell the animal removal service. If you take a look outside, you may see the entry point that the squirrel is using. After the service traps and removes the squirrel, they can help you repair the entry point so other squirrels don’t get inside, too. For more information contact The Wildlife Control Company, Inc.
