Do It Yourself Squirrel Removal

Squirrels can actually cause more damage to your house and yard than you might think, despite their rather cute appearance. It’s common for them to chew through electrical cables and phone wires, and if they find their way into your attic, chimney or crawlspace they can be hard to evict and can potentially cause a lot of damage. We always recommend getting squirrel removal kingston ny to deal with this.
You may need to use the services of a professional squirrel removal racine wi if your squirrel problem isn’t something you can tackle yourself. You should expect to pay a professional squirrel removal company around $500 to assess your situation and humanely trap and remove the squirrels. Your home’s size will affect the price, as well as the extent of the problem and the number of access points to your home that are used by the creatures. However, there are steps you can take yourself to remove squirrels from your yard and your home, and also deter them in the future.
Trapping the squirrels can be done yourself, although it can be a laborious process, especially as if you have a squirrel problem in your home, you probably have more than one squirrel taken up residence. You can buy traps at your local hardware or home and garden store, and these can also be used for rats, weasels and chipmunks. The cage is designed to trap the squirrel and allow you to transport it and then safely release it, all without actually having any contact with the animal.
Once you have got rid of any squirrels that have moved into your home, it’s important to take steps to make sure they aren’t able to access your home again. That means identifying and sealing any holes or cracks where they might be entering; it also means making your attic uninviting for squirrels. Make sure you don’t have food stored up there, and you can also purchase special strobe lighting which is designed to deter squirrels. There are various sprays and powders that can be put down at key points too.
Squirrels in your yard can be a nuisance too, and again you can do a lot yourself to avoid having to call in a squirrel removal company. If you like to have a bird feeder, you may want to install a squirrel proof one or make sure it is as far away from your house as possible. Squirrels like to look through your trash can, and having one that has a heavy and firmly closing lid can help. Trim any overhanging branches near your house, and consider buying specially designed squirrel proof tubing that slides over phone and cable wires. Squirrels are incredibly skilled acrobats and it means they then can’t easily access your home by jumping across the wires. And there are certain plants that squirrels will avoid, and planting geraniums, daffodils or hyacinths in your yard can help to keep them out.
Squirrels can cause thousands of dollars of damage to your home and the above squirrel removal tips can help to keep them away. You can also get in touch with trusted animal removal Valparaiso IN teams to help your with the situation.