Remember the repairs are the most crucial part of the process for getting rid of animals in the attic.
Critters in attic photo.
Learn how are animals getting inside your house here.
Animal trails in the attic holes in attic insulation animal hair or fur bird.
Check on almost any surface not covered by insulation and there should be a layer of dust with animal tracks.
When an animal takes up residence in your attic you want to get them out as soon as possible preferably before they start leaving a mess with waste products chewing wires or destroying insulation.
Or you can check for muddy footprints.
Your home might have several entry areas.
Next get back in the attic and you must inspect the attic and find the nest of baby animals if you re dealing with raccoons or squirrels or opossums or birds.
They can actually be used as live bait in a cage to trap the critters in the attic.
I don t know what critter is in my attic but it is up there if you ve been hearing the pitter patter of little feet in your attic you probably have an animal likely a squirrel raccoon bat bird or rodent and likely more than one who s thinking of making a home in there.
Squirrels raccoons and rodents can carry disease and chew through your wiring creating a fire hazard.
If you still wind up with wildlife in your attic here s how to safely and.
I highly recommend that you hire a professional wildlife control expert with experience in dealing with animals in homes and buildings if you have a problem with critters in the attic.
There are many repellents and home remedies that claim to get animals out of your attic but unfortunately these rarely work.
If they do they ll leave a ton of poop such as seen in this photo to the left.
Look at photos of raccoon feces or squirrel feces or rat feces or mouse feces or bat feces.
If you are hearing scratching sounds at night or during the day within the walls ceiling or attic of your home you most likely have an animal problem.
Rustling and cooing mostly and most of the noise is heard during the daytime.
Contact the critter control office near you.
How did they get in my attic.
What kind of noise do they make.
Yes pigeons often get inside attics.
Many animals in the attic make similar noises.
We put many different clues together to solve the problem of just what is causing the noises in a specific attic.
Squirrels almost always chew on wood such as the wood beams in the attic or wood roof slats like in the above photo or wood trim outside in order to get in.
You must remove the nest of babies first.
Keeping these animals out of your attic is the best approach.
Animals in crawl spaces.
Take steps to correct the conditions that attract critters in the first place.
They also set up nests and leave a lot of nesting material and parasites.
To prevent them from causing damage to your home it s important for you to identify the interloper get them.
