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On May 12, 10:04 am, Bert Byfield wrote:
Lateley we have had squirrels in our yard & late last night my
wife heard something in our attic..WE think it is a squirrel that
got in thru the crawl space & got up in the attic area..Any
suggestions how to get rid of it..

Squirrels and raccoons etc love to move in to an attic. I regularly
have to go up there and refill a pie-tin with ammonia. This smells
pretty bad and stings the eyes so wear gloves and goggles. I can't
stand up in my attic, so I got some good knee-pads at Loew's, and a
flashlight that straps on to my forehead so I can have hands free to
crawl along.

I know they could pose a
problem..also do squirrels scurry around at night?..Please let me
know what to do..THANKS..John

Night scurrying sounds more like raccoons, but if you start going up
there you might see one and know for sure. More likely, they will
disappear when they hear someone coming. When they catch on that humans
own that space, they will not want to live there, and they don't want
to live in a place that smells of ammonia, either.


Agree that nightime activity in the attic would be raccoons, not
squirrels. At sundown, squirrels go back to the nest and to sleep,
while raccons are active at night. I'd also suggest finding out how
they can get in and sealing it off. I'd seal it off during the day
if you suspect squirrels, so they are likely to be out. You can also
make or buy a one way type gate that lets them out, but not back in.
You use that for a few days before sealing it permanently.



Not sure what part of the world you are in but nightime scurrying in attic
walls could also be flying squirrels, bats, mice, or even your standard
daytime squirrel freaked out because they are trapped. Raccoons will need a
bigger access then the above list and not a usual find in most attics, but
again still possible, and raccoons are not happy critters when you come
between them and their exit. If you can figure out what it is you'll have a
better chance a targeting it directly.

Inspect the entire house outside for possible access points (especially the
roof line/soffet area) and seal them up with copper mesh.