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How To Get Rid of Squirrels in the Attic
If you have squirrels in the attic, the first thing to do to get rid of them is to get them out. Squirrels go in and out of attics several times a day. They are not
living up there 24/7. They of course have to go outside to eat and drink. They must be physically excluded from the attic, and preferably trapped and removed. There is
no effective product that you can just buy and apply to make them leave the attic. Examples of bogus products include mothballs, ammonia, hot pepper sauce, ultrasonic
sound emitters, and fox or coyote urine. Sorry, these tactics don't work in the slightest.
1) Trap and Remove - the best way to get rid of the squirrels in your attic. Of course, once trapped, they must be relocated far away, and most importantly,
the entry points must be permanently sealed.
2) One-Way Door - effective if properly installed and if there are no other ways for the squirrels to get back in. The squirrel exits the attic as usual to go
outside for food and water, but it simply can't get back in.
3) Moth balls, ultrasonic sound emitters, sprays, etc - these won't help in the slightest.
4) The most important thing is to eliminate the entry points into the attic. See the below examples.
Gable Entry Points Into Attic - Fixed to Keep Squirrels Out
1) Squirrels were crawling in and out of this wide open attic vent.
2) I cover the entire vent with heavy gauge wire and bolt it down tight.
1) This is a typical gable vent. You might notice the chewing in the upper-left corner. I watched
squirrels go in and out of this spot.
2) After I trapped and removed all of the squirrels, I sealed up the vent with the heavy steel mesh.
1) This is another gable vent, as seen from inside the attic.
2) The fan made it a bit more difficult, but I still installed a steel screen to keep out
squirrels and rats.
1) Yet another giant gable vent, with old & deteriorated screening. Squirrels were going in and
out of this opening.
2) The steel screen must cover the entire space in order to keep squirrels out of the attic.
For more squirrel trapping information, go back to the Orlando squirrel control page.
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