Do you have squirrel babies in your attic in Cordova, TN? If you suspect you have squirrel babies in your attic you’re not alone. The gift of life is wonderful. But not when it’s going to chew through your home’s walls or electrical wires. Squirrels love to nest inside people’s attics because of warmth and safety. Most of the time when you find baby squirrels in your attic, the mothers not too far away.
Squirrel Mating Season And Gestation Period
The mating season comes twice a year and is between December to February and May to June. The males will start to act out and chase the female. You will hear tons of running around outside and on your roof.
Once the male catches the female and wins the game of chase, he will mate with her. The female squirrel will then start to prepare a nest if she does not already have one. The gestation period for the squirrel is around 44 days. Typically, squirrels can give birth to 2 to 4 babies in one litter. The babies will stay with the mother between 7 to 9 weeks before they are weaned.
Squirrel Nesting Material
Female squirrels can use several materials including, trash, paper, plastic, sticks, and insulation to build nests. A quick way to know if there is a squirrel in your attic is to look for their droppings. If you see nesting material in the insulation or near your vents, there are most likely babies.
Nesting materials can pose a threat because they could easily catch fire. If they are near wiring they must be moved immediately. Squirrels will chew through almost anything. If they chew into the electrical wires they could easily start a fire.
Baby squirrels can often be heard crying and crawling around depending on how far you are from the ceiling.
How Long Will The Mother Squirrel Stay With Her Babies?
In the beginning, the mother will stay with the babies at night to feed and protect them. She will go out during the day to eat and gather food to store for them. This is why you typically hear most of the activity in the early morning and evening hours.
Once the babies are bigger they will begin to move around more and make noise. The mom will take each one in and out to teach them to forage. As this takes place you will hear much more noise. Once the babies have been raised in your home they will continue chewing on your home. They will also view your home as their home. As the squirrels multiply the problem will continually get worse and worse and the damage will continue to increase.
What If A Squirrel Gets Stuck In My Wall?
If you hear crying or scratching in one area of a wall you may have a stuck squirrel. This can be bad for many reasons. It’s quite easy for a baby squirrel to fall down in between the walls and get stuck. If a squirrel gets stuck in the wall it can die from dehydration within a day or two.
It is always easier to extract a squirrel when it is alive. Once an animal dies we have to rely on smell to locate it. We drill a small hole and use a boroscope to see inside the wall. This method helps to reduce the damage to your wall. Once we get the squirrels out, they are either sent to a rehabilitator, or we release them several miles away. This is dependent upon their age.
What Happens If A Squirrel Dies In My Wall?
When an animal starts to decay it will give off a horrendous odor that is hard to ignore. It can take weeks to months to dissipate. This will depend on its size and where it died. If not taken care of quickly, the animal will decay and you will have issues with flies and maggots.
Once this happens, other wild animals will be attracted to your home. It is best to have a technician come out and handle the dead animal immediately. This needs to be done not only for the smell but mostly for sanitation reasons. Wild animals carry lots of bacteria that can get into your home and possibly make you sick.
Squirrel Babies Can Die In Your Attic
Once notified we will send out a technician to perform dead animal removal and deodorization service. Our technicians use a combination of sight and smell to locate the dead animal. We begin our visual inspection in the attic. We look in between the walls from the attic space and if able will remove the animal from the attic. If that’s not a viable option, we would have to cut into the walls of the home.
Initially, we use a small drill and boroscope to locate the animal. This necessitates drilling in between the studs of the sheetrock until the animal is located. Once the animal has been located, we will create a larger opening in the wall to remove it and deodorize the area.
Unfortunately, there are no guarantees with this service. However, our technicians will exhaust every option to locate the animal. Occasionally, an animal will be in an area that’s not accessible without major damage to the home. In these cases, one must decide on the level of damage they are willing to accept to remove the animal. Once located and removed we sanitize the area.
If Squirrel Babies Are In Your Attic in Cordova TN, Call A Professional
If you think you have squirrel babies in your attic in Cordova TN, contact us today! We can perform a detailed interior and exterior inspection of the property. Squirrels may be small, but they can do major damage to your home.
Typical signs of wildlife include chewed holes, scratches, and noises in your attic or walls. Don’t let your wildlife problem get too big or costly before you seek professional help. We specialize in trapping and exclusion and can guarantee removal when these are performed in conjunction with one another.
Squirrel Removal And Warranty
Our company gives a one-year guarantee against reentry with our full exclusion service. If wildlife reenters your home through an area we sealed, we will trap and reseal the area again at no additional charge.
