Flying Squirrels Find Way into Attic

As winter arrives, flying squirrels use houses more often.

Ryan recently found a group of flying squirrels that had located an opening at the end of a ridge vent.  Finding a good place for the winter, a bunch of them moved in.

After locating where they were getting in, a trap was placed and plans to repair were made.

Check out this video which shows the job.

Flying Squirrel Removal Process

The flying squirrel removal process starts with an inspection.

That inspection reveals the presence of flying squirrels versus other animals and attempts to how they get into and out of the house.

Once you know the issue is flying squirrels and their ways in and out have been identified and can be controlled, then a trap is placed.

Some of the challenges are:

• Actually knowing flying squirrels are present.

Many people don’t even realize we have flying squirrels around the Akron, Canton, Kent Ohio area.  Because they aren’t too familiar to most people, when the squirrels are the culprit making noises in the house they fly under the radar.

Therefore, it’s often difficult to know there are flying squirrel issues until the issue has been going on a while.

• Finding the way they are getting in. 

Keeping flying squirrels out can sometimes be difficult because the squirrels are so small.  Their size gives them the ability to take advantage of the little gaps on our homes’ exterior.

Even though they usually have one or two main points of entry/exit, they will find and utilize other gaps if those spots are blocked. And sometimes, these small gaps are very hard to find.

Flying squirrels usually don’t force their way in by chewing like gray squirrels do; they usually get in because opportunity presents itself.

Getting & Keeping Flying Squirrels Out

Trapping of flying squirrels is accomplished by placing one-way door traps over the only exits/entrances the squirrel trapper leaves.

When night comes, the squirrels seek to exit the house.  If everything is done right the only way the squirrels have to go is into a trap with a one way door.

Set in place by an exit, the wire doors of a flying squirrel trap pivot to let squirrels go out when they push on it.   But, once they’ve gone past the pivoting wire, they can’t go back the other way as they are not able to lift the door.

This style of trap is intended to catch squirrels that are INSIDE the home when the traps are set.

Blocking the exits to force them into the trap is often accomplished with wire or other materials not easily chewed through.

After the squirrels are removed it is important to make sure there are no more opportunities for others to move in.

The sealing of a house with flying squirrel problems is methodical process of going around the home’s exterior from top to bottom and addressing any little gaps that exist.  This can be time consuming as most homes have multiple small gaps where tiny flying squirrels can get in.

In this week’s video example, plugging the end of the ridge vent should do the job.

Installing Ridge-Guard is another good option but wasn’t chosen in this case because of the price.

Flying Squirrel Removal & Repair | Akron, Canton, Kent

As you see in the video, flying squirrel removal can be successful when you understand what’s going on, have the ability to seal a home, and install a good trap.

If you are having trouble with flying squirrels and live near us, give us a call!

Frontline Animal Removal has the experience and know-how to get the flying squirrels out of your home and make repairs guaranteed to keep new ones from moving back in.