SQUIRREL REMOVAL
How can Eastern Pine Pest & Wildlife service help with your squirrels problem?
Besides mice, squirrels are the 2nd most common rodent we deal with. Squirrels are known to cause great damage to homes by clawing through siding & roof material or by chewing through electrical wires. Eastern Pine’s wildlife techs are experts in finding squirrel trailing & nesting sites and determining the smartest approach to excluding them from your home.
Sometimes their entry points are a quick & easy find. Other times, it can be tricky. In those scenarios we set up trail cams to suspected entry/trailing sites to determine how to properly solve the issue.
Once we’ve determined how the squirrels are entering your living space, we use one way doors to safely exclude them from your home. We’ll also tightly seal up any additional areas where they may enter through with professional grade materials. Once we’re finished, any damaged areas due to squirrel chewing will look good as new.
The 3 most common squirrels we deal with are:
Eastern Grey Squirrels
Grey squirrels are the most commonly seen species of squirrels in Massachusetts. They can be sited during the day searching for nuts or other food sources, or running along fences & tree limbs. While they can nest in our homes year round, they most commonly enter our attic spaces or wall voids in the Fall, as temperatures start to drop & they’re in search of a warmer nesting place.
Northern Flying Squirrels
While flying squirrels are the smallest of the squirrel species we encounter, surprisingly they’re the noisiest. Their colonies can contain 20-30 squirrels & we’ve seen that be the case many times our client’s properties. Early in the morning, they bounce around together in attic spaces where they’re nesting. Despite their name, they do not fly - they glide. When they spread out their arms & legs, their excess skin creates a square like cape which allows them to jump off tree limbs or other tall structures & glide down to their target landing spot. Often, that target landing spot, is the roofs of our homes. Their small bodies can fit into gaps as small as a quarter, making it easy for them to access attic spaces.
American Red Squirrels
Red squirrels are often confused with chipmunks. When a client tells us they think they’ve seen a chipmunk on their roof...There’s a very strong chance it’s a red squirrel! We’ve found red squirrels to be one of the most destructive rodent species in Massachusetts. They’re well known for chewing through wood & vinyl siding or soffits. Even if it takes hours to claw & chew through these areas, they have the patience & will power to do so.
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We service towns in areas North & West of Boston. Areas include but are not limited to Lynnfield, North Reading, and Peabody as well as much of the surrounding areas. We are located in Lynnfield.