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Squirrel Exterminator Services in Calgary

In Calgary, we have four distinct types of squirrels – red, brown, black and gray. All of them can be recognized by their big fluffy long tail.

Why You Need Squirrel Removal

Squirrels are not harmful but they can be quite bothersome. They are often messy, can enter your home, and chase away other wildlife like birds. Squirrels may nest into your home walls or attic and can be quite destructive in the process by squeezing into small holes and chewing to fit in. When they are alive in your home, their urine and droppings can be quite smelly and will seep into the wood. If they happen to die in your attic, that can be difficult to reach and/or find which will also result in a smell permeating. They will bring in debris, gnaw through structural materials, and rip up insulation. This is left alone can lead to safety hazards and contamination.

Our Pest Control Procedures For Squirrels in Calgary

The most effective way to rid your home of squirrels is through trapping. Our best pest control technician will bring a squirrel trap and place it on the ground near the home or property. By placing it on the ground, we catch the squirrel as it is searching for food or nesting material. Squirrels are territorial so it is highly likely that the squirrel we catch will be the one invading your home. Multiple traps may be used at once or when we pick up the one squirrel, we can set up a new trap at the same time. We ask that the homeowner check on the traps regularly and notify the technician once a squirrel has been caught. The technician will then pick them up and drive them away to relocate them.

More About Squirrels

Squirrels are generally intelligent and persistent animals. In residential neighborhoods, they are notorious for discovering clever methods to circumvent obstacles in order to eat out of bird feeders. Tree squirrels also create minor annoyances by digging in planting pots and flower beds to pull out bulbs which they chew on, to either bury or recover seeds and nuts, and for building nests within human domiciles, including attics and basements. Squirrels use their keen sense of smell to locate buried nuts and can dig extensive holes in the process.

Although they are expert climbers, and primarily arboreal, squirrels also thrive in urban environments, where they have adapted to humans.

Why Are They Considered Pests?

Squirrels are sometimes considered pests because of their propensity to chew on various edible and inedible objects. This characteristic trait aids in maintaining sharp teeth, and because their teeth grow continuously, prevents over-growth. Squirrels are often the cause of power outages. They can readily climb a power pole and crawl across a power line. The animals will climb onto transformers or capacitors looking for food. If they touch a high voltage conductor and a grounded portion of the device at the same time, they are then electrocuted and cause a short circuit that shuts down equipment. Squirrels have brought down the high-tech NASDAQ stock market twice and were responsible for a spate of power outages at the University of Alabama.[5] To sharpen their teeth they will often chew on tree branches or even the occasional live power line. Rubber plates (squirrel guards) are sometimes used to prevent access to these facilities.

A decline of the red squirrel and the rise of the eastern gray squirrel has been noticed in Calgary.

Call Us For All Calgary Squirrel Removal Needs

If you have a squirrel issue in your home, please call us today to learn more about our services and to book an appointment – (403) 238-7400.

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