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Squirrel Removal in the Birmingham, Alabama Area

Gray squirrels are furry rodents with fluffy tails that make them somewhat cuter than their closely-related cousins, the rats. Although usually gray in color, their coloration ranges from white, "albino" squirrels, to almost black.

Gray squirrels are mainly aerial animals who have excellent balance and are comfortable running along tree limbs, roofs, utility wires, and other elevated areas. They frequently descend to ground level, however, to forage for seeds, nuts, and other food. They're especially fond of bird seed and can be quite ingenious about stealing seed from bird feeders.

In nature, squirrels usually live in hollow trees and other natural spaces, which is where most folks wish they'd stay. That's because, truth be told, squirrels are actually kind of cute, and most of us wouldn't mind having them around as long as they stayed out of our homes and went back to a hollow tree to sleep at night.

The problem is that as more and more forests are being knocked down to make room for human expansion, nice, hollow trees are getting harder and harder to find, which leads the squirrels to look toward man-made buildings as places to live. And being the aerialists that they are, they often wind up making homes in our attics, as well as other high places like church steeples, bell towers, and so forth.

The Problem with Squirrels

When squirrels decide to live in attics of houses and in other human-occupied buildings, they immediately create some very serious problems that cause them to wear out their welcomes very quickly.

For one thing, as is the case with most rodents, squirrels and their parasites can carry diseases. Their urine, droppings, shed hairs, fleas, ticks, and other ectoparasites can make for an unhealthful environment because a lot of the pathogens they harbor are airborne and will eventually drift down into the living areas of the home. (If you have a heating or central air-conditioning unit in the attic, then the problem is even more serious.)

Another problem with squirrels is that, like all rodents, they like to gnaw on things. Squirrels' teeth are sharp and strong enough that they can damage wood, roofing materials, and metal flashing, which can lead to serious damage that is expensive to repair. They also gnaw on items stored in the attic, such as clothing, shoes, furniture, even that ugly lamp your aunt sent you for your birthday a couple of years ago.

One of the worst habits of squirrels is that like other rodents, they like to gnaw on the insulation of electrical wires. Squirrel gnawing causes countless home fires every year, as well as less-severe but still annoying (and expensive) problems like damage to the wiring for doorbells, cable TV, telephones, Internet, and so forth.

Finally, squirrels are just messy. They are the worst housekeepers you'd ever want as tenants. They pull insulation away from the walls and ceilings, make huge piles of nut and seed shells, and poop and pee all over the place. You'd think that in returning for living rent-free, they'd at least take care of the place. But they don't.

Obviously, keeping squirrels out of the attic is very important to protecting your health, your safety, and your home.

Squirrel Removal and Squirrel-Proofing in Alabama

First of all, let's make one thing clear: There's no such thing as a "squirrel exterminator." Squirrels are not considered "pests." They're nuisance animals, which means that they have to be humanely trapped and released, not killed. Anyone in Alabama (and most other places) who calls himself a "squirrel exterminator" and uses poisons to kill squirrels is breaking the law.

At Rid-A-Critter, our approach to squirrel control is simple, yet effective: We remove every last squirrel from your home, and then we go over your house with a fine-toothed comb to make sure that not even the craftiest squirrel will be able to get back in. This is called "squirrel exclusion" or "squirrel-proofing," and it basically means sealing up your house so squirrels can't get in. The squirrels who are already in your home are humanely trapped and released into the wild, preserving family groups whenever possible; and orphaned young or injured squirrels are taken to wildlife rehabilitators.

Sealing a home to keep squirrels out of the house is an easy concept to understand, but it's not so easy to do. Most DIY squirrel-proofing attempts fail, as do most handyman squirrel-exclusion attempts.

Truth be told, you have to be a bit squirrelly yourself to be a good squirrel-control technician. You have to be able to think like a squirrel and find all those nooks and crannies that humans usually don't notice. You also need to understand a squirrel's considerable physical abilities, especially their ability to climb and the impressive strength of their teeth and jaws. Squirrels just laugh at some of the techniques and materials that non-professionals try to use to seal them out of a house.

In addition, squirrel removal requires more than just a couple of traps and a hammer. Squirrels are aerialists, and to seal them out often requires equipment that most people don't have sitting around in the tool shed. We use long ladders, scaffolding, cherry pickers, bucket trucks, lift trucks, and even rappelling gear to complete squirrel removal jobs.

Finally, squirrel removal is potentially dangerous work. You're working in high places trying to balance all of your equipment and materials, which can be extremely hazardous for the untrained or those without the necessary safety gear.

Long story short, squirrel control is not a job for amateurs. Do-it-yourself squirrel exclusion almost never works, and only winds up costing you even more money in the long run.

So if you have a squirrel problem, do yourself a favor and call Rid-A-Critter instead. You'll get the job done right the first time -- guaranteed. We have the staff, the tools, the equipment, and the know-how to handle any squirrel-removal job in Birmingham or anywhere in the Metro area.

Squirrel Removal Gallery

Here are some pictures of a few of the squirrel-removal and squirrel-proofing jobs we've done in Birmingham and throughout the Metro area.

For more information about squirrel control or any of our quality services, please call us today for an on-site inspection and consultation.

 

Oglethorpe Ga customer having issues with something entering her crawlspace. Headed out to do a inspection.
Critter truck getting maintenance then it’s off to Gray Ga for noises in the attic.
This afternoon we should be finishing up a squirrel-removal job at an Anniston, Alabama home. The squirrels have already been trapped and relocated. We're just putting the finishing touches on the animal-proofing before we replace the attic insulation.
Zebulon, Thomaston, Butler, Ellaville, Americus, Albany and Moultrie Ga cities I’ll be today quoting wildlife removal services.
Here's a Picture of a Curious Young Squirrel Removed from an Attic in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Our wildlife-control technicians are up on a roof this morning installing Ridge Guard as part of a Tuscaloosa, Alabama squirrel-removal and animal-exclusion job. The squirrels have already been humanely trapped and relocated to the woods.
We’re doing an Exclusion for Gray Squirrels in Douglasville this beautiful morning!
Exclusion sold in Gray Ga. Going to be another satisfied customer.
Was able to squeeze another customer in today in Gray Ga. Issue is bats.
In Tyrone Ga on a few exclusion quotes, then to Fayetteville Ga. Bats, squirrels and attic noise
Today we're installing a screen over the slats of the sound openings of a bell tower as part of a squirrel-removal job at a church in Bessemer, Alabama. The sound openings are there to allow the peal of the bells out of the tower; but unless they're screened, they can also allow squirrels and other pesky wildlife into the church.
Gray squirrels gnawed a roughly rectangular hole through the wooden roof fascia right over the rain gutter to get into the attic of a house in Calera, Alabama. A squirrel-removal crew working out of our Birmingham office is humanely trapping and relocating the squirrels and repairing the damage.
A wildlife-management technician from our Birmingham office is already on his way to retrieve and relocate a squirrel that was caught overnight at a Chelsea, Alabama squirrel-removal job. We like to release trapped animals as soon as possible after they're caught.
Today we'll be installing a metal animal barrier that will extend from under the shingles over the fascia, to keep squirrels and other wildlife out of the attic of a house in Bessemer, Alabama. Trapping and removing squirrels from a house must be accompanied by animal proofing to achieve a permanent solution to a squirrel problem.
Almost home. Another successful day in the critter world
Today our wildlife-exclusion technicians are installing an animal barrier that extends from under the shingles and over the roof fascia to keep squirrels out of the attic of a house in Leeds, Alabama. Removing squirrels from a house without sealing them out would be kind of pointless, don't you think?
Doing inspections/quotes in Butler Ga., Thomaston Ga., and Griffin Ga. today from Snakes in a crawl space, bats in a gable and squirrels in the attic.
Gray squirrels tore about four inches of the soffit screening out of the soffit panel right over an elbow in the rainwater downspout to get into the attic of a house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Our squirrel-removal crew is replacing the flimsy screen material with a tough metal screen that will keep squirrels and other wildlife out of the house.
Lifting up the tar paper revealed a gap in the wooden fascia about two inches high by five inches wide that allowed gray squirrels into the attic of a Leeds, Alabama home. The crew doing the squirrel-removal is also sealing the house to make it wildlife-proof.
Somehow the roof fascia board went completely missing, exposing a gap in the edge of the soffit that allowed gray squirrels into a house in Birmingham, Alabama. The crew trapping and removing the squirrels from the attic is also replacing the fascia and installing an animal barrier on the edges of the roof to keep wildlife out of the attic.
A wildlife-control crew working out of our Birmingham office just started a Homewood, Alabama squirrel-removal and animal-exclusion job. This morning they're setting traps on the roof to humanely catch an remove the squirrels.
Wildlife Crews across Georgia and Alabama sealing homes, removing animals and insulation replacement. Be safe out there. Making customers happy!
The tufts of insulation sticking through a gap of about an inch between the rain gutter and its cover gave away the secret that a family of gray squirrels needed to be trapped, removed, and relocated from the attic of a house in Birmingham, Alabama. Our squirrel-removal crew are setting traps to catch the mother and young and relocate them as a family.
Going to be in Macon Ga all day today quoting animal exclusions. Bats, squirrels and snakes.
A wildlife-exclusion team doing squirrel removal in Trussville, Alabama is sealing gaps between the dormer and the metal roof of the house that allowed the squirrels into the attic. A metal roof may last longer than a shingled roof, but it doesn't necessarily keep nuisance animals out of a house.
Quoted animal (rats, squirrels) exclusions in Luthersville Ga, Peachtree City Ga and Griffin Ga. so far. We have a crew in Jeffersonville Ga. Doing Carpenter bee service.
A gap of about three inches between two pieces of drip edge where they meet at the corner of the rain gutter allowed gray squirrels into the attic of a house in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. We have a squirrel-removal crew installing an animal barrier that will keep squirrels and other nuisance wildlife out of the house.
Lifting up a broken shingle revealed a gap in the framing underneath it that allowed gray squirrels into the attic of a Trussville, Alabama home. The squirrel-removal crew is installing a metal animal shield under the shingles and over the fascia to keep squirrels and other pesky wildlife out of the attic.
Today we have a wildlife-exclusion crew installing a metal animal barrier along the edges of the roof as part of an Helena, Alabama squirrel-removal and animal-proofing job. Most houses have gaps in the eaves of the roof that have to be sealed to keep critters out of the attic.
Gray squirrels gnawed a fist-sized hole through the water-damaged wood under the roof peak on the front of a house in Leeds, Alabama, right under an animal barrier that a handyman installed. The handyman didn't replace the rotting wood, which made it easy for the squirrels to get back into the attic. Our wildlife-removal professionals are at the house doing the job right.
Water damage made it easier for gray squirrels to gnawed a fist-sized hole through the plywood soffit panel and get into the attic of a house in Birmingham. The crew trapping and removing the squirrels is also fixing the water problem and repairing the squirrel damage.
One of our Wildlife-Management Technicians is Relocating Two Squirrels Trapped and Removed from a Tuscaloosa, Alabama Home

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