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Squirrel Removal in the Birmingham, Alabama Area

Young squirrel being held by an animal control worker in his hands after the squirrel was removed from the attic of a house.

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.)

Electrical wires gnawed by squirrels in an attic in Hoover, Alabama

Electrical wires gnawed by squirrels in an attic in Hoover, Alabama

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.

A squirrel-removal technician on a man lift in front of a church steeple

Rid-A-Critter has the equipment and know-how to handle any squirrel-removal job.

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.

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Gray squirrels gnawed a fist sized hole through a stucco covered wall right where it meets the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Clay, Alabama.
Squirrel hole through stucco at a house in Clay
A wildlife resistant steel cage installed over a dome shaped roof vent as part of a squirrel removal job at a Mountain Brook, Alabama home.
Squirrel-proof roof vent cover in Mountain Brook
Gap of about two inches between the wall of the building and the roof trim that will have to be sealed as part of a squirrel removal job at a warehouse in Birmingham, Alabama.
Squirrel gap into a warehouse in Birmingham
A male wildlife removal technician on the roof of a house installing a Ridge Guard animal barrier as part of a Birmingham, Alabama squirrel removal and exclusion job.
Squirrel exclusion at a house in Birmingham
Gray squirrel damage to the shingles and roof sheathing around a vent pipe sticking up vertically through the roof of a house in Leeds, Alabama that the squirrel removal crew will repair.
Squirrel damage around a roof vent pipe in Leeds
Squirrels gnawed a hole through about a foot of the water damaged fascia and soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Calera, Alabama.
Water and squirrel damage to a soffit in Calera
Gray squirrels gnawed at the wooden trim at the corner of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Bessemer, Alabama.
Squirrels gnawed the trim at a Bessemer home
Ladders leaning against a house at a squirrel removal and wildlife exclusion job at a large house in Birmingham, Alabama.
Squirrel removal and exclusion in Birmingham
Gray squirrels gnawed the corner away from the wooden roof fascia and trim right under the rain gutter to get into a house in Alabaster, Alabama.
Squirrel damage to the fascia in Alabaster
Fist sized hole that squirrels chewed though the wooden roof trim and the metal rain gutter cover to get into the attic of a house in Irondale, Alabama.
Squirrels chewed their way into an Irondale home
Gray squirrels started with an existing two inch gap between the roof sheathing and fascia, and enlarged it into a hole that was big enough for them to get into the attic of an Anniston, Alabama home.
Squirrel hole into an attic in Anniston
Gray squirrels gnawed away most of the plastic roof ridge vent to get into the attic of a house in Birmingham, Alabama.
Squirrels gnawed away the ridge vent in Birmingham
A metal animal barrier installed around the edges of the roof to keep squirrels and other wildlife out of the attic of a Leeds, Alabama home, with an empty squirrel trap on the roof over it.
Squirrel-proofed roof on a house in Leeds
A young squirrel looking at the camera from behind a hardware cloth screen over the gable vent in the attic of a house in Clay, Alabama.
Young squirrel in a gable vent in Clay
Male animal control technician standing on a ladder installing a wildlife barrier on the overhang over the garage door to keep squirrels out of a house in Helena, Alabama.
Squirrel exclusion at a house in Helena
A smattering of droppings in the insulation between the joists are evidence of gray squirrels that need to be trapped and removed from the attic of a house in Argo, Alabama.
Evidence of squirrels in the attic of an Argo home
Gray squirrels gnawed away most of the plastic roof ridge vent to get into the attic of a house in Oxford, Alabama.
Squirrels gnawed away a roof ridge vent in Oxford
Gray squirrels gnawed through the hardware store insulating foam that a handyman applied to the end of the soffit to try to keep squirrels out of the attic of a house in Birmingham, Alabama.
Handyman squirrel-exclusion attempt in Birmingham
A metal animal barrier neatly installed under the shingles and over the fascia board behind the rain gutter to keep squirrels out of the attic of a Homewood, Georgia home.
Squirrel-proof roof on a house in Homewood
Patched spot about three inches wide by an inch and a half high in a stucco wall to repair a hole that a squirrel made in the wall to get into a Tuscaloosa, Alabama home.
Patched squirrel hole in the stucco in Tuscaloosa
Gray squirrels gnawed right through foam that a handyman installed without a matrix to hold it together to get back into the attic of a house in Birmingham.
Handyman squirrel-exclusion fail in Birmingham
Gray squirrels gnawed through a wooden fascia board that was already water damaged to get into the attic of a house in Leeds, Alabama.
Water and squirrel damage to the fascia in Leeds
A Ridge Guard wildlife barrier installed on the peak of the roof to replace a plastic roof ridge vent that squirrels gnawed through to get into the attic of a house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Ridge Guard installed at a Tuscaloosa squirrel job
A handyman installed a metal animal barrier on only part of the edge of the roof of a house in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, allowing the squirrels to get in through an unprotected area.
Handyman squirrel-proofing fail in Vestavia Hills
A metal animal barrier neatly installed along the edge of the roof to keep squirrels and other wildlife out of the attic of a house in Birmingham, Alabama.
Squirrel barrier installed at a Birmingham home
A plastic roof ridge vent that became detached from the shingles created a gap of a little more than an inch under the vent that allowed gray squirrels into the attic of a house in Bessemer, Alabama.
Squirrel gap under a roof ridge vent in Bessemer
Male animal control worker sitting on the peak of the roof of a house in Leeds, Alabama installing a Ridge Guard wildlife barrier to keep squirrels out of the attic.
Squirrel-proofing the roof of a house in Leeds
Gray squirrels gnawed a jagged hole through the top of the vinyl corner post where it meets the soffit near a rain gutter downspout to get into the attic of a house in Homewood, Alabama.
Squirrels gnawed at the corner post in Homewood
A fist sized hole that squirrels gnawed through the weathered wooden roof trim to get into the attic of a house in Helena, Alabama.
Squirrel hole through the roof trim in Helena
A man on a ladder installing a wildlife barrier along the edge of the roof of a house in Hoover, Alabama as part of a squirrel removal and exclusion job.
Squirrel-proofing job at a house in Hoover

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

 

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Headed to Tuscaloosa this morning. Going to check some rat traps for a customer we did an exclusion for. Got a quote for another customer with a large colony of bats in her attic. Then up to northport for a gray squirrel quote.
by Chris Scott
Sep 20, 2023 07:42:06 am.

Headed to Vestavia for a couple of squirrel jobs. It’s getting closer to the end of bat season, but going to Birmingham to quote a house with bats in the attic.
by Chris Scott
Sep 18, 2023 09:12:42 am.

Gray squirrels gnawed a fist-sized hole through a stucco-covered wall right where it meets the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Clay, Alabama. A squirrel-removal crew working out of our Birmingham office will repair the damage and animal-proof the house as soon as the squirrels and any other wildlife have been trapped and relocated.
by Webmaster
Sep 14, 2023 09:13:59 am.

Spending this Sunday resting up for a big week ahead.
by Chad W.
Sep 10, 2023 08:32:59 am.

Happy Friday! The First Video in our Friday Double-Feature is of Squirrel Removal and Exclusion at a Mountain Brook, Alabama Home
by Webmaster
Sep 08, 2023 09:02:30 am.

Just finished a warranty QC on a Home in Valdosta Ga with Gray squirrels.
by Jason Arruda
Sep 07, 2023 03:21:40 pm.

Headed to Vestavia to for some gray squirrel quotes. Sealing a house in Birmingham for squirrels today.
by Chris Scott
Sep 07, 2023 11:06:06 am.

Wildlife-Exclusion Experts from our Birmingham Office Just Installed an Animal-Proof Roof Vent Cover at a Mountain Brook, Alabama Squirrel-Removal Job
by Webmaster
Sep 05, 2023 07:59:14 am.

Happy Labor Day!!! Back to work tomorrow. Got some squirrels running in attics in Tuscaloosa. Sealing a house with squirrels, mice, and snakes tomorrow. Then off to Birmingham for a rat job. Hope everyone had a good safe weekend.
by Chris Scott
Sep 04, 2023 07:16:36 pm.

Headed out of Tuscaloosa, had a customer with a mouse and snake problem in their attic. On my way to Hoover to quote a house with squirrels in the attic. Then to Vestavia and Birmingham for mor squirrel quotes.
by Chris Scott
Aug 31, 2023 12:38:23 pm.

This morning we're starting a squirrel removal job at a warehouse in Birmingham. Squirrels and other nuisance wildlife don't care very much about a building's purpose. We provide wildlife removal and exclusion services at commercial, educational, industrial, and governmental buildings of all kinds.
by Webmaster
Aug 30, 2023 08:30:13 am.

Just removed and relocated a squirrel from a funnel trap. Little buddy will find a new home, he’s not welcome in my customers house anymore
by Chad W.
Aug 30, 2023 07:19:16 am.

We have a wildlife-removal crew on the roof installing a Ridge Guard animal barrier as part of a Birmingham, Alabama squirrel removal and exclusion job. The barrier replaces the plastic roof ridge vent that the squirrels chewed away, and will keep nuisance animals of all kinds out of the attic for many years to come.
by Webmaster
Aug 28, 2023 09:07:19 am.

Finished up an exclusion before it for too hot outside. Perks of getting up early and getting started.
by Chad W.
Aug 26, 2023 11:03:43 am.

A wildlife damage repair crew working at a Leeds, Alabama squirrel-removal job is repairing squirrel damage to the shingles and roof sheathing around a vent pipe sticking up vertically through the roof. Water getting into the house through the hole was the first evidence the homeowners got that they had a squirrel problem in the attic.
by Webmaster
Aug 24, 2023 09:34:33 am.

Squirrels gnawed through about a foot of the water-damaged fascia and soffit panel to get into the attic of a house in Calera, Alabama. The wildlife-management crew trapping and relocating the squirrels will also address the water problem and repair the damage.
by Webmaster
Aug 23, 2023 09:08:11 am.

Resting up for another full week of critter ridding.
by Chad W.
Aug 20, 2023 06:11:58 pm.

There is nothing like waking up and looking forward to going to going to work. I love my job and am blessed to be in the position I’m in.
by Chad W.
Aug 19, 2023 07:28:21 am.

Headed to Birmingham to do a raccoon quote. Got another raccoon quote in irondale. Squirrels will be active soon. Call Ridacritter for your free exclusion quote.
by Chris Scott
Aug 18, 2023 09:57:39 am.

A dentist office in Stone Mountain has a dead animal smell that needs checked out this morning
by Chad W.
Aug 16, 2023 07:11:34 am.

Gray squirrels gnawed at the wooden trim at the corner of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Bessemer, Alabama. The crew removing the squirrels from the attic will also repair the damage and animal-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Aug 15, 2023 08:23:09 am.

This morning we're starting a squirrel-removal and wildlife-exclusion job at a large house in Birmingham, Alabama. Trapping and removing squirrels from a house must be accompanied by animal-proofing for a permanent solution.
by Webmaster
Aug 15, 2023 08:13:25 am.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:31 pm.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 10:59:56 am.

Headed to Birmingham to seal a bottom transition that snake are entering through. We have a big bat exclusion in sylacauga today.
by Chris Scott
Aug 11, 2023 09:45:07 am.

Gray squirrels gnawed the corner away from the wooden roof fascia and trim right under the rain gutter to get into a house in Alabaster, Alabama. A squirrel-removal crew based out of our Birmingham office is repairing the damage, as well as trapping and relocating the squirrels from the attic.
by Webmaster
Aug 10, 2023 08:33:23 am.

Installed some crawlspace vent covers in Cartersville then checked out some gutters in Big Canoe
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 02:13:17 pm.

Villa Rica to get some materials, Cartersville to screen some crawlspace vents, then Big Canoe to clean out a gutter for a customer. Busy day
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 06:04:59 am.

Our Wildlife Damage Repair Specialists are Working on a Chew Hole through the Roof Trim at an Irondale, Alabama Squirrel-Removal Job
by Webmaster
Aug 07, 2023 09:57:16 am.

Gray squirrels started with an existing gap between the roof sheathing and fascia, and enlarged it into a hole that was big enough for them to get into the attic of an Anniston, Alabama home. We have a crew repairing the damage, trapping and removing the squirrels, and animal-proofing the house.
by Webmaster
Aug 03, 2023 09:40:37 am.

The reason our wildlife-exclusion specialists are in an attic doing gray squirrel removal at a Birmingham, Alabama home is because the squirrels gnawed away most of the plastic roof ridge vent to get into the attic. They'll install a steel Ridge Guard wildlife barrier to replace the plastic vent, as well as metal animal barriers along the edges of the roof, to squirrel-proof the house.
by Webmaster
Aug 02, 2023 09:33:42 am.

Started with bats I Talbotton Ga, Bats in the attic in Manchester Ga. Now to Tyrone Ga for rodents in a home.
by Jason Arruda
Aug 01, 2023 12:52:34 pm.

The Birmingham, Alabama office of Rid-A-Critter provides squirrel removal and exclusion in Birmingham, Alabama and the the entire Metro Birmingham area including Anniston, Bessemer, Brighton, Chelsea, Fairfield, Heflin, Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Irondale, Jasper, Leeds, Midfield, Moody, Mountain Brook, Oxford, Pell City, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Valdosta, Vestavia, Warrior, and their surrounding areas. We are fully licensed and insured.

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