The eastern grey squirrel, whose scientific name is Sciurus carolinensis, is the most common and largest tree squirrel in eastern Canada. These primarily feed on nuts and play a crucial role in planting trees as they bury food for winter and forget or misplace thousands of nuts and acorns. Squirrels including the eastern grey squirrels …
Squirrels often appear cute and playful. It is hard to imagine that they could be so cunning, annoying, and even damaging to your home. Unfortunately, squirrels can prove burdensome if they enter your attic. They can damage your insulation, wiring, and the wooden beams that support the structure of your roof. Knowing what to do …
Squirrels are common residents of attics in Toronto and are noisy and destructive. These rodents also carry diseases including Lyme disease, Rabies, and Leptospirosis. This still doesn’t explain why they break into attics in the first place. For one, squirrels are a highly adaptive species. Human settlements have expanded exponentially over the years to the …
When it comes to residents of the Greater Ontario Area, solving issues with a squirrel in the attic may prove tricky. There are rules and regulations that prevent a person from causing unnecessary death or suffering to any wildlife. Therefore, the use of poisons, pesticides, and many DIY solutions may be ineffective and even illegal. …
Removing squirrels from your home in Canada permanently can be a difficult and frustrating task even for professionals. Poison may seem like an easy and quick solution especially if you have tried multiple removal methods and failed. There are many reasons why you should never poison squirrels or any other wildlife and use professional squirrel removal …
While most people think squirrels are ‘cute’ anyone who has had the critters break into the attic would be hard-pressed to agree. Squirrels breaking into the attic can be a nightmare from never-ending scratching and scurrying in the ceiling, destroyed insulation, and the smell that comes with wildlife. Squirrels are incredibly adaptive and are some …
Squirrels love just about anything you can plant in your garden, pots and containers including flowers, vegetables and fruits. From stripping apple trees to plucking whole cherry tomatoes, digging up window boxes and yanking out potted plants, squirrels can prove to be a serious nuisance, especially during autumn although they can invade any time of …
Complaints about squirrels in the wall peak around spring to late summer when the critters are looking for a warm, safe place to breed and hunker down for the colder months. The squirrels typically get into the wall cavity through the attic. The walls are out of sight, warm and quiet and therefore a perfect …
Trees that are in backyards and public spaces in an urban setting offer sufficient shelter and food for squirrels. Squirrels are agile climbers and will be heard and seen scurrying to the top of trees leaping from one branch to the next as they look for nuts and berries. Squirrels are also known to chew …
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The most common conflict between homeowners and squirrels is when they get into their attics. It’s always fun and games until you hear scratching and chattering in your roof. Squirrels have easily adapted to humans, and that is why they will find your attic as the perfect nesting grounds. Squirrels will get access into your …
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