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Squirrels in the chimney is a very common call that many wildlife removal companies in the northern Virginia area which includes Fairfax Alexandria Arlington, Sterling andVeinna receive every year, this is a particularly difficult call to handle as the squirrels in the chimney can be very hard to get out in a timely fashion before they have their babies once the squirrels in the chimney has had their babies, the accessibility of the squirrels and the squirrel babies can be very difficult as can neither usually very hard to get to. Some of the ways that many wildlife removal companies remove the squirrels from your chimney are by using several methods of excluding the squirrels from your chimney. This can be done with the use of a professionally installed one way door that works in conjunction with your chimney Or a method can be used called a world elevator, which is basically a piece of plywood connected to a long rope which is dropped down into the chimney. Once the squirrel jumps up into the firebox of the chimney the piece of plywood is in raised by the piece of rope pulling the plywood and the squirrel to the top of the chimney all in one motion. This can be a very dangerous job because once the squirrel gets to the top of the chimney he’s going to jump, scratch, claw, bite anything that is within reach. And if you are the one pulling up the rope you are gone to be the first one that he scratches bites or claws. This can be particularly dangerous if you’re performing the squirrel elevator from the top of a ladder. This is where the home owner usually after being attacked by the squirrel falls off the ladder and breaks his legs. If you are not equipped with the proper squirrel removal equipment to safely remove squirrels from your chimney you should not attempt to do so. Squirrels carry many common diseases that most rodents carry the most common disease that is associated with squirrels and other rodents is rabies. However rabies is not often found in tree dwelling squirrels and this is only mentioned because all mammals are capable of carrying rabies. Some of the better known squirrels that are found in the northern Virginia area are the gray squirrel, flying squirrel, red squirrel, and several other types of tree dwelling squirrels. A squirrel infestation in your chimney should not be a problem that is overlooked once a squirrel has been detected inside your chimney you should immediately seek professional help to remove the squirrel from your chimney area. Squirrels can become a nuisance in your chimney area because of the amount of noise that is created from the baby squirrels as they squeal and squeak in searches food and their mother. This can be very loud and very disturbing at all hours of the night. Some of the ways you can prevent squirrels from getting into your chimney are to install or have installed a professional grade chimney cap, before a professional grade chimney Is installed on your chimney a complete professional chimney inspection should be performed to make sure no debris, sticks, leaves, other trash that squirrels could carry into your chimney is present. You do not want to put the chimney One your chimney if these items are present, this could present a very real fire hazard. To have your squirrels removed from your chimney by a professional wildlife removal company please select from the list provided here. If you are in the northern Virginia area which includes Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, McLean, Annandale, woddbridge, Manassas, Haymarket, Fredericksburg, Stafford, and all other parts of the northern Virginia Metro area.