Rockford Squirrel Removal
(815) 765-2145
Squirrel removal and squirrel control in Rockford Illinois is a very common call most animal removal experts get in the late winter/ Early spring time frame. This is the time in Illinois that the squirrels are breeding and are looking for a place to have their springtime litter. The spring litter of squirrels in Rockford normally consists of 3 to 4 baby squirrels and are typically born in the Febuary-March time frame. This is when the most calls from homeowners start to come in. The things that most homeowners complain of is as follows:
- Squirrels scratching in attic
- Squirrels digging in the insulation
- Squirrels chewing on wires
- Squirrels running in the attic
There are other things we hear a lot about in the Rockford, IL area, that is calls fro squirrels in the fireplace and Squirrels in the chimney. squirrels are opportunistic dwellers, meaning they will seek shelter and live in any available structure that provides shelter that is warm and dry, access to close food source such as bird feeders and other nut sources. They also like to make their nests or drey’s away from the normal hustle and bustle of Human activity. They will typically enter your home from the back, very seldom do you find a hole that a squirrel has chewed in the front of the home, Sometimes this does happen but for the most part the squirrels chew the holes on the rear of the dwellings. Squirrels in IL come in many types. There are the typical grey squirrel that makes it home in your attic, they are normally active in the day and can be seen jumping on the power lines and running along fence tops. This is the most common squirrel we receive complaints on. The next type of squirrel is the Flying squirrel, this squirrel is a nocturnal squirrel that is very seldom seen and the most common complaint is the home owner hears running in the attic area of the home. Most of the noise associated with the flying squirrel is normally at night, alot of customers tell us it sounds like someone is rolling bowling balls in the attic. This is not the case, Flying squirrels do not have bowling balls, they are simply moving their food source from the storage area to the area in which they plan to consume the food. Flying squirrels are one of the hardest animals to get out of your attic. Squirrels have been known to cause electrical fires and are a unwelcome guest because of their constant chewing of wires and other structural parts of your attic. A squirrel is considered a rodent so their front teeth always grow. This makes the squirrel chew and chew, they chew wires including telephone wires, power wires and TV cable wires.
Squirrels in the fireplace
One of the before mentioned calls we get is for squirrels in the fireplace or the chimney. Firplaces provide a very good spot of squirrels to set up their home. Its dry, Its well protected from Natures wind and rain and it provides the perfect amount of privacy for a mother squirrel to have her babies. After the mother squirrel has her babies it will take about 6-8 weeks for the baby squirrels to leave the nest in the fireplace. So if you make a decision to leave the squirrels in the fireplace, be prepared to live with the squeals and scratching, the running and jumping and the constant vocalizations’ that the baby squirrels make for the next 2 months. After a professional animal control agent removes the squirrels, you should place a top quality chimney cap on the Flu to keep the squirrels from ever reentering the fireplace. A All animal Control is the company that we recommend in the Rockford, IL area, their number is (815) 765-2145