They may be cute, but they can do some serious damage to your house.
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Squirrels may look super cute, but they’re really rodents with better PR.
Getting rid of squirrels can be a bit of a headache.
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(I should knowwe’ve dealt with at least a half-dozen invasions in the past several years.)
“Both males and females will use attics for safety as an escape from predators.
There are a few things you could do to help make your home less hospitable to squirrels.
“Ideally, limbs should be at least six feet away from the home.”
Consider removing your bird feeder to help keep other animals awayor use special capsaicin-coated birdseed.
(You will need to reapply the treatment regularly to protect your produce.)
“Placing predator scents in the attic has very limited success.”
“The first step is to seclude the squirrel,” Dickens says.
