How do you get rid of squirrels in your shed?

Answer 1

THIS is the BEST and works IMMEDIATELY!!

The squirrels' natural enemy is the fox. Hunters use fox urine to disguise their scent. Buy bottled fox urine at a store that sells hunting paraphanalia. Wear some rubber gloves and soak some cotton balls with fox pee. Place the soaked cotton balls in your attic and wherever the squirrels hang out. They will get eerily quiet so as not to alert the "fox" to their whereabouts and get out of there as fast as they can! Wait a few days to be sure they're really gone and seal up any possible entry points.

Trap the squirrels and then plug all the holes they are using to gain access to the sofffit and you attic. Don't poison them, unless you have too, or you will have to deal with an odor for some time.

I just had "the war on" with a family of squirrels this past summer. Little stinkers were everywhere. There are only 2 ways to get rid of them ... get a pest exterminator in or buy or rent a couple of cages (put in a small ball of peanut butter) trap them and relocate them out in the country or at least several miles from where you live. Since I am such a softy, I made my poor hubby use the cage method and we caught the whole family of 8 squirrels, plus one rat! Ugh! All were happily relocated and we are squirrel free. Then check the exterior of your house very carefully and fill in any holes you might find. Squirrels can chew through mesh very easily. Also, if anyone in your home is feeding them ask them to stop! Squirrels know a good thing when they see it. If you have cat or dog food outside, feed your pet inside. Pet food attracts raccoons, rats and squirrels. Also, if you have a bird feeder close by, move it somewhere away from the house (as far away as you can get it.)

When you relocate squirrels, make sure you bring them seven or eight miles away and travel a zig zag path or else they can find their way back. Before relocating them, you may want to mark them with just a tiny dot of paint so that, if you see squirrels again, you will know whether they are new ones or the ones you relocated.

The real answer is to use Victor rat traps and bait them with peanut butter ... I've caught 23 so far and am doing the community a favor by getting rid of the destructive squirrels and am eating them too... delicious and nutritious !!! ... bob walters richmond,va 7/27/2009

Answer 2

I had some in my attic. I could hear them but did not want to kill them so I threw up mothballs (lots of them) and I can say I do not hear them anymore. Most exterminators have access to trappers that have expertise in that area. They prefer to catch them and relocate them rather than kill them. You must find the entry point which may be very difficult. Squirrels can squeese in very small openings. I just want to emphasize "small openings" in the above answer. Openings you would never think they can fit through, they fit through easily. Basically, any opening their head can fit through, their bodies can fit through. I've seen them fit through two parallel pieces of wood that were only separated by one-inch.

Answer 3

It's crucial to find out where they are getting in and out (yes, they go out for water and food). Once you find the entry hole(s), you can mount a special repeater trap or a one-way exclusion door right on the hole. The repeater trap will trap all the squirrels in one shot, and the exclusion door will let them out, but not back in. It's vital to make sure that any secondary holes are sealed shut, or else this won't work. Another option is to set several small cage traps on the roof (under eaves) and bolted to fascia boards, to trap them all. But cage traps aren't nearly as efficient, and they often don't fully succeed, and they can catch non-target squirrels. Once all squirrels are definitely out, and any trapped squirrels are relocated at least five miles away, you can seal up the primary entry hole. You will also want to clean up their feces and nesting material, and check for electrical wire damage. But wait! It's not always so simple. Squirrels go into attics to give birth to a litter of young. You must deal with the baby squirrels in the correct manner

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Answer 4

Rat traps, rat poison.

Rat traps, but NOT rat poison. The rat will eat the poison and die somewhere in your attic, or maybe it will fall and die between the walls. Either way it will cause a horrible smell in your house. When the body start to decompose maggots will appear, then you will have double trouble.

Answer 5

call an exterminator

Get a plate with about 500g of Hydrogen Cyanide and pour it into an aluminium pot. Get a portable hotplate and bring it to you into the attic. Place the plate onto the stove and turn it on. Make sure you have good ventilation for fastest effect. Remember to bring an airtight hazmat suit and a gas mask.

Answer 6

Squirrels and other rodents are very good at squeezing through tiny holes and cracks, and they like being inside out of the weather. An attic is even better than a hollow tree to a squirrel - they don't understand that you don't want them in your house! Somewhere in the attic, you have a hole or crack that they have crawled into, and have probably chewed it until it is larger so it will be comfortable.

Answer 7

Try getting a squirrel trap from your local outdoors/farm store and set it up.

Answer 8

Well, if they were in my shed I would shoot em.