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What are possible signs of Squirrel presence inside Structure? Like mice, squirrels are also Inquisitive rodents and try to find a hole to get in. Once inside, she may enter the wall voids, and you can hear strange running noises. These noises would be of a continuous nature with short pauses, comparing other rodents, especially mice. If squirrels regularly move around inside, e.g. open ceiling, you can also observe squirrel’s droppings inside your garage and may also see the footprints occasionally. Squirrels use a number of ways to get into your house and chew wood fascia that can be seen on the floor or on other items. How do I confirm the noises I heard are of a squirrel or a mouse? You can perform a simple test all by yourself to confirm whether it is a squirrel. It is a knock test. In this test you will knock on the wall where you hear the notice. If the noises stop and do not reoccur within a couple of minutes. We can say that it was a squirrel because larger wildlife tends to have a flight response and will flee due to disturbance. How I can prevent squirrels to enter in my structure? The most obvious entry location could be your roof siding. Get the inspected by roof by a certified technician and close any hole above 1 inch wide with suitable material. Cut down tree branches close to 5 feet your home, as this encourages squirrels for easy and frequent visits to your home siding, especially roof. Remove any food sources that attract squirrels as an easy feed for squirrels as an easy food source and keep them always running around, and may get inside the home. What damages caused by squirrels? Squirrels are serious agricultural pests because of their habit of invading grain fields, animal feeds, and vegetables while destroying seeds, seedlings, forage, and grain. In urban areas squirrels are very common in neighborhood settings and could be the cause of a variety of problems for homeowners. After entering homes, they could find a nesting place, especially in the attic, and therefore can damage the woodwork and electric wire by chewing. Squirrels may nibble on some flowers and trees, dig holes in lawns, and even chew on wooden decks and furniture. They carry and transmit Bubonic Plague infection. Squirrels also act as a host to ticks which carry and transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Tularemia.
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Eastern Grey Squirrel
In Alberta the most common squirrels found in prairie are the Richardson ground squirrel and the Franklin’s Ground Squirrel. Richardson Ground Squirrel are commonly called gophers, prairie gophers, flickertails, or picket pins and seen in abundance in grass fields. For homeowners the is most prominent and actively seen around homes though the Red Squirrel also active in norther of Alberta’s urban areas. Squirrel mating season happens once between December and February then again in late June through August. With the gestation period lasting 38 to 46 days, female squirrels will give birth in early spring (February through April) or late summer (August/September). A female squirrel gives birth to two to eight offspring at one time. Babies are called kits or kittens and are born blind. They depend on their mothers for around two or three months.
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