Even though your home is a safe place for your family, animals are often drawn to it in search of food and protection. Raccoons and squirrels are two common animals that break in this way. These two animals can get into your attic and cause a lot of damage if you don’t get rid of them quickly. We’ll talk about how to keep rats and squirrels out of your home so it stays a safe place for your family and not for animals.
Raccoons: The Thieves of the Night
Raccoons are known for being smart and playful, and they like to do fun things at night. The most trouble they can cause is when they get into your attic. Raccoons might come to your house for these reasons:
- Safety and Shelter: Raccoons can hide in attics to avoid being attacked by other animals or the weather, which makes them great places to have babies and raise them. Because it keeps you warm in the winter, your attic is even more appealing.
- Easy Access: Raccoons are very good at climbing, so they can easily get into your home through roof vents, soffits, or broken areas. They can also move vent covers and take them off.
- Where to Find Food: Raccoons eat everything, so they will look for food anywhere. They might come to your house by accident if it is near natural food sources like rivers or wooded areas, or if you leave pet food out in the open.
The quick-moving infiltrators are squirrels.
On the other hand, squirrels are quick and determined animals that can get into your attic through small gaps. This is why rats might want to live in your attic:
- Nesting and keeping warm: Because it is insulated and stays at a stable temperature, your attic is a safe place for squirrels to build homes and raise their young.
- Entry Points: Squirrels can easily get in through holes in the roof or by chewing through the materials. Branches that hang over your roof and buildings close to it make it easy to get to.
- Materials for Nests: Squirrels are smart and will use things like insulation and stored items in your attic to make cozy nests.
How to Protect Yourself from Raccoons and Squirrels
Protecting your home from these animals is important to keep it safe and avoid damage. Take a look at these strategies:
- Sealing Entry Points: Check your roof and attic for holes and holes all the time and fix them to keep animals out. Fix soffits and vent covers, and replace any damaged shingles.
- Cut Back Overhanging Branches: If there are tree branches that hang over your roof, cut them back so squirrels can’t jump on it.
- Secure Food and Trash: To keep raccoons away, keep trash cans tightly closed, and move bird feeders away from your house to cut down on their access to food.
- Install Attic Vent Covers: Put in vent covers that will keep mice and raccoons out while still letting air flow.
- Talk to pros: If raccoons or squirrels have already moved into your attic, talk to pros who can get rid of pests. They know how to get rid of these animals in a safe and gentle way and can give advice on how to keep them from coming back.
In conclusion
Even though raccoons and squirrels are interesting, you don’t want them to stay at your house. Take preventative steps, check your property often, and move quickly if an invasion happens to keep these animals out of your home. Protecting your roof and attic from rats and squirrels will keep your home free of unwanted guests and give you and your family the peace and comfort you deserve.
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