Connecticut Squirrel Removal Expert Removal of Gray and Flying Squirrels in CT

Our service area is home to two types of squirrels.   The Gray Squirrel and the
Flying Squirrel.
The Gray Squirrel is Diurnal (active during the day) and is common throughout the state. They have
two litters a year with young appearing in the spring and late summer. They will commonly run on roofs
to seek soft or rotted wood to chew through or a gap to work their way into. They regularly fall down
chimneys. A Gray Squirrel loose in the home living areas can cause tremendous damage if no one is
home. They will chew around the window and door areas, where they can see out, sometimes ruining
every window in the home in just a day or two. It is also their instinct to store food such as acorns in an
attic and people will commonly report hearing them roll and drop the acorns on their ceilings.
The biggest concern however with gray Squirrels is their tendency to chew wiring. This is why, as a
safeguard, we install a smoke detector in every attic when we service a home for Gray squirrels.
Common times for the Gray Squirrel to be active in a home are dawn and dusk but this can change
with the weather and time of the year. The Gray Squirrel is common throughout all of Connecticut.

The Flying Squirrel is also very common in Connecticut. Often mistaken for a Chipmunk, when in a
home. Normally found in wooded areas but can also be found south of Rt 1, close to the water at
times. Flying Squirrels are nocturnal (active at night) and will occupy an attic or ceiling space in the fall
and winter and less in the summer months.
Their name can be misleading as they do not fly, but glide, capable of gliding over 150 feet. The
higher they are in a tree, the farther they can glide.
Normally living in a tree hollow or woodpecker hole, they will adapt to open gaps on a roof line or chew
through a bug screen behind a gable vent to gain entry. In the winter, it is common for us to remove
one to two dozen from a single attic. Flyer's as they are commonly called will run in an attic or ceiling
space and can be very loud!
They are very active in the wee hours of the night around 2:00 or 3:00 AM.
Flying squirrel removal and exclusion (also called squirrel proofing) is something that takes experience
and we have the experience and know how to do the job professionally.

Squirrel work, done properly requires special traps and the experience to use them.
In addition, a knowledge of the animal's habits and what it is doing at any given time
of the year combine to successfully remove them from a home or building. Every
Squirrel job is a little different and unique in it's own way as all homes or buildings
can be different.
We have squirrel proofed hundreds of homes here on the shoreline and written
articles in trade magazines such as Wildlife Control Technology (WCT)
on our methods. You can trust us to do the job right.