- 1). Listen for sounds and look for signs associated with squirrels. Make sure it's really a squirrel you're dealing with and not some other creature. Scurrying sounds coming from your ceiling during the day indicate that you have squirrels in the attic. Species like the grey squirrel wake up as early as five in the morning and noisily run all over the place. You can also identify a squirrel by its droppings. While mice have droppings about the size of a grain of rice, a squirrel's droppings are as large as a dried bean, well over three times the size of mouse droppings.
- 2). Control and reduce the number of squirrels that hang around your property. This will decrease the likelihood that squirrels will end up in your home. Use bird feeders that are squirrel-resistant. Plant seedless trees that decrease the amount of food available for squirrels to eat. This can do wonders for lowering the squirrel population around your home. You can also cut any tree limbs that give squirrels the ability to go straight from the tree onto your roof. Tree limbs should be more than eight feet from the house; anything closer is within a squirrel's jumping range.
- 3). Call a professional to deal with the squirrels that have already made their way inside your attic. Many products claim to trap or drive existing squirrels from your home, for example, strobe lights with powerful beams and ultrasonic sound devices that annoy squirrels and prompt them to move out. These products may work for some, but a better course is to hire a professional who can guarantee the work. Professional pest-removal experts will trap and remove every squirrel in the attic, find the hole that the squirrel used to get in and seal it so that it can't be used again.
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