ANIMALS IN THE ATTIC - NASSAU COUNTY WILDLIFE CONTROL
Are you hearing wild animal sounds in the attic of your Nassau County home? You are probably hearing scratching, chattering, scurrying, digging, walking, or thumping noises. The type of sound that you are hearing and the time of day that you are hearing it are useful pieces of information in determining what type of wild animal is inhabiting the attic of your Nassau County, Long Island residence. Attics are ideal places for wildlife to seek shelter and build their homes. A New York State licensed nuisance wildlife control operator from Nassau County Wildlife Control will do a wildlife inspection of your home. The wildlife inspection will determine what type of wildlife is residing in your attic and it will also identify the wild animal's entry point into the attic. Our wildlife control operators will humanely trap and remove the animals in the attic. Wildlife entry point repairs are done by a licensed Nassau County home improvement contractor, who specializes in the exclusion of wildlife.
SQUIRRELS IN THE ATTIC - NASSAU COUNTY WILDLIFE CONTROL
The Eastern Gray Squirrel or Grey Squirrel is the most common type of wild animal to wreak mayhem in the attics of Nassau County, Long Island homes. A female gray squirrel, which is referred to as a sow, will enter an attic to nest and give birth to its young. Squirrels can gain access into an attic through an opening that is as small as 1 1/2 inches but can and usually will gnaw an opening the size of a baseball for easier access. Unscreened gable vents, attic fans, and roof vents also provide squirrels a port of entry into the attic of a Nassau County home. A Squirrel is a rodent, which means gnawing animal. A rodent is characterized as having a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of its upper and lower jaws. A rodent uses its sharp incisors to gnaw food, dig burrows and to defend itself. The two long pairs of incisors are used by a squirrel when gnawing its way into the attic of a Nassau County, Long Island home. Unlike Flying Squirrels, which also live in the attics of Nassau County residences and are a nocturnal animal, the Eastern Grey Squirrel is active during the day. Gray squirrels are most active in attics at dawn and dusk. Gray squirrels can be heard leaving the attic in the early morning hours and can be heard returning to it in the later part of the day. So, if you are hearing noises coming from the attic of your Nassau County home during daylight hours, you most probably have gray squirrels in the attic. When the baby squirrels are weaned and start moving around at about 6 to 8 weeks of age, the noises from your attic will become louder. At 10 to 12 weeks of age, the squirrel pups will start leaving their nest in your attic and venturing outside in search of food. In the attic, Gray squirrels will leave hundreds of droppings, which are approximately 3/8 inch long and cylindrical in shape with rounded edges. Other evidence that grey squirrels are residing in an attic would be gnawed wooden beams, electrical wires and damage to the central air conditioning ductwork. Wildlife repellents commonly sold in hardware stores and on the internet, don't get rid of squirrels. Ultrasonic devices, mothballs and predator urine are not effective squirrel removal products. Getting rid of the squirrels involves squirrel trapping, followed by repairing the damage that they have caused. Squirrel exclusion, which includes repairing the damage done by the squirrels, is key to successful squirrel control in Nassau County, Long Island.
RACCOONS IN THE ATTIC - NASSAU COUNTY WILDLIFE CONTROL
Raccoons are another wild animal that seeks refuge in the attics of Nassau County, Long Island residences. Raccoons are very powerful animals and are able to rip a hole in a roof to enter an attic. Raccoons also gain entrance to attics via soffits, gable vents, and attic fans. Female raccoons, referred to as sows, will mate with male raccoons, or boars between the months of January and June. The female raccoons have a 9 week gestation period and give birth to an average of 4 raccoon pups. However, a female raccoon can give birth to as many as 7 raccoon pups. An attic of a Nassau County, Long Island home is a dry warm place with insulation that a female raccoon will use to keep her raccoon pups warm. Raccoons in the attic of your Nassau County, Long Island home, can do a lot of damage. In the attic, this nocturnal animal will tear holes in the central air conditioning system ductwork. Raccoons will use the attic of a Nassau County home as a latrine, which usually requires attic cleanup and restoration services. Raccoons are a nocturnal animal, so if you hear loud noises coming from the attic at night, it is most likely coming from raccoons. If a raccoon enters an attic via the attic fan, you may hear a loud thump followed by heavy walking in the attic of your Nassau County, Long Island residence. Raccoons make more than 200 vocal sounds, including growling, hissing, snarling, whimpering, and screeching. Raccoon pups make a high pitched chattering noise, which sounds like birds in the attic. Female raccoons mate during the winter months, but mating can continue until June. Raccoons typically access attics in Nassau County, Long Island in the spring, when female raccoons are looking for a place to give birth to their young. However, raccoons will enter attics year round and often will look for the warmth of a Nassau County, Long Island attic during the cold winter months. Evidence that your attic is occupied by raccoons, may also include raccoon footprints on your gutter leaders and siding and raccoon poop in the attic or on the roof. Getting raccoons out of an attic necessitates raccoon trapping and removal. Wildlife repellents sold in hardware stores and on the internet, don't get rid of raccoons in Nassau County. Mothballs, coyote urine and ultrasonic devices are not effective in getting raccoons out of an attic. Getting rid of raccoons involves raccoon trapping, followed by repairing the damage that the raccoons caused. Raccoon exclusion, which includes closing up the raccoon's entry point into the attic, is key to successful raccoon control in Nassau County, Long Island.
BATS IN THE ATTIC - NASSAU COUNTY WILDLIFE CONTROL
Prevalent to Nassau County, Long Island, New York from March through October is the little brown bat and the big brown bat. If you have bats in the attic of your Nassau County, Long Island residence, they are undoubtedly brown bats. Bats prefer high temperatures, making attics an ideal place to roost. Bat feces, also called bat guano in an attic confirm their presence. Over time, a colony of bats in the attic will produce a lot of droppings that can cause structural damage and produce a foul odor and may lead to the growth of a fungus that causes respiratory complications. Bats are a nocturnal mammal that can enter an attic through an opening as small as 1/4 inch. Male brown bats generally roost individually. Female big brown bats and female little brown bats form maternity colonies in Nassau County attics when they are preparing to give birth, which typically occurs in June. The female brown bats ordinarily give birth to one baby bat each year. Therefore, the brown bat colony size doubles at birth and the life expectancy of these bats are more than twenty years. Accordingly, with time, brown bat colonies can grow to very large sizes and often can be heard leaving the attics of Nassau County homes shortly after dusk. Getting rid of bats in a bat-infested attic is one of the most demanding situations in the nuisance wildlife control profession. Once the young bats have been born and are weaned, little brown bats leave the attics of Nassau County homes, preferring to hibernate in caves during the winter months. Big brown bats, on the other hand, often hibernate right in the attics of Nassau County, Long Island residences. There are no practical bat repellents on the market and there are no magic quick fix solutions when it comes to Nassau County humane bat removal and control. When the juvenile bats are able to fly, one-way doors that will allow the bats to leave and not re-enter the attic are set up over the main entrance openings into the attic. When all of the brown bats have left the attic of the Nassau County home, the openings can be sealed to prevent the bats from re-entering.
MICE IN THE ATTIC - NASSAU COUNTY WILDLIFE CONTROL Mice in the attic is a frequent wildlife pest control issue in Nassau County, Long Island. The house mouse is roughly three inches long and weighs less than an ounce. House mice have six to ten litters per year with the average litter size being six babies. A mouse has poor eyesight but possesses an excellent sense of smell and hearing. Mice can climb most surfaces and may gain access to an attic of a Nassau County home through openings made by other animals, such as squirrels, or raccoons. Mice are extraordinarily good climbers and can enter a Long Island dwelling through an opening that is as small as 1/4 inch. Mice are a nocturnal rodent and commonly can be heard at night scratching on the ceiling, or walls. Confirmation of a mouse infestation in an attic may include the existence of mouse droppings. Evidence of a mouse infestation may also include the presence of mouse burrows in the attic insulation. Mice are rodents that have a pair of continuously growing teeth in each of their upper and lower jaws. Gnawing is a natural behavior used by these vermin to wear the teeth down and maintain the dental health of the rodent. Rodents are especially enticed by electrical wires. Electrical wires don't offer mice any nutritional return, but they like to gnaw on them. The gnawing of electrical wires by mice results in a fire hazard making rodent control in Nassau County, Long Island crucial.
