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Flying Squirrel Removal in Atlanta and the Metro Area

A trapped flying squirrel with its front paws on the cage trap door looking like it is pleading to be released.

Flying squirrels are one of the two species of arboreal squirrels commonly found in Georgia (the other is the gray squirrel) that account for most of the annoyance and damage that squirrels cause.

Flying squirrels can't really "fly" because they don't have real wings. They have skin stretched like webbing between their legs that allows them to glide with impressive accuracy from a higher place to a lower one; but they can't flap their "wings" rapidly enough to take off from the ground like birds or bats can. Their "wings" are more like the "wing suits" that base jumpers wear that allow them to steer, but not to gain altitude.

That being said, flying squirrels use their "wing suits" more skillfully than any human. They can glide very impressively and are able to travel considerable distances, with remarkable accuracy, generally landing within inches of their intended target. They use this skill to annoy us by gliding from high trees onto the sides of our homes, and from there getting into the attics and soffits.

As is the case with wildlife in general, flying squirrels can cause quite a nuisance, as well as a safety and health hazard, once they get into a home. Like all rodents, they're compulsive gnawers; and they'll readily chew on anything stored in the attic. When they start gnawing on electrical wires, they can create a serious fire hazard. They can also cause communications outages if they chew on telephone or cable television wiring.

Flying squirrels, like all rodents, also create health risks when they move into human homes. They have parasites that can spread typhus and other diseases, and their droppings can harbor disease-causing fungi. They can also stain and stink up the place with their urine, and the stains and odor are difficult to remove.

The flying squirrel's gliding abilities also make it a challenging animal to control. They don't need to climb up walls (although they can), nor do they need tree branches that hang directly over the house. All they need is a tree or a taller building in the general vicinity of your home, and they'll glide right on in.

Flying Squirrel Biology

Flying squirrels got into roof through narrow construction gap

Flying squirrels got into this Atlanta home through this gap

Flying squirrels are rodents in the family Sciuridae, which includes all squirrels. There are two species in North America, the Northern and Southern flying squirrels, which are so similar that even biologists have a hard time telling them apart. The ones we get around Atlanta and throughout most of the Eastern United States are the Southern ones, (Glaucomy volans).

A flying squirrel's diet consists mainly of nuts, seeds, fruits, mushrooms and other fungi, and sometimes insects, slugs, snails, bird eggs, nestlings, and other small animals. They hoard nuts during the warmer months and stash them away for the winter, usually accumulating several thousand by late fall.

The young are born in the spring in litters ranging from one to six young. The young are born hairless, with eyes and ears closed (their eyes don't open until they've several weeks old). Juveniles start leaving the nest at about 40 days of age, and usually are weaned in two months. By six months of age, the young are fully independent.

Flying Squirrel Removal

Flying squirrel control is one of the more challenging wildlife control jobs. Remember that these are animals who can glide quite well, so they don't need any way to climb up the side of a house. They also have much slimmer bodies than other squirrels -- streamlining is a necessity for animals that fly -- which means they can get into very small holes and openings.

All this means that sealing flying squirrels out of a house requires a very experienced technician who knows how to find -- and seal -- every single possible entry point in the house. In many cases, it also requires specialized equipment like long ladders and lift trucks that most people don't have lying around in the garage.

One thing we should mention is that there's no such thing as a "flying squirrel exterminator." Like gray squirrels, flying squirrels are considered nuisance wildlife, not "pests." They cannot legally be poisoned. They must be humanely removed from a home in such a way as not to intentionally cause them harm.

That's fine by us. At Rid-A-Critter, We control flying squirrels using only safe, humane, non-chemical methods that focus on making your home animal-proof. This is not only a more earth-friendly, environmentally approach to flying squirrel control, but it's also the most effective way to keep flying squirrels (and other critters) out of your home permanently.

If you need help with flying squirrels or any animal problem, please call us for an on-site consultation.

Metro Atlanta Flying Squirrel Removal Gallery

Here are some randomly-selected pictures taken at flying squirrel removal and exclusion jobs in and around Atlanta that we've done over the years.

Squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a baseball through the soffit panel at a roof junction point to get into the attic of a house in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Squirrel hole at a roof junction in Kennesaw
Urine stains coming through the holes in the perforated soffit panel are evidence of flying squirrels that need to be removed from the attic of a house in Locust Grove, Georgia.
Flying squirrel stains at a house in Locust Grove
A gap of about an inch under the shingles right over the end of the rain gutter that allowed flying squirrels needed to get into the attic of a house in Hull, Georgia.
Flying squirrel gap into a house in Hull
The hood of a clothes dryer vent mounted in the stucco wall went completely missing, which exposed the duct and made it easy for flying squirrels to get into a house in Duluth, Georgia.
How flying squirrels got into this house in Duluth
Flying squirrel droppings on the sill of the gable vent window in the attic of a house in Douglasville, Georgia.
Flying squirrel droppings in Douglasville
Lifting up a shingle reveals a gap of about an inch and a half between the roof sheathing and the fascia that allowed flying squirrels to get into the attic of a house in Fayetteville, Georgia.
Why this Fayetteville home has flying squirrels
A gap between the shingles and the roof sheathing near the brick chimney that flying squirrels used to get into the attic of a Dunwoody Georgia home.
Flying squirrel gap into an attic in Dunwoody
Flying squirrel hole about the size of a small egg through the corner post right under the soffit of a house in Sharpsburg Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole in a house in Sharpsburg
Flying squirrels made a hole about the size of an egg through the wooden end cap of the soffit to get into the attic of a house in Fayetteville Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole into a soffit in Fayetteville
Flying squirrels gnawed an oval hole about two inches wide through the screen behind a wooden gable vent to get into the attic of a Peachtree City Georgia home.
Flying squirrel hole in a screen in Peachtree City
Flying squirrels gnawed a hole a little biggest than a golf ball through a section of roof trim to get into the attic of a house in Marietta Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole into an attic in Marietta
Flying squirrels gnawed a roughly triangular hole through the wooden roof trim right under the shingles at the very peak of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Peachtree City Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole in a house in Peachtree City
Flying squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a silver dollar through a seam in the wooden siding to get into a house in Atlanta.
Flying squirrel hole through the siding in Atlanta
A raised shingle reveals a fingertip sized gap running along the edge of the roof that allowed flying squirrels into the attic of an Atlanta home.
Why this Atlanta home has flying squirrels
Droppings and urine dripping through the sagging soffit panel and nesting materials sticking out from the edges are evidence of a flying squirrel nest in a house in Douglasville, Georgia.
Flying squirrel nest in a soffit in Douglasville
Flying squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of an egg through the bottom of the wooden window frame to get into a house in Atlanta.
Flying squirrel hole in a window frame in Atlanta
Flying squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a golf ball through the bottom edge of the wooden roof trim to get into the attic of a brick house in Dacula Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole into a house in Dacula
The gap around a vertical insulated air conditioning line passing through a rectangular gap in the soffit panel allowed flying squirrels into the attic of a Marietta Georgia home.
Flying squirrel gap into an attic in Marietta
A gap about an inch wide and about three feet long between the siding and the roof trim under the peak of the roof that allowed flying squirrels into the attic of a Dacula Georgia home.
Flying squirrel gap into an attic in Dacula
A two-inch hole in the soffit panel with scratch marks around it where some sort of pipe used to pass through that allowed flying squirrels into the attic of a house in Atlanta.
Flying squirrel hole into a soffit in Atlanta
A triangular gap between the shingles and the roof trim about an inch high on the tall end that allowed flying squirrels into the attic of a house in Newnan Georgia.
Flying squirrel gap into the attic in Newnan
A gap of a little more than an inch between the shingles and the soffit at a roof junction that allowed flying squirrels into the attic of an Atlanta home.
Flying squirrel gap into the attic in Atlanta
Flying squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of an egg through the wooden roof trim all the way up at the peak of the roof to get into the attic of a house in Lilburn Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole into an attic in Lilburn
Flying squirrel droppings on what appears to be plastic package covering on the plywood wood in the attic of a house in Jonesboro Georgia.
Flying squirrel evidence in an attic in Jonesboro
Flying squirrels chewed a hole through the end of the wooden soffit to get into the attic of a house in Conyers Georgia.
Flying squirrel hole into a house in Conyers
Lifted rain gutter cover reveals that flying squirrels chewed their way through the wooden roof trim to get into a house in Atlanta.
Flying squirrel chew hole into an Atlanta home
Droppings on top of a box under an ornamental bow stored in the attic of a house in Marietta Georgia are evidence of flying squirrels that need to be removed from the house.

Rid-A-Critter has the tools and personnel to handle any flying squirrel control job, so please call us today.

 

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Beautiful day to be out and about, quoted squirrel jobs in Decatur(where it’s greater), and Riverdale, headed out to Covington for mice, back to Marietta for squirrels chewing on facia board
by Chris Collender
Mar 29, 2023 03:16:33 pm.

Rain rain go away, in Stone Mountain today
by Chris Collender
Mar 27, 2023 11:18:39 am.

In Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Vienna and Byron Ga. today quoting homes Wildlife Exclusions that has Bats and squirrels.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 23, 2023 11:31:15 am.

Bat calls are coming in already with the mild winter in middle to south ga. Tifton, Vienna, Cordele, Zebulon, and Barnesville Ga. Just to name a few cities I’ll be today and tomorrow.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 22, 2023 12:41:29 pm.

Squirrels gnawed a hole about the size of a baseball through the soffit panel at a roof junction point to get into the attic of a house in Kennesaw, Georgia. Our squirrel-removal crew will repair the hole and animal-proof the house to get rid of the squirrels and keep critters out of the attic.
by Webmaster
Mar 22, 2023 10:47:58 am.

Good morning, glad to back, was out 2 1/2 months cause I broke my leg, time to quote some houses
by Chris Collender
Mar 20, 2023 09:48:34 am.

In Tifton Ga giving a quote for a commercial building for squirrels and then headed to another commercial building in Americus Ga for bats. Ending the day in Macon Ga for a residential quote for Rats. Have a good day!
by Jason Arruda
Mar 13, 2023 11:57:15 am.

Scurrying in the attic, scratching in the walls sounds like you may have critters. Going to some homes today hearing these noises.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 10, 2023 09:34:34 am.

Wildlife exclusions for Bats, rats and squirrels are keeping us busy in Barnesville, Macon and Albany Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 09, 2023 10:44:54 am.

Headed to Vienna Ga after a customer referred they’re neighbors to us.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 08, 2023 10:35:37 am.

Helping the technicians today with a Bat Exclusion on Lake Jackson Ga.
by Jason Arruda
Mar 07, 2023 10:47:30 am.

A shingle whose edge is sticking up about three quarters of an inch allowed bats into the attic of a house in Atlanta. Our bar-removal crew is installing a temporary one-way trap over the gap to allow all the bats to leave before we animal-proof the roof.
by Webmaster
Mar 01, 2023 09:27:40 am.

A Ground-Level Gap in the Brick Wall Makes it No Wonder this House in Kennesaw, Georgia Needs Norway Rat Control
by Webmaster
Jan 26, 2023 10:10:27 am.

Urine stains coming through the holes in the perforated soffit panel were evidence of flying squirrels that needed to be removed from the attic of a house in Locust Grove, Georgia. A wildlife-exclusion crew from our Metro Atlanta office is doing the deed.
by Webmaster
Jan 23, 2023 08:50:31 am.

This chilly morning finds our wildlife-exclusion professionals doing flying squirrel removal in Hull, Georgia. A gap under the shingles right over the end of the rain gutter was all the space the flying squirrels needed to get into the attic.
by Webmaster
Jan 23, 2023 08:47:46 am.

The hood of a clothes dryer vent mounted in the stucco wall went completely missing, which exposed the duct and made it easy for flying squirrels to get into a house in Duluth, Georgia. The crew removing and relocating the flying squirrels will also replace the vent hood to prevent future problems with wildlife getting into the house.
by Webmaster
Jan 16, 2023 09:09:31 am.

Started off in Rome ga, raccoons in the crawl space, then headed to Atlanta, ga, rats in the attic
by Chris Collender
Jan 05, 2023 11:48:37 am.

Happy New years, back at it, started off in Conyers ga, squirrels, then headed to Stone Mountain ga, rats in the attic, now In Gainesville ga, bats in the house
by Chris Collender
Jan 02, 2023 11:16:26 am.

This morning our wildlife-control technicians are trapping and removing flying squirrels from the attic of a house in Douglasville, Georgia; and animal-proofing the roof to keep wildlife out of the attic.
by Webmaster
Dec 28, 2022 10:24:02 am.

Here's Wishing All of You a Merry Christmas from Rid-A-Critter!
by Webmaster
Dec 23, 2022 12:56:04 pm.

Rain rain go away, i need to quote some houses today, started off Snellville ga, squirrels have chewed several new holes, paid 2 companies to do patch work , never works long term, why she called us, we will give her a permanent solution
by Chris Collender
Dec 20, 2022 12:54:00 pm.

Beautiful day but Baby, it’s cold outside. Started the day in Athens ga, rats, then headed to Brasselton, ga, rats, then headed over to Oxford, ga, squirrels. Good times
by Chris Collender
Dec 19, 2022 12:42:44 pm.

Back in conyers, ga today, seems to be busy over here, flyers in the attic, headed to Ellenwood, ga, square
by Chris Collender
Dec 16, 2022 09:53:13 am.

Beautiful day, had 2 stops in Dacula, ga. Rats and squirrels, headed to conyers, ga. For another squirrel job.
by Chris Collender
Dec 15, 2022 12:15:22 pm.

Busy day in the rain, had two quotes in Alpharetta ga, flying squirrels in both homes, headed to Athens ga, squirrels in the attic.
by Chris Collender
Dec 14, 2022 12:45:29 pm.

Quoted a rental property In Atlanta ga, rats, them headed to Athens, ga, mice, then off to Snellville ga, squirrels in the attic
by Chris Collender
Dec 13, 2022 12:33:01 pm.

Finally no more rain, headed to Decatur ga, rental property, rats, headed to Monroe, ga, squirrels in a house, then back to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 12, 2022 03:51:16 pm.

Flying squirrels pushed a section of the soffit panel upwards and into the soffit about an inch to get into the attic of a house in Newnan, Georgia. Our wildlife-removal crew is in the attic setting traps to remove the flying squirrels, and animal-proofing the roof to prevent future wildlife issues.
by Webmaster
Dec 12, 2022 10:25:13 am.

Lifting up a shingle revealed a gap of about an inch and a half between the roof sheathing and the fascia that made it easy for flying squirrels to make the attic of a house in Fayetteville, Georgia their new hangar. Our wildlife-removal experts are covering the gap with an animal barrier to prevent the critters from getting back in.
by Webmaster
Dec 09, 2022 09:38:29 am.

Good day yesterday, other then the rain, started off in Dawsonville ga, rats, then headed to Lawrenceville ga, flyers, then headed to Atlanta ga, rats
by Chris Collender
Dec 07, 2022 10:01:04 am.

Rainy day, started out in Duluth, ga, snakes found in the house, then headed to doraville ga, squirrels again, then 2 stops in Atlantic ga, rats. Busy day
by Chris Collender
Dec 05, 2022 03:25:03 pm.

Glad the rain stopped yesterday, we stood in Atlanta, ga. rats and squirrels, then headed to Duluth ga, squirrels again, then to Marietta ga, rats. Another good day
by Chris Collender
Dec 01, 2022 07:20:51 am.

The Atlanta, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides flying squirrel removal in all of Metro Atlanta including the City of Atlanta and the communities of Berkeley Lake, Buckhead, Cartersville, College Park, Conyers, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, Fayetteville, Hull, Johns Creek, Kennesaw, Lithonia, Loganville, Mableton, Marietta, McDonough, Newnan, Norcross, Peachtree City, Powder Springs, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, Stone Mountain, and Vinings. We are fully licensed and insured.

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