Are Nuisance Wildlife Nesting in Your Northern New Jersey Home?
Have you heard strange thumpings in the night? You could have squirrels in the attic, a raccoon in the chimney or an opossum under the porch. In northern New Jersey, March is when wildlife moms seek out protected nesting sites to give birth and raise their broods. Your home provides just what nuisance wildlife are looking for.
In northern New Jersey, squirrels and raccoons often seek shelter in attics. They enter through holes in fascia or soffits, and squirrels will even chew holes in roofing materials. Despite their size, raccoons have fairly flexible bodies and can squeeze between the blades of roof fans. The flimsy screening that comes with these fans is meant to keep out bees and is no match for the powerful swipe of a raccoon’s claws.
Once inside your attic, nuisance wildlife will foul insulation with urine and feces and tear it up to build their nests. Raccoons can rip huge shards of wood out of rafters sharpening their claws and destroy stored possessions. Continuous gnawers, squirrels have started home fires by chewing through electrical wires. When these animals nest in your home, they carry mites, fleas, ticks and harmful parasites that can migrate into family living spaces, placing your family at risk.
Removing nuisance wildlife is a job for skilled professionals like Heritage Pest Control’s wildlife exclusion experts. Wildlife moms will attack if their nest is threatened and may carry rabies. If you hear a thump in the night, call Heritage the next morning!