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How to Stop Flying Squirrels from Chewing on Your Log Home

 

I have had a continuing problem with Flying Squirrels over the last several years.  It seems that they like my home because it is a Log Home in a wooded setting near a large body of water.  I have posted about this problem before and recommended trapping them and relocating them.  However; in my case at least, either there are new squirrels showing up, or, I am not able to trap them all.  The problem was keeping me up at night, as I could hear chewing outside my home. For those of you who can't sleep due to Chewing at night, I want to share my newest all natural solution to this problem.  It also works for other nocturnal flying mammals. 

 

I was visiting my niece and nephews home, when my nephew showed me this video he used to entertain his kids.  It was a YouTube video of owls and crickets.  While I was listening to this, I thought to myself, I wander if this could be used to attract Owls to my property and help me with my squirrel problem? 

 

So, when I got home, I got my Bose speaker and placed it outside on my balcony deck and Bluetooth connected it to my phone.  I then pulled up the YouTube video and played it during night time hours.  To my amazement, the second night I had attracted an Owl, as I could hear it hooting back at the YouTube owl.  I continued to play my "Owl Concert" for a third night and the other Owl continued to hoot back at closer and closer range.  It was this night that I heard what sounded like something landing on my balcony deck, not once, but twice!  I have not seen or heard a squirrel since that night.  Now I sleep with a family of Owls hooting during the night, but I rest in the assurance that no squirrels will be messing with my home tonight, or any other night as long as the Owls are on watch!

 

Please note: I used this strategy during October when many leaves had already fallen.  The Fall is the best season to attract Owls to your property as they can better see their prey with the leaves off the trees.  Also, when they find a good hunting ground, they will tend to stay! 

 

So if you can't sleep because of chewing sounds at night, play an "Owl Concert", let nature do the hunting and sleep well! 


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