Skip to main content

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! 

To find out more about us please go to https://accuspecinspections.com/meet-the-team

To Book a Home Inspection in East Tennessee including Knoxville, Sevierville, Dandridge, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Newport, or Maryville, please go to accuspecinspections.com 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

I Live In Knoxville; Do I Need A Radon Test? October 22nd, 2007 Question:I heard that Knoxville has high levels of radon gas. Is that true? And what is radon gas and how do I know if it’s in our home? Answer:It’s true that Knoxville does have high levels of Radon. In fact, Knoxville and most of East Tennessee is in either a Zone 1 or Zone 2 which are the highest probability areas for Indoor Radon. See Radon Probability Map at http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap.html . Radon gas is produced from a breakdown of uranium in the soil under your home. Radon gas is odorless, colorless and tasteless. The Surgeon General of the United States has warned that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States today. Approximately 24,000 people die each year from exposure to Radon. I would not live in a home in Knoxville without having a radon test conducted. The only way to know if you have elevated Radon levels in your home is to have a Radon test. Please see our website a...
Post a Comment
Read more

How To Stop Squirrels from Chewing a Log Home

My wife and I live in a log home we built in Eastern Tennessee 20 years ago.  About 8 years ago, I noticed chew marks on the outside corners of my log ends and wandered what animal was doing it and why?  My dog was much too old and not aggressive enough to chase squirrels.  Then, one day I heard something chewing on the back deck, looked out, and to my surprise it was a squirrel!  Being a Builder, Home Inspector and Building Inspector in the log home mecca of Sevier County, TN; and just having a nerdy interested in such things, I did some research, asked around, and compiled a strategy to deal with the problem. I like natural solutions that deal with these type problems because I do not want to harm the environment.  I live here too!  One pest control operator I spoke with said the squirrels are chewing to get at the salt in the wood.  (This makes sense because I used a borate solution on my logs prior to staining to deter wood boring insects....
Post a Comment
Read more

First Time Home Buyer Home Inspection Mistakes

  We have seen first time home buyers make some critical errors in regard to the home inspection process that can cost them money and aggravation. We offer the following advice as a guide to help you avoid those mistakes.   1- Not Having a Home Inspection: Some people do this to keep from spending 100s of dollars, but end up potentially costing themselves 1000s   It makes no sense.   2-Allowing the Seller to do repairs on Home Inspection findings.   The Seller has an incentive to use the lowest bidder to do repairs; or worse, do the repairs themselves.   In this case, the warranty on the work may not transfer to the new owner after the closing happens, then you are stuck with inferior work and little recourse.   Sometimes Real Estate Agents will ask Us to inspect after the repairs are completed by a Seller.   We don't recommend this as most of the time, we end up having to throw off on the repair, costing the buyer additional money; and ma...
Post a Comment
Read more