Squirrels in the Attic

We have a family of squirrels that’s moved into our attic. In fact, they’re running around above my head right now. (It’s a mama squirrel and 3-4 babies.)

Guess how much it costs to have squirrels removed from your attic in Berwyn, PA? A grand. I’m not kidding. There’s a base fee. Visit fees. And it costs $109 per squirrel to have them live trapped and taken away. What the hell happens if there are 10 of them?

Posted on April 25, 2008
Filed Under Frank's World |

Comments

7 Responses to “Squirrels in the Attic”

  1. Sarcasmom on April 25th, 2008 8:41 am

    $109 per squirrel? Maybe you could just charge them rent. Did you ever read Star’s posts about the squirrel who took up residence at her place? There is actually a link to it in the most recent post at Sarcasmo’s Corner. It occurred just about this time in April in 2006. You may find it funny, or in your current circumstance , you may not. Good luck.

  2. rick on April 25th, 2008 11:20 am

    Just don’t let them die. The cost of removing a dead squirrel is even more and decaying squirrels stink up the entire house. I speak from experience.

  3. The Tuna on April 25th, 2008 6:21 pm

    One of my neighbors just had a raccoon rip through his roof and get in the attic. Lots of damage and clean up.

    Rich

  4. Merci on April 25th, 2008 7:04 pm

    Everything starts at a thousand dollars these days. Get the squirrels out fast, though, before they can do much damage.

    I’ve been getting estimates on a fence and on a wood stove. OUCH!!!

  5. albert on April 25th, 2008 9:04 pm

    Havahart traps!

    http://www.havahart.com/store/live-animal-traps/target-animal/squirrel

  6. JT on April 26th, 2008 8:37 pm

    Buy a big cat.

  7. Frank on April 27th, 2008 8:10 am

    So far they’re still in the attic. The 3 Hav-a-hart traps on the roof are deactivated for the weekend. (For the small fee of $99, which happens every Friday because they don’t work on the weekends.)

    I have a small cat. He’s smaller the the littlest squirrel. He wants outside, but mostly to skulk around in the grass.

    Sarcasmom, I remembered that story, and it was funny to read it again. Timeless.

    I’ll give an update to you all when I get some resolution. At this point, I have money out of pocket, squirrels still in the attic, and my own personal version of “A Telltale Heart” going on.

Leave a Reply




*
To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture. Click on the picture to hear an audio file of the word.
Click to hear an audio file of the anti-spam word