Squirrel Removal in Houston, Texas

Squirrels running across a north Houston ceiling in the early morning are a job for Cypress Critters & Pests. Michael Gerbino gets them out alive with a one-way door or a cage trap, covers every chewed hole with metal, and replaces the damaged trim. He works the FM 1960 area, Champions, Willowbrook and the Cypress Fairbanks side. To have the roof checked, call 713-775-8799.

Why do squirrels pick older Houston houses?

Older neighborhoods on the north side have had time to grow tall trees, and those trees often reach right over the roof. To a squirrel, a limb that touches the shingles is a bridge from its nest to your attic. The house helps too. Fascia boards that have softened in the humidity are easy to chew, and the corners of the gable vents on an older house are often the first thing to give.

Here is what that tends to look like from the ground:

• A round, chewed hole at the corner of the fascia or the edge of a gable vent.
• Squirrels running the same limb or power line to the same spot on the roof every morning.
• Bits of chewed wood or vent screen on the driveway or in the gutter.
• Noise over the bedroom ceiling soon after sunrise, then again in the late afternoon.

Inside, squirrels shred insulation into nests and gnaw on whatever is in reach, wiring included. In a house with older wiring, that is worth having an electrician look at once the squirrels are out.

How Michael handles it here

He inspects the whole roofline, because one hole in plain sight often has a second one hidden behind a gutter or a tree. A one-way door goes on the main entry so the squirrels can leave and not return, and cage traps are used where a door will not fit. Before the last opening is closed, he checks for young, since a mother shut out will chew a new hole right beside the old one. Texas Parks and Wildlife Code lists gray and fox squirrels as game animals, and the squirrels are removed alive and handled following Texas rules.

Taking the squirrels out does not stop the next ones from following the same limb to the same hole. Closing the openings with hardware cloth and metal flashing does, and that sealing step is the center of animal exclusion and live trapping. The main squirrel removal page explains one-way doors and the two litters squirrels can raise in a year.

Squirrels in the attic this morning? Call Michael at 713-775-8799.

What goes into the quote?

Michael quotes once he has been on the roof. A single chewed vent is a small job. A two-story house with holes on three sides, soft fascia that needs replacing and several vents to cover takes more. He explains what each part is for before any work starts.

Nearby

Squirrel work in neighboring towns is on the Cypress squirrel page and the Klein squirrel page. If the noise comes at night instead of in the morning, see rat and mouse control in Houston, and heavy thumping points to raccoon removal in Houston. The Houston page has the full list, and the contact page takes written requests. Michael can be reached at 713-775-8799.