{"id":631739,"date":"2026-03-04T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/631739\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:08:19","slug":"what-to-do-when-baby-squirrels-are-born-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/631739\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do when baby squirrels are born in your home"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the spring season nears, it’s the perfect time for\u00a0squirrels in our region to start having babies. And although they’re cute, you probably don’t want them in your home.<\/p>\n


\n Last week, the company got a call from a Stevensville homeowner who found a squirrel nest under a solar panel on their roof. The nest had three tiny, baby squirrels inside. They had no fur, so they looked raw and pink.(Courtesy Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control)<\/p>\n


\n Last week, the company got a call from a Stevensville homeowner who found a squirrel nest under a solar panel on their roof. The nest had three tiny, baby squirrels inside. They had no fur, so they looked raw and pink.(Courtesy Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control)<\/p>\n

As the spring season nears, it\u2019s the perfect time for\u00a0squirrels in our region to start having babies. And although they\u2019re cute, you probably don\u2019t want them in your home.<\/p>\n

Phil Campbell, with Skedaddle Maryland<\/a>, a humane wildlife control service with offices in Crofton, told WTOP, \u201cWhen you hear that scratching at night, your anxiety shoots through the roof because you don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skedaddle Maryland serves most of Montgomery, Prince George\u2019s, Howard, Anne Arundel and Calvert counties, but occasionally helps customers in other locations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t trap, we don\u2019t relocate. When you relocate animals, some 70% of those die,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cIt would be like picking you up and dropping you off in Cleveland.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, removing the animal doesn\u2019t solve the problem, Campbell said. You need to find out where they\u2019re getting in and close those holes.<\/p>\n

His company uses a proprietary sealant that you can\u2019t find at your local hardware store.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people do things like spray foam into the holes. Well, animals just chew through the foam. It\u2019s not that big of a deal to them,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n

Last week, the company got a call from a Stevensville homeowner who found a squirrel nest under a solar panel on their roof. The nest had three tiny, baby squirrels inside. They had no fur, so they looked raw and pink.<\/p>\n

The company installed a one-way door so the mother squirrel could get out of the nest area, but not back in. Right near that door, the babies were placed by hand into a small, heated box with some nesting material.<\/p>\n

The idea was for the mother squirrel to easily find her babies and move them to a different nest. Sure enough, when Campbell\u2019s company checked the box the day after the move, he said the babies were gone.<\/p>\n

Campbell said it\u2019s worth going through the trouble to save the lives of squirrels, especially because they\u2019re important yet forgetful creatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cSquirrels don\u2019t actually remember where all of their nuts were buried, and so they\u2019re literally planting trees. To me, every one of them is a Johnny Appleseed, and gosh knows we\u2019ve deforested enough. We need their help to grow trees,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n

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