Carefully searching your attic for the nest is the most accurate way to be sure.
I have baby squirrels in my attic.
Squirrels normally prefer to eat outside but will carry in food for their babies.
Watch the exterior of your house and see if grown squirrels are accessing your attic carrying in food.
The first sign of squirrels in the attic is the sounds that they produce especially during the day.
The young must be dealt with as part of the removal process.
Nest of baby squirrels in the attic yes pretty much every time you have squirrels in your attic it s actually a single female with a nest of baby squirrels.
If it is a mother squirrel you will come across a nest built of cardboard insulation and leaves.
The first sign of a squirrel in the attic is usually the sound of scampering during the day as they come and go on foraging trips.
Place poison in the attic.
To prevent this drive the squirrels out as soon as they make themselves known before they can give birth or set up shop.
If you seal up the final entry point when the adult squirrel leaves while the baby squirrels are still in the attic or walls they will need to be removed by a pest management professional dead or alive.
You will hear scampering and continuous scratching noises.
If the mother squirrel dies where you can t reach her you will have an odor problem and you will still have babies to deal with.
This is the perfect opportunity to identify whether they are adult or baby squirrels.
Females can have two litters per year.
There are a number of ways to check for baby squirrels.
The first litter of baby squirrels is born in late winter or early spring and the second around august.
Juvenile squirrels and sometimes adults may fall into wall cavities and be unable to climb out making persistent scratching noises as they try to escape and eventually dying if they can t.