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Unwanted Rodents Invading Your Attic? Here’s What You Need to Know

Squirrels and rats may seem like ordinary wildlife, but when they invade your attic, they bring a host of serious risks that can compromise both your property and health. Understanding their habits, breeding seasons, and the damage they can cause is crucial to safeguarding your home.

Attics provide the perfect shelter for squirrels and rats, offering warmth, protection, and ample nesting materials. While their presence may go unnoticed at first, these rodents reproduce rapidly, leading to full-blown infestations.

• Squirrels: Typically seek attic spaces in colder months, using insulation to create nests for their young. They breed twice a year—once in late winter and again in midsummer.
• Rats: Nest in dark, secluded spaces and breed year-round. A single female can produce dozens of offspring annually, quickly multiplying the problem.

Both species use entry points such as roof gaps, vents, and compromised siding to access attics, making prevention crucial.

While having rodents in your attic might seem like just an annoyance, their destructive habits pose serious risks:

Rodents defecate and urinate indiscriminately, leading to widespread contamination. Their waste can:

• Emit strong, foul odors.
• Cause allergic reactions or respiratory issues.
• Cover the insulation in feces and urine.

If left untreated, contamination can saturate insulation, requiring expensive replacement.

Rodents have ever-growing teeth, compelling them to gnaw on materials to keep their incisors in check. Inside attics, this results in:

• Chewing on electrical wiring, increasing the risk of short circuits and potentially deadly fires.
• Destruction of insulation.
• Damage to stored items, such as clothing, paper documents, and furniture.

Rodents can also compromise the roof by gnawing entry points larger, making your home vulnerable to leaks and further infestations.

The presence of squirrels and rats in an attic isn’t just a nuisance—it’s a ticking time bomb. From health risks to fire hazards, ignoring the problem can result in costly consequences.

If you suspect rodent activity in your attic, take action by:

• Sealing entry points.
• Installing rodent deterrents.
• Contacting Cardinal Pest Management for a estimate on professional removal services.

Protect your home, your health, and your peace of mind—because when rodents move in, the damage is only a matter of time.

By Cardinal Pest Management

If you’re dealing with squirrels, rats, or other rodents in your attic, you’re not alone. Throughout Northwest Georgia, homeowners face recurring infestations that threaten their homes, health, and safety. Cardinal Pest Management specializes in expert rodent removal and prevention, ensuring that families across Rockmart, Taylorsville, Dallas, Hiram, and surrounding areas can rest easy knowing their home is protected.

Squirrels and rats aren’t just nuisances—they’re persistent invaders seeking shelter, warmth, and breeding spaces. Once inside, they multiply rapidly, causing extensive damage that can be costly to repair.

• Squirrels: Often invade homes during colder months, gnawing entry points through vents, soffits, and weak roof areas. They breed twice a year—once in late winter and again in midsummer.
• Rats: Nest inside attics year-round, gnawing through insulation, electrical wiring, and wood structures. A single female rat can birth dozens of offspring annually, causing infestations to spiral out of control.

Rodents in your attic can pose serious risks to your property and well-being. If left unchecked, they can cause:

• Chewed electrical wires, increasing the risk of fires
• Contaminated or destroyed Heat & Air Ductwork
• Contaminated insulation that requires costly replacement

• Strong odors that spread throughout the home
• Risk of respiratory infections from airborne particles
• Some rodents in certain parts of the world can carry and spread diseases.

At Cardinal Pest Management, we provide targeted rodent removal and prevention for homes in Rockmart, Taylorsville, Dallas, Hiram, Marietta, Douglasville, Villa Rica, Aragon, Rome, Cedartown, Rock Spring, Cartersville, Kingston, Euharlee, Acworth, and Powder Springs.

Our comprehensive pest control solutions include:   

✔ Thorough inspections to locate entry points   

✔ Humane and effective rodent removal   

✔ Sealing off vulnerable areas to prevent future infestations  

 ✔ Sanitization and decontamination of affected areas

When it comes to rodent control, prevention is key. Let Cardinal Pest Management safeguard your home today!

📞 Contact us now for a free consultation and take back control of your attic.