Everybody love squirrels. These funny critters are fun to watch, but frequently can also become a pest for property owners by getting into attics, gnawing wires and wood decks, and ruling bird feeders. This happens all too often because of over-hanging trees close to the house or building; damaged structure (holes for the squirrel to start gnawing, etc). There are few ways to get rid of these critters.

Although some people recommend shooting squirrels as one effective method of squirrel removal. You can also use other methods.
Naphthalene can be used for squirrel removal from using attics temporarily.
The simplest method to keep squirrels from stepping into your home is to shut up all possible openings.

Squirrels tend to use the same routes periodically, so you can keep close track of the most frequent routes used.

Squirrels are very curious animals and when they find entrance holes, they usually will investigate. If the holes are not big enough, they will gnaw at the holes until they are large enough for entry. Squirrels are very persistent and if you don't kill them, they will come back and try to reopen the old entrance gain access again.

Trapping Squirrels
Trapping squirrels with live cage traps baited with peanut butter, walnuts, pecans or shelled corn is a possibility. There are some inhumane methods like leg-hold traps or small conibear traps that you should avoid.

Squirrel traps can be purchased at your local lawn and garden and farm supply stores.

Squirrel Repellents Repelling squirrels from your decks can also be accomplished by smearing polybutenes (Squirrels Repellent ) Polybutenes can be very sticky in the squirrels paws. There are couple of different brands that you can use and success will differ from brand to brand.

To keep squirrels out of trees, you can use metal bands. Because of the tree grow, you need to use adjustable bands. These tactic has low success rate and it requires that the trees are isolated and not close to other trees or power lines or other structure. You also need to keep tree branches at least 6 feet of the ground and prune trees that are close to the house to discourage squirrels from
using a tree to get into the attic.

Using a Professional Squirrel Removal Company
Getting rid of these critters can be a real headache. If you don't feel like doing these work yourself, you can always hire a professional squirrel removal company. You should make sure the squirrel removal company uses humane techniques and that they can move the squirrel to a safer location like a sanctuary
Finally, after the animal is removed the professional squirrel removal company should perform exclusion to avoid further problems.