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So You’ve Found Droppings In Your Home – Now It’s Time To Find Out Who The Culprit is….<\/p>\n

Have you found rodent droppings in your home recently yet are not 100% sure of what type of animal left them? You’re not alone. Before jumping on the phone and calling out a pest removal expert, reading this article will help you identify exactly who the culprit is.<\/p>\n

Why does this matter? Well for one thing, once you identify the type of animal thats living in your home, you can decide on your next step – DIY removal, or calling in an expert. If There’s a chance that it’s somet\u200bhing you can capture yourself, you’ll be wasting your money by calling someone.<\/p>\n

The following table of contents will allow you to jump to the section most appropriate for you.<\/p>\n

Discovering animal faeces in or around your home is generally a certain way to conclude the presence of pests in your home. Naturally, certain pests pose more of a risk than others. In terms of pests and rodents that commonly inhabit spaces such as attics, there are quiet a few. So, how can you tell between squirrel and rat droppings or bat and mice stools? (or anything else?)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The faster you find out the type of pest which is running amok in your home, the faster you can take action to remove them – which is vital; there’s a good chance they are breeding, and causing more damage.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lets take a look at some of the most common pest droppings, and educate you on what they look like. Remember, they are all quite different in many ways, manure from one animal can widely differ from the others’ size, smell, color, and appearance. Now, let’s get started on it. <\/p>\n

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Squirrel Droppings<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Squirrel droppings are always cylindrical in shape with rounded edges. They can have a diameter of anywhere up to 8mm and on average is 3\/8 inch long. It won’t be too hard to identify their poop when you see it because it has a distinct smell and appearance that much different than other animals. <\/p>\n

Due to the fact that a squirrel\u2019s diet is not as diverse as other animals, it is brown or red in color and lightens with age. A squirrel will deposit its fecal matter or poop at random but can be more commonly located in clusters at a favored feeding site, such as a bird table. You will also be able to find more of them scattered around the area of where they usually feed.<\/p>\n

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These little buggers can be very annoying when they have finally found a way into our homes. That is why proper pest control is needed when it comes to preventing them from invading our property. Some people don’t even know that they have a problem until its too late. So, what does squirrel poop look like? Check for these things:<\/p>\n