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Just Need to Vent

Refer to my previous post history if you really want to.

Basically, long story short, moved into a house that I found out after 5 months of fixing it up, is infested with squirrels. Grey squirrels, red squirrels and also chipmunks. I’ve already spent close to 50k repairing the house in other ways. Basically, it wasn’t livable. I knew it would be a project, but now I’m at a loss.

Heard them in my walls. They chewed through my roof and siding. Had to get a new roof and cut down trees. This was 30k.

Then found out red squirrels were getting in underneath siding. Closed up all entry points with copper mesh and spray foam. They are not getting in that way anymore. I also set up traps outside, and put poison outside.

Everything was quiet for a few days. I was so relived and thought they were gone.

I found out yesterday they are still there. I have discovered they have most likely dug underneath my enclosed porch and this is how they are continuing to get inside my living room/kitchen walls.

I have already seen drywall and insulation (outside when the wildlife exterminator was checking the siding) that they have chewed through.

They are causing so much damage, and I don’t have the money for this. The only next step I could do, would be to dig a trench underneath the porch, fill it with cement. And who knows how much that could be.

It’s an enclosed porch, attached to the main roof. So I am not able to just knock it down.

I think I have finally made the decision to sell it. I cannot take care of this big of an issue. I know it might not sell for a lot, but I just can’t.

Just looking to see if anyone else has gone through anything similar. I’m open to advice as well.

Thanks!

Edit: I have been working on resolving this squirrel issue since October. I have worked with one pest control company and two wildlife exclusion companies. Basically, they don’t really know what to do for me at this point.

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