Squirrel Nest Problems

Squirrel nest problems on the roof under the solar panels what I did to get rid of them. 

One early morning in the spring, we noticed a faint rustling on the roof and thought that something got on the roof and then would leave. The rest of the day we did not hear any noises through the night. 

Days went by with only an occasional scurry on the roof. In recent days and weeks we heard an animal on the roof not sure what it was. 

Squirrel nest

We assumed that it probably could be a squirrel nest or maybe birds, hopefully not nesting under the solar panels. A few weeks later in early in April we noticed or  I should say my wife noticed a squirrel peeking through the skylight looking at her. 

So, my wife decided to get her phone and take a picture of the squirrel peeking through the skylight.

My wife showed me the picture and this is what I saw. 

In the next few days we heard more going on and not one but two squirrels showed up in the skylight.

Two squirrels meant more than one squirrel which also means the likelihood they could nest on the roof or underneath the solar panels which was completely unacceptable to the fact that squirrels like to chew on wires.   

Squirrel Nest

Two squirrels meant war and the first thing I did was surveillance of the area where the squirrels spent most of their time on the roof. 

During the early to late morning I would open up the skylight and put my video camera on my phone between the skylights and the roof to determine the location of the squirrels so, I could make a game plan.

I decided to see if I could scare off the squirrels by using a long plastic stick that I under the solar panels and make noise so, they would leave the premises. No such luck the squirrels use it as an opportunity to just move to the other side of the roof.   Continued in next post.