Local squirrel information

Squirrel control in Colorado

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Squirrels in Colorado: what to know

Around Colorado

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see squirrels, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Squirrels in Colorado: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Colorado, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Three: fox squirrel, pine squirrel (chickaree), Abert's squirrel

Tree squirrel species

Fox squirrels occupy urban and suburban woodlands statewide; Abert's is tied to ponderosa pine and pine squirrels to high timber.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Two litters of two to five young, one in spring and one in early summer

Litters per year

Two separate windows when sealing an attic would trap dependent young.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Screen attic vents on the inside with hardware cloth

Attic exclusion guidance

State wildlife agency guidance also says to trim branches hanging over buildings.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Squirrel species recorded in Colorado

Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) — Game animal in the East; in California an introduced species that may be controlled any time when damaging property.

When squirrels are busiest in Colorado

Litters arrive in spring and again in early summer; fall caching drives roof and attic entry attempts.

Rules that apply in Colorado

CPW Tree Squirrels

For context, nationally

Two, with 1-8 pups each — Gray squirrel litters per year. Penn State Extension
Mid-December or early January, and again in June — Gray squirrel breeding periods. Penn State Extension

Sources: Colorado Parks and Wildlife; Penn State Extension; Pest Notes: Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Arvada

Semi-Arid · suburban setting

Squirrel control in Colorado

Squirrels in Colorado: what to know

Around Colorado

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in Colorado: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in Colorado

When squirrels are busiest in Colorado

Rules that apply in Colorado

For context, nationally

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Arvada

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