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Squirrel control in Florida

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

Squirrels in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

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 Florida: what the public record shows

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

Game animal regulated by FWC

Gray squirrel legal status

Destructive squirrels on private property may be controlled year-round, but poisons are illegal without a permit.

UF/IFAS Extension

Sherman's fox squirrel and Big Cypress fox squirrel are protected

Protected fox squirrels

Fox squirrels cannot be taken like gray squirrels; identification matters before any control work.

UF/IFAS Extension

Live-captured nuisance wildlife must be released or euthanized within 24 hours of capture or trap inspection

Trap holding limit

Cage trapping in Florida commits you to daily trap checks.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Squirrel species recorded in Florida

Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) — Game animal in most eastern states; introduced and unclassified in Washington and California.
Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) — Nocturnal colony nester in attics; two litters of 2-4; unprotected in NY.

When squirrels are busiest in Florida

Warm climate means year-round activity, with two litter peaks and heavy fall caching.

Rules that apply in Florida

FWC Relocating Wildlife

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: UF/IFAS Extension; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Squirrel control in Florida

Squirrels in Florida: what to know

Around Florida

What to note

A useful next step

Squirrels in Florida: what the public record shows

Squirrel species recorded in Florida

When squirrels are busiest in Florida

Rules that apply in Florida

For context, nationally

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