Around Mississippi
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local squirrel information
Squirrel control in Mississippi
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Squirrels in Mississippi: what to know
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 Mississippi: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which squirrels actually live in Mississippi, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Eastern gray squirrel and eastern fox squirrel, with grays more abundant statewide
Squirrel species
Gray squirrels dominate the bottomland and suburban hardwoods where homes sit.
Mississippi State University Extension ServiceYoung born January through March, and again June through August
Two breeding peaks
The summer period is usually the more productive of the two.
Mississippi State University Extension ServiceAbout three young per litter; gestation 44 to 45 days; weaned at 10 to 12 weeks
Litter size and dependency
Ten to twelve weeks is how long an attic litter stays dependent, which sets the exclusion delay.
Mississippi State University Extension ServiceSquirrel species recorded in Mississippi
- 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 Mississippi
Young are in nests January through March and June through August, the two periods when exclusion must wait.
Rules that apply in Mississippi
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: Mississippi State University Extension Service; Tree Squirrels. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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