Where do Flying Squirrels go for warmth during the winter?

Question

In my house we have a brick chimney that is kinda in the center of my house butyou can't see it with the walls and stuff, but anyways, there was a small space that was never sealed in between the chimney adn wood or something and in the winter flying squirrels started coming into our attic looking for warmth and then my mom wanted get rid of them so we put these have a heart traps up there and we caught two but they were dead =( then I had the idea to put a small cloth so they could burrow and sleep and it was alive! We caught 6 more by the time winter ended! THroguh the summer we had no squirrels at all!

Now the squirrels have recently started coming back into our house and we've already caught and released 4 of them and then we filled the space with foam but they chewed right threw it and we'll be catching more...my mom doesn't even care and she just wants them out of there...so where will they go for warmth if they can't get into a house?

Answer 1

Anywhere they can.  Usually in the wild this means they'll take up communal nesting in a tree cavity.  I'd venture that since you have flying squirrels you also have good habitat for them nearby, so they should be fine outside.

If your mom is really set on keeping them out, you'll need to use something like cement or metal, as they will be able to chew wood, foam and other softer materials.

Answer 2

Why not contact Project Wildlife for their suggestions to solve your problem with the squirrels?