Removing an Animal from Chimney flu

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you hear a rustling or a scratching noise coming from <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;modular-kitchen-chimney&sol;">your chimney<&sol;a>&comma; then there is a good chance that you have an animal in there&period; Usually&comma; animals get out on their own but there are 2 possibilities&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li>It climbed inside thinking of the chimney as a hollow tree trunk or a safe place to live&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>It came there to look for food but got stuck inside&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In any case&comma; it’s important to remove the animal from your chimney&period; Let’s look at a way to help you remove it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Step-by-Step Guide to remove an animal from your chimney<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<h3>Close your fireplace&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">When an animal is stuck in your chimney&comma; the first place it will look for to escape is the fireplace&period; So&comma; unless you want an animal running around in your home&comma; shut your fireplace by placing cardboard on the endpoint of the chimney&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><strong>Identify where the animal came from&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">After you’ve closed the fireplace&comma; identify its entry point&period; The opening of the chimney on the terrace is the most likely entry point which may be either removed or damaged&period; Now that you’ve got the animal inside&comma; look at the damper&period; This will also give you a clue of which animal it is- you might be able to locate the animal or see a nest&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Remove the animal&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If it’s a small animal like a rat or a squirrel&comma; then you can set a trap near the opening part of the chimney&period; Put a cube of cheese or a piece of food with a strong smell that can drive the animal to your trap&period; Since there is no other way out&comma; it will get trapped&period; You can then&comma; let it go in a forest or an open place away from residential areas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">For a large animal like a bird or a raccoon&comma; it will not fit in a trap&period; Here&comma; you can produce noise disturbances to scare the animal&period; You can bang the endpoint of the chimney with a stick&period; A big animal will certainly get scared and get out of the chimney from the opening&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Note&colon; Creating noise may not work for a small animal because it might not be able to climb up the slippery walls of the chimney&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Take measures to prevent future occurrences&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Once you’ve got the animal out&comma; seal the opening and repair any possible damages in the wall&period; You can put a chimney cap on top which has a closed network of wires and will not allow any animal to get through&period; Also&period;make sure to always have the cap on&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Now you have a secure fireplace and you were able to remove the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chimneykings&period;com" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">animal stuck in the chimney<&sol;a>&period; If the damper is neither damaged nor open&comma; then there is a chance that the animal got in through a different place which may be difficult to find&period; This means that there’s a route or hole in the wall which leads to the chimney&period; In this case&comma; call a professional nuisance wildlife removal company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;