My sons school is plagued by Squirrels in the loft - they have just had to have all the roof removed, joists replaced (some were so chewed so thin - it was dangerous), the whole place rewired with the cables in metal conduits (they had chewed through numerous cables), skylights replaced (they had eaten all the wood surrounds), Then the whoole roof refelted and tiled. The barge bords are now re-inforced with metal sheeting. All this work has cost thousands!!!!
The smell from electrocuted squirrels is disgusting and the first you know of it is when their decomposing corpses start leaking through the ceiling...............then the smell starts!
..........and some people think they are cute?
Get in touch with your insurers now - some will stand the cost of emergency repairs/deterant work - before your loft goes up in smoke - which happened to an old lady across the road from my friend!
Tufty has a lot to answer for !
Louise