Something Crawling In The Attic

House mice in the attic.

Something crawling in the attic.

I hear something in my attic. It is not difficult to tell you have an animal in the home but it can be difficult to identify what sort of animal it is. Bats are not something you re generally going to hear in your attic as they often reside on the higher portion of your attic where noises are not easily detected. Finally it pays to inspect the attic for damage such as wire damage and the attic should be cleaned of droppings and parasites to prevent the possible spread of disease and to get rid of the scent that can attract future animals into the home.

You have to be able to see. While i m sure there s a manual out there somewhere on the subject in my 28 years i haven t found one. I think there is an animals living up there this is a common call we get here at creature control. So just based on my experience and what i teach my guys here s 5 golden rules of crawling around an attic.

Not only to do your work but also so you can move safely. Exposed insulation packing supplies and other storage items provide perfect nest building materials for these rodents. This website also provides helpful advice and strategies to safely remove the wildlife from your attic fix any damage they have caused get rid of noise in the attic and prevent the problem from happening again. Posted by tenfoe on 12 25 13 at 5 51 pm to marcopolo a mouse or squirrel makes a lot of noise in an attic chewing on things at night.

For more advanced info read raccoons in the attic guide. Preferring to live in dark secluded areas house mice often invade attics. If they accidentally fall down behind your walls then you ll probably hear a scratching noise that sounds like the animal is going up and down and that could be a sign that it.