Something Scratching In The Attic

When bats enter homes through small holes sometimes they get stuck in the walls.

Something scratching in the attic.

I think there is an animals living up there this is a common call we get here at creature control. Scratching sounds scratching sounds are the most common noises you will hear in your attic and unfortunately the hardest to link to a particular animal. 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. This sound is associated with them moving around the attic dragging a heavy object destroying something or just shoving among themselves.

You can sprinkle a 6 to 8 inch wide band of all purpose flour around the perimeter of your attic and look for footprints the following day. 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. I hear something in my attic. If a raccoon is living in your attic you may see latrines or areas where it urinates and defecates.

Scratching noise at night in the attic. A scratching noise in your attic usually isn t a good sign. Though bats are typically quiet nocturnal animals they do make high pitched screeching sounds around dusk or dawn. Once in the walls bats make scratching and squeaking sounds as they tend to become disoriented when trying to get unstuck.

But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there. You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises. Hearing high pitched attic noises. You may see an oily stain on the ceiling in the area below the attic.

Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury. Once you ve ruled out an intruder and other immediate causes for distress you may find you ve. If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or opossum engaged in jumping from one area of the attic to another actively shoving or destroying something or dragging something heavy. In addition to hearing consistent scratching sounds another important sign you have bats in the attic is high pitched screeches.