Scratching In My Attic

If you ve noticed unnerving scratching sounds in your attic but aren t sure what s making the noises look out for these telling signs that can help you to figure out who the culprit is.

Scratching in my attic. Traffic patterns nesting entrance and food debris fecal matter and urine scratching sounds. Noises in the attic at night thumping. This includes raccoons bats mice rats and flying squirrels. Scratching sounds in the attic or walls animals most times the strange noises and sounds coming from hidden places in a home is the first indication that some uninvited house guests have moved in and may just be getting comfortable.

Bats may be heard if they have to move from a daytime roosting area to an exit point. Scratching noise at night in the attic rodents. Many of the species that you have in your attic are nocturnal and are more likely to be active at night. You ll hear these pests more at night as they re looking.

Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury food. Pests in your attic can be difficult to deal with especially if you re not exactly sure what kind of wild animal is up there. Bats may form a colony in your attic but you ll hear them squeaking and scratching if they get stuck in the attic. Both mice and rats make scratching sounds in an attic.