Something Scratching In The Attic

Bat scratching sounds in the attic or walls.

Something scratching in the attic.

A scratching noise in your attic usually isn t a good sign. Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury. 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. But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.

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. It s very helpful to know what type of critters are living in your attic because the approach to solving the problem varies greatly depending on the type of animal. 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. I think there is an animals living up there this is a common call we get here at creature control.

If a raccoon is living in your attic you may see latrines or areas where it urinates and defecates. 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. This sound is associated with them moving around the attic dragging a heavy object destroying something or just shoving among themselves. 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.

When bats enter homes through small holes sometimes they get stuck in the walls. I hear something in my attic. Though bats are typically quiet nocturnal animals they do make high pitched screeching sounds around dusk or dawn. Once you ve ruled out an intruder and other immediate causes for distress you may find you ve.

Once in the walls bats make scratching and squeaking sounds as they tend to become disoriented when trying to get unstuck. In addition to hearing consistent scratching sounds another important sign you have bats in the attic is high pitched screeches. 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. You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises.