Noises In My Attic

Some mates had grey squirrels in their attic and he got rid of them with an air rifle Unfortunately he wasn't a good shot and it cost them a fortune to get the roof fixed afterwards

Lots of suggestions for shooting lol, however i don`t have one and I think I`d prob end up blowing the roof off!

Council coming out tomor. Had another noisy night but I just visualised nice things and soon went off to sleep

Loft hatch now sealed down with superglue/duct tape/carpet tacks and finished off with a staple gun just in case whatever it is wants to travel further afield

[gruntygiggles]

Speedy.....I'd put money on it being mice or birds....if it were rats, you hear the odd bump as well as they're bigger and can be super noisy, making some quite loud bangs the way they can run around, so I'd be suprised if that was the problem.

If it's birds, depends on which birds as some will be protected and the council will not be able to remove them. Just have a good clean with dettol in the rooms that join the other house as birds have fleas....tiny little ones and when I had a starling nesting my oven hood, I used to have a real problem with them and mites.....lots of cleaning needed.

If you have mice.....which you may also be able to hear in the walls, then it's good that the council are coming out today as they can cause havoc with your wiring. SO can rats, but I don't think you've got them.

Whatever it is.......the council will get it sorted so good luck and here's hoping you can sleep soundly soon!

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Speedy.....I'd put money on it being mice or birds....if it were rats, you hear the odd bump as well as their bigger and can be super noisy, making some quite loud bangs the way they can run around, so I'd be suprised if that was the problem.

If it's birds, depends on which birds as some will be protected and the council will not be able to remove them. Just have a good clean with dettol in the rooms that join the other house as birds have fleas....tiny little ones and when I had a starling nesting my oven hood, I used to have a real problem with them and mites.....lots of cleaning needed.

If you have mice.....which you may also be able to hear in the walls, then it's good that the council are coming out today as they can cause havoc with your wiring. SO can rats, but I don't think you've got them.

Whatever it is.......the council will get it sorted so good luck and here's hoping you can sleep soundly soon!

Many thanks GG

[Jayneflakes]

If you are really very lucky, you could have a Bat, however they are quite shy so that is very unlikely.

Nesting birds make a huge amount of noise, had that myself a few summers ago and it drove me mad.

I heard once of a lost pet that was found in the attic of one house, the little darling had been surviving by preying on insects up there, but was half starved and suffered with the cold. However, once caught it was put in a Vivarium and it soon regained it's health and grey up into a beautiful Tarantula.

[timwilky]

If it is a bat problem, say nought.

How you then encourage them to leave is up to you. Just don't let you local wildlife people know you evicted them

Originally Posted by timwilky

If it is a bat problem, say nought.

How you then encourage them to leave is up to you. Just don't let you local wildlife people know you evicted them

Indeed. Protected species they are. You will more than likely end up being responsible for their welfare.

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by Stig_Of_The_Dump

I have had the same. Mice were living in the attic and making their way down the walls and into the kitchen via water pipe holes. Baited traps sorted it out in next to no time.

+1

Lots of pitter-patter noises and scuffling about coming from the loft but no sign of em. Probably hidden away under the insulation somewhere. For such tiny creatures they make a fair old noise.

Couple of baited traps just inside the hatch and I caught three doormice in a week, after which we never heard a thing again.

I get field mice in my compost heap down the bottom of my garden. Sweet little things with big ears. They don't generally head indoors so I leave them alone. The r**s I found down there one year however were dispatched with poison, mixed with chocolate paste to make them eat lots of it, which they did!

Good luck with the council!

Pretty much everything that has been listed is possible.. or a mixture! If you lived next door to me it'd be perfectly possible for it to be one of my snakes or lizards in your attic! Many times i've had to re catch them from neighbours attics or in the walls!

Am relieved I no longer live in Plymouth!!!!!