I Hear Scratching In My Attic

Bats may form a colony in your attic but you ll hear them squeaking and scratching if they get stuck in the attic.

I hear scratching in my attic.

Mating adults will squeal. This includes raccoons bats mice rats and flying squirrels. Heavy walking or thumping. 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. A nest of baby raccoons. Squealing sounds of heavy walking from the ceiling. Though bats are typically quiet nocturnal animals they do make high pitched screeching sounds around dusk or dawn.

If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or. Many of the species that you have in your attic are nocturnal and are more likely to be active at night. Fast scampering medium volume usually in the attic. A scratching in the attic early in the morning call if likely to be a grey squirrel.

Both mice and rats make scratching sounds in an attic. It sounds almost like someone s fingers rubbing on the other side of the wall. Mice and raccoons on the other hand are typically louder. In addition to hearing consistent scratching sounds another important sign you have bats in the attic is high pitched screeches.

Bats mice and raccoons will all make noise in an attic and all of them can scratch but the scratching of bats it typically very soft. Daytime noise especially in the morning or evening. Noises in the attic at night thumping. Bats may be heard if they have to move from a daytime roosting area to an exit point.