I Hear An Animal In My Attic
But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.
I hear an animal in my attic. Squirrels are the only animals that get into attics that are typically active during the day. You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises. If you are hearing animal sounds in your attic at night it is most commonly a raccoon because they are nocturnal animals and thus most active at night. Raccoons are common culprits when there is a vocal growl or chattering noise and baby raccoons are among the noisiest animals to have in your attic.
If you hear it at night primarily it is either mice raccoons bats or in some cases a flying squirrel. It will make heavy thudding dragging slower moving sounds. You can attempt to rid the animal from your house using a few different methods. Although birds can do so as well.
Noises in the attic should send off alarm signals in your mind to call american animal control llc right away. They are the largest animal that will enter your home. Most people who hear noises in the ceiling assume the noise is from some type of animal in the attic. Some kind of wildlife is often the culprit for the noise in their attic.
Raccoons are often the loudest sound you will hear in your attic. The one exception is the nocturnal flying squirrel. If during the day then it is almost certainly a squirrel. Whether or not you hear the animal making vocalizations is another good indicator of what is making the knocking sound in your attic.
Animals generally enter through the attic where they then fall or crawl down into the wall from the top.