Rodents In Attic And Walls

This is the noise you ll hear.

Rodents in attic and walls.

A quick inspection of the outside of your home can give you a good indication of whether you have mice in the walls. Rats leave greasy smudge marks along run ways and entry or exit holes they are using. 7 rub marks and footprints. If their nest is inside your walls you have dead mice in the walls.

Mice are capable of fitting through extremely small openings in floors walls and foundations. After they enter homes they can be extremely difficult to get rid of. Get rid of mice without poison. Mice often live in hidden areas within homes including storage boxes attics lofts and wall interiors.

Baiting mice with poison presents a problem. The mice eat the poison bait and then go back to their nest where they may die. They also may gnaw on walls or baseboards to make entry points into a pantry attic or wall. Look for signs of rats gnawing on food containers in a pantry.

The best remedy to get rid of mice without poison is traps. Homeowners can use spring loaded traps live traps and glue. Rats will make holes up to 2 inches wide. Rats will live in any part of the architecture from the basement up to the attic and of course in between the walls.

If you have mice living in your attic it is likely that they are traveling down through your wall voids to access areas of your home that have food or water sources. Check your attic for trails in the insulation. Scraping scrambling bumping thumping and sometimes squeaking.