Although several species of squirrels will live in attics the eastern gray squirrel is the most common culprit.
Animal running in my attic.
Droppings or urine nests made of paper leaves and twigs squirrels rodents birds disturbed insulation squirrels and raccoons.
If pests have nested in or destroyed your insulation you may need to.
I ll start with squirrels which are the most common type of critter nationwide to invade attics.
Most larger animals such as raccoons and opossums will love to hang out in your attic so if you happen to notice the noises right up at the top of your home running back and forth along the floor making the loudest noises you ve ever heard a small animal make the crafty critters could be the root cause.
But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.
The first indicator of an animal problem in the attic is the noise.
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.
Ducts ripped apart raccoons.
Common animal entry points.
This is a good place to start because most of the time that sound is going to be one of these two critters.
Animal trails in the attic holes in attic insulation animal hair or fur bird feathers displacement of attic insulation and even dead animals are common clues found in the attic.
The two most common kinds of animals that will enter your attic are raccoons and squirrels.
This is the squirrel seen to the left the common one with the fluffy tail.
As wildlife removal specialists aac technicians always inspect the outside of the house.
Signs animals are in your attic.
They are the largest.