Hearing noises in your attic ceiling or walls 2.
Rats in walls and attic.
Do your pets hear noises.
In fact on a recent vacation we had at least 2 rats living in the attic.
The first we knew about it was when we looked between 2 chairs in the dining room and saw it looking up at us.
Rats are also large enough to be very intrusive with noise from nocturnal activity and most of our calls regarding these rodents is due to scratching sounds in the attic or walls from the rats running around.
Rats will shred paper or plastic material to help build a nest.
4 a rats nest.
Needless to say the rest of the vacation was not that great.
Cats and dogs may detect the noises from roof rats before you do.
When rats invade homes they often settle in the walls or attics of the structures.
Roof rats in particular are known for climbing to elevated areas of buildings hence their name.
They will also use hair fur and plants as well.
14 rats in the attic won t just stay in the attic and will often create damage by moving around in the wall cavities and other difficult to reach areas of the building.
A rat in the home will leave feces and urine wherever it goes and this waste excretion is a major sanitation issue for pets and people.
If you find an odd looking pile of trash it may be a rats nest.
Despite remaining out of sight and avoiding contact with humans rats in walls and attics still leave signs indicating their presence within the home.