Loud scratching/moving noises between ceiling and 2nd floor

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 12:25 pm

I was downstairs eating when I heard what sounded like 2 heavy a** cats scratching the ceiling and running around in figure 8's, happened again about an hour later..

Vermin?

I took a hockey stick and tried tapping the ceiling everywhere but the noise didn't happen again.

Post by **Q451990** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:32 pm

Ahhh springtime! I had a condo with possum issues where they'd get between my floor and downstairs neighbor's ceiling. She always heard the noise.... then got the maggots when they'd die in there. Luckily it was investment property, so I didn't actually live there. Putrified possum isn't high on my list of favorite smells.

Time to look for areas around your house that could allow critters to enter. One trick the animal control guy used was to tape up a suspected entry point with masking tape, then look to see if it's open and pushed outward. If so, your critter has left the building... you really don't want to seal it up with one in there.

Good luck!

Heath

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:59 pm

Q451990 wrote:... then got the maggots when they'd die in there. Putrified possum isn't high on my list of favorite smells.

Always something lovely to look forward to

I haven't heard the noise since then, I might have to get up on the roof and start looking for some breached enclosures

Post by **Mr1der** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:00 pm

it's probably just xenomorphs, no biggie.

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 3:17 pm

just shat brix looking at a picture.

Post by **driverdriver** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:11 pm

Most likely mice.

I had an issue with them a few years back around now and the fall. Mice/rats hate the smell of mint, peppermint and spearmint. I planted a whole bunch of it around the perimeter of the house and they disappeared.

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:39 pm

I'll keep that in mind

Post by **driverdriver** » Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:39 pm

I would advise planting mixed culps of them around the perimeter. It works best.

Post by **Mr1der** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:09 pm

Dasoupdude wrote:just shat brix looking at a picture.

game over man, game over.

Post by **MinisterofDOOM** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:52 am

Mr1der wrote:it's probably just xenomorphs, no biggie.

Hey, anything's better than another bug hunt.

Post by **Mr1der** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:59 am

PARTY AT SOUP'S!

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:30 am

Honestly, I'm f*cking ready.

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:07 pm

The noises..they return..

:

cool mod thread bro.

Post by **BusyBadger** » Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:00 pm

I'm just here for the bug hunt.

MinisterofDOOM wrote:
Mr1der wrote:it's probably just xenomorphs, no biggie.
Hey, anything's better than another bug hunt.

I made my post before I read that, can't see how I missed it. Guess that makes me Hudson, not Hicks.

Soup, if you have any cop friends see if they can borrow a snake cam and check out what's going on in Amityville South. Be safer than just sticking your head up there and having some critter latch on to your face. I'm betting on raccoons.

Post by **Coupe12** » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:38 pm

Put strobe lights in the ceiling if possible

Post by **Mr1der** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:19 am

stop being a little girl and go up there with a flashlight.

could be birds, rats, bats or a crazy homeless man.

Post by **driverdriver** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:35 pm

Have you done a property walk around?

Do you see shingles, bits of insulation etc on the ground? That usually indicates squirrels, raccoons, etc. If you have fence posts that butt up against the house, lay down some spike strips. It doscourages climbing.

Mice tend to come back into homes in the November/December time frame.

This laid outside:

http://tomcatbrand.com/product/6-ultra-1-oz-block-bait

work's well. It also has the ability to kill large rodents like squirrels and raccoons. Keep cats and dogs away from it, because it can seriously sicken them.

Post by **drksolest** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 1:43 pm

we have a noisy, fluffy friend in our walls too... the cat chases it throughout the two rooms. We think squirrels but haven't seen what it is yet.

Post by **s0m3th1ngAZ** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:46 pm

Take care of it now rather than later. We had a family of raccoons in our foundation space and in a matter of a week they had ripped up every one of the 8 vents down there to make their nest. Not to mention the smell.

Post by **driverdriver** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:09 pm

My parents had a raccoon in their attic. The key to getting rid of a raccoon and to ensure they never come back, is getting rid of the offending smell. Raccoons including progeny, will small their way back to a nest from 100's of miles the next season. Best thing to use is Volcanic\Lava rock. It completly absorbs the smell.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page ... 0727,10175

Post by **drksolest** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:15 am

ScorchedNX2K wrote:Take care of it now rather than later. We had a family of raccoons in our foundation space and in a matter of a week they had ripped up every one of the 8 vents down there to make their nest. Not to mention the smell.

k found out it is mice in our crawl space. not thrilled.

We are taking care of it MEOW!... well tonight.

YouTube · Post by **dasoupdude** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:14 am

Ever since I explored that space with the lightsaber, no hostile being has ever returned to my attic.

Post by **drksolest** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:43 am

we have a bird trying to nest in our gutterz now.

Post by **Mr1der** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:46 pm

remember to use traps and not poison.

dead mice you can't find stink.

Post by **carloslebaron** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:10 am

Call the Exorcist! ...

Post by **elitefew22197** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:52 pm

Or it could be sme cool s*** you don't even know about...

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