Something is scurrying in my attic

[jim]

If they didn't crap a pellet each step they took they would be welcome to live in my house. Kind of cool when they get in the trap, they start to exit the trap as it's coming down so it usually gets from the neck up. They fight! They don't give up, they will flop that trap around for a good minute or so trying to get themselves out. The guy that sold me the trap told me it kills them instantly, but in my experience that's not true at all.

[Molly]

Borrow these guys:

[sighyoung]

Update: Now it seems to be in the wall between my bedroom and guest room, scurrying and nesting. Arg. I don't think there's anything I can do besides call pest control.

I suspect bats in the belfry. Psychiatry can be pretty cheap, you know.

[Simbagal23]

Could be squirrels....if it's cooling off there at night, squirrels like attics so they can stay warm and make more little squirrels. We heard similar noises, checked our attic during the day and, sure enough, we could see sunlight coming in a small area. So, we blocked the access and then bought a squirrel-friendly trap at Home Depot (around $30). A few cheerios smeared with peanut butter....walah! We ended up catching about 6 of them (one at a time, except once two of them were nabbed together!). We were told to drive them a couple of miles away as they (and their family remembers) always return to familiar places. This was a year ago and we've had no problems since then.....(knock on wood!).

[cardinalkarp]

[Michael]

It's probably a mouse. They go roaming around at night. Get yourself either some Decon or a Victory mouse trap. We have mice problems sometimes, I just threw one out a week ago. My son has a problem in his frat house at college and he said these sticky traps work good too.

I wouldn't pay anyone to remove a mouse or two.

At my old house we thought we only had one mouse but we later found out if you know of one mouse then you have a problem. Mice aren't loners.

heyzeus, you have a problem and I highly recommend calling an exterminator.

[heyzeus]

It's probably a mouse. They go roaming around at night. Get yourself either some Decon or a Victory mouse trap. We have mice problems sometimes, I just threw one out a week ago. My son has a problem in his frat house at college and he said these sticky traps work good too.

I wouldn't pay anyone to remove a mouse or two.

At my old house we thought we only had one mouse but we later found out if you know of one mouse then you have a problem. Mice aren't loners.

heyzeus, you have a problem and I highly recommend calling an exterminator.

I have a problem. In addition to the quaalude addiction, I also have mice. An exterminator is coming to the royal mansion at 1pm to inspect.

[planet planet]

I don't know, it could be what Simbagal described. I heard a scratching in my bedroom wall about a year ago (same time of year when it was getting cold) and nothing since (knock on wood). It could just be a renegade squirrel.

[PujolJunkie]

The really messed up thing is when a trap hits a mouse and it starts flopping and there's about 3 other mouse traps right near it. So he triggers all 3. Talk about overkill. Happened about 2 weeks ago for me.

[Jocephus]