Bats In The Belfry and Squirrels In The Attic
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
February 28, 2016 6:44am CST
I have written before about having mice in the attic. It happens every year. How they get there is a mystery but when we hear their little feet running around we go buy poison and put it in the attic and that takes care of that.
Since we don't have a Belfry we don't have Bats. I bought a Bat House for the back yard and no one ever moved in...sigh...
When we got back from Florida we heard thundering heavy feet (as compared to mice feet) and thought for a day we had Raccoons in the attic. Oh joy!
A neighbor is a “Critter Remover Guy” so we ask him to help us. He came over saying it must be mice and we said - no - bigger than a mouse and he admitted on day two that is was Squirrels.
The first day we called him it was snowing and sleeting so he didn't go on the roof. The second, with ice gone and snow about gone he walked around the roof and found the place they were getting in.
He put a trap door in the spot they used so they can get out but can't get back in. We are now waiting for squirrels to leave and not come back.
We asked about poison and he said NO. Mice die and dry up, Squirrels die and rot for a long time – something we wouldn't want in our attic.
Our neighbor said if they don't go out on their own he would trap them and get them out. That will be this coming week if we still hear them. Fingers crossed they go on their own and stay away.
Have you had critters wanting to share your space?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
We hired our neighbor to do it for us. We didn't hear a thing today so i thing they got out and can't get back in...
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
28 Feb 16
Not squirrels, no. I hope they leave peacefully @PainsOnSlate !
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
Me too, we haven't heard them yet today so they might have left and can't get back in - fingers crossed.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Mar 16
we are still hearing them, its very cold outside with ice and snow, they will want to stay until it warms up.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
28 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Squirrels generally do not get into the attic.Hope by next week you will get your house back from the invaders.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
Me too, i know the neighbor will see that we are along again.
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@Juliaacv (56282)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
If he is able to plug the hole that they have, once they are gone, ask him about the little plug ins that you can get. We had a mouse in the house once and after it was gone, my husband bought some of these little things. They emit a noise that pets or humans cannot hear but rodents can and they don't like it. We have one on each level of the house and two out in our attached garage-just to keep them away. They won't get rid of any rodents, but will make your home seem less welcoming to them in the future.
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@Juliaacv (56282)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate We bought ours at Canadian Tire, they had a 2-pack. And after a few months, you won't even notice them. We saw that our son had one on Saturday when we were there.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
Very cool, I will check that out. I assume Home Hardware will have them. Thanks for that.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Feb 16
When we bought this house we had squirrels in our attic. And man they were loud, especially at night, I think they were fighting. We set live traps and caught them all and took them to the woods down the street and safely released them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
I think ours are gone - (crossing my fingers.) If not ours will be trapped and released too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
@fishtiger58 I haven't seen how or where they got in but the critter guy did and put the trap[ door where they got in. I hope they will never get back in.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Apparently this house was empty for some time. The squirrels chewed though the roof and took up residence. We patched it and soon saw evidence of them trying to chew through again same spot. We had to put up sheet metal to keep those suckers out.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate
I have never had any problem with squirrels and know nothing about what to do to be rid of them so if I ever have a problem like this I will know what to do. Yes cats are good mouse catchers.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
According to the man who is helping us, the only way to stop the squirrels is to find how they get in and once gone make sure the hole or entry is covered. We did that - they can get out but can't get back in . We think it worked. We used to always have cats but not any more. Cats are the best mousers.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
29 Apr 16
We've never had squirrels in our attic, but we did have rats in the attic of the house we inherited from my in-laws. When we would be there doing work getting it ready for renting out, I could hear something up there. Our handyman said it wasn't anything, but it was. He finally did find them and get rid of them. It's a pain having these unwanted "guests."
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
20 Dec 16
Unwanted is right. they are very annoying and I'm afraid they will be chewing on electric lines...
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
20 Dec 16
@PainsOnSlate I'm afraid they would suffer from natural consequences for that.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Mar 16
We don't have cats. I think they might deter any critter from moving in.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I cannot ever recall any critters in any place I lived.
Except for mice now and again in one place where we lived near the beach.
I got those sticky sets and those worked.
Did not want to put poison as they then die and the place smells so bad.
Nice photo.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Oh yes terrible if you dont go get them for sure Paints.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Feb 16
jest box 'em up 'n send 'em on o'er! i've not an attic, but've holes in the sidin' where the birds've decided to build their nests. i get to hear 'em year 'round fussin' 'n fightin' durin' the winter months (i'm a lucky gal, they're right o'er the head'f my bed) 'n then come spring 'n the wee one's hatch, i get to hear 'em hollerin' fer more food.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate the hubs's hard'f hearin' 'n refuses to wear his hearin' aids (ya know, coz schtuff's too loud?? sigh...) so i'll jest put up with such from my feathered friends 'n count my blessin's.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
Oh my I thought it was bad just hearing them play in my attic. Not things for more, if they get out, they can't come back.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
28 Feb 16
no fortunately ... we dont... not even spiders or ants .... the occasional fly comes in if we have the patio doors open.... I hope your critter problems soon come to an end.....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate yeah ... some things I can live without.... and spiders is one of them.... which fortunately we do not see many where we live at the moment.... mosquitoes are sometimes a problem a little later in the year.... being so close to the water... but other than that.... bug free....
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
besides the furry ones we get flies, ladybugs, spiders...I guess I'm lucky...NOT!
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
28 Feb 16
Oh yeah @PainsOnSlate . Because the belly of the mobile home is just stuffing and plastic, I get: raccoon's, opossum's, mice; you name it. Not much I can do about it either.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
Oh wow you have your own zoo. To get rid of the raccoons at another house we put a radio in the attic, they prefer quiet so it kept them at bay but we did have to eventually trap them and make them go away.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Living out here in the country, the raccoon's are in abundance.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
That is a bit creepy 
. We probably have a lizard or two as well but we can't hear them and the attic is a crawl space, not a space we can get to easily.
. We probably have a lizard or two as well but we can't hear them and the attic is a crawl space, not a space we can get to easily.1 person likes this
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
don't claim to love the critters in the attic. I will be happy when they are gone...I
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
when we had raccoon's we trapped them and took them miles and miles away. They are very pesky.
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@amadeo (111937)
• United States
28 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Yes it could be fun.I really love seeing them.But not the mouse ini the house.LOL
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 16
Sometimes I feel like its a zoo here too (quietly I will say we have chipmunks outside but so far not seen inside...)
@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 16
Squirrels can be a right nuisance I understand but then so can mice. I hope he manages to rid them for you!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
I think its working, i think they went out and can't come back in...fingers crossed
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
29 Feb 16
We have mice every now and again but when that happens we use poison in the attic and they go away. (we don't have cats so we don't worry about the poison hurting cats.)
@bwjsdems (496)
• New Zealand
19 Dec 16
My mum often gets rats in her attic. The landlord won't trim the tree they are using to get onto the roof and there is a convenient hole that they squeeze through. Costing the landlord a heap of money for exterminators, but he still won't just trim the tree!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
20 Dec 16
We don't have rats but squirrels are rats to me. And you are right, the trees are how they get to the roof. So far after have the roof fixed we haven't heard any noises up there...
