If pests have nested in or destroyed your insulation you may need to.
Animal running in my attic.
Droppings or urine nests made of paper leaves and twigs squirrels rodents birds disturbed insulation squirrels and raccoons.
Ducts ripped apart raccoons.
You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises.
Common animal entry points.
But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.
This is the squirrel seen to the left the common one with the fluffy tail.
I ll start with squirrels which are the most common type of critter nationwide to invade attics.
Raccoons are often the loudest sound you will hear in your attic.
As wildlife removal specialists aac technicians always inspect the outside of the house.
They are the largest.
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.
This is a good place to start because most of the time that sound is going to be one of these two critters.
Signs animals are in your attic.
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.
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.
The two most common kinds of animals that will enter your attic are raccoons and squirrels.