Mice in the house?

[Kevin Seitzer]

We heard scratching in the walls last night. I went up in the attic this morning and found round-ish droppings about a quarter inch in diameter laying on the insulation, some fresh and some old. Any advice? Am I correct to assume this is from mice? Should I set traps in the attic? I suppose I need to figure out where they got in, too.

[baldgriff]

Mouse traps and peanut butter...... Forget cheese! They love peanut butter. Quarter inch in diameter may be bigger than a mouse - Possibly squirrels.

[Steve]

Second the peanut butter, not only do they like it, they can not steal it like they can cheese

[heyelander]

squirrels?

[The Feral Slasher]

Mouse traps and peanut butter...... Forget cheese! They love peanut butter. Quarter inch in diameter may be bigger than a mouse - Possibly squirrels.

We got mice one year I was living in Wichita. And yes the terds were much smaller than quarter inch diameter.

[Pauly]

i had squirrels in my attic...They scratched all night long, it was a nightmare. I paid a lot of $$ to have all the construction gaps sealed around the roof line, but the best way to stop it is to make sure there are no trees that give those damn rodents easy access to the roof.

[Kevin Seitzer]

I wonder if it is squirrels. I remember thinking at the time that the scratching was awfully loud for mice, but I couldn't imagine how something larger like a raccoon or a possum could fit into the wall (or get into the attic in the first place, for that matter).

Here are pics of the droppings.

[heyelander]

throw some feral cats up there. that will take care of everything.

[ironfist]

i had squirrels in my attic...They scratched all night long, it was a nightmare. I paid a lot of $$ to have all the construction gaps sealed around the roof line, but the best way to stop it is to make sure there are no trees that give those damn rodents easy access to the roof.

I had them in my attic a few years ago, too. They destroyed everything. Had to pay a lot of money to seal everything, too.

[The Feral Slasher]

throw some feral cats up there. that will take care of everything.

That's what I'm talkin' about !

[Kevin Seitzer]

throw some feral cats up there. that will take care of everything.

Hmm...I wonder what nullnor's consulting fee would be for a situation like this.

[heyelander]

armadillos?

[Fresno Bob]

I wonder if it is squirrels. I remember thinking at the time that the scratching was awfully loud for mice, but I couldn't imagine how something larger like a raccoon or a possum could fit into the wall (or get into the attic in the first place, for that matter).

Here are pics of the droppings.

that is rat sh!t buddy.....you could get some traps, but your concern in the winter is if they've made a breeding nest up there. You don't want to poison them because if they die somewhere you can't see them, it is going to really be nasty.....

[onejayhawk]

throw some feral cats up there. that will take care of everything.

How do you get rid of the feral cats?

J

[heyelander]

How do you get rid of the feral cats?

J

wild dogs/coyotes of course.