[Shop-talk] What animal is in my ceiling?

[Pat Horne]

Jim,

3/4" space is probably mice. They can get through spaces about the size of a
dime. Rats need a hole about the size of a quarter. Squirrels need more
space than that. Where do you live?

Any chance you have a camera that could be set up in the space that has
motion detection? You can always use bait to poison them. I don't use it
often, but when I have, they left the building to die. YMMV.

Peace,
Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim
Franklin
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 7:45 AM
To: Shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] What animal is in my ceiling?

I've searched the Internet, but all answers seem to require that I actually
see evidence, and I don't. It's in the ceiling between floors. No droppings
anywhere. I hear little feet like mice skittering across the ceiling, and a
great big ruckus like two squirrels chasing each other, moving quickly in
the 3/4" space created by the strapping between joists and sheetrock. 

They are loudly active mostly at night, almost always at 4:30am. Often in
the evenings, but sometimes during the day too. However, I haven't heard
them in 2 days. Sometimes this happens.

I cannot find any entry points, so I can't observe how they are getting in.
A lot of the roof trim is rotted at the ends, but there is no evidence of
anythingin the attic, and I never hear anything in the walls. 

In the past, any mice have eventually made it to the basement traps, but not
this time. 

thanks,
jim
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