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

[Jeff Scarbrough]

If it sounds like squirrels, it very likely is.  We had them in our
walls, and it sounded just like what you describe.

We got this http://www.amazon.com/Ortho-Repellent-1-Gallon-Groundhog-Herbivore/dp/B009QAPT24
 and sprayed the heck out of the side of the house.  They don't seem
to like it, and they went away.

Unfortunately, they remember where they lived and they will come back
next year, if not in the fall.  Once you chase them off, you will need
to continue to spray in the fall and spring (start early!) to convince
them that elsewhere is better.

Good luck!

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
> 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 anything in 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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