Driving Me Crazy...Night Visitor!

[Wesley Smith]

This happens from time-to-time, but last night took the cake! We have a creature that is making distractive noises in our attic. In the past it has just been the patter of little feet. This time the creature was gnawing wood. By about 4:30 AM, I couldn't take it any longer so I got up out of bed and equipped myself with my 15 million candle power (or something like that), flashlight, and ascended into the attic. Of course, there was nothing to be seen, but I did observe where I think the critter is gaining access. It humbles me to say that I felt somewhat like Elmer Fudd. I wanted to take a shot gun and fire into the area of the ceiling where the noise was coming from! Ha! Today my first call after 8:00 AM will be to a pest control company!

Friend,

Wes

[Chuck Wilkes]

Been there, done that! No shotgun available...lucky me.

Chuck

[Scott Hilton]

We had that problem for awhile too, it was a Opossum. We actually had it happen on several occassions until our roof got redone. We baited him with some dog food inside a trap and it worked. Those things are mean looking by the way, eecks!

On a sidenote, I completely misread your title at first......I thought it said "Driving me crazy....Night Ranger" and I was in complete agreement.

blessings

[Christine Josephson]

No night visitors.
Our day visitors are red headed woodpeckers drilling on the rain gutters. Duh! Anyone have a solution. PLEASE

[Ken Pell]

We had that problem too.

Squirrels!

They are tough to dissuade. But they must be. They will through your wiring, etc.

We used live traps but that didn't work.

We patched their hole into the attic -- they made a new one.

They're gone now ... that's all I will say.

[Wesley Smith]

We had that problem too.

Squirrels!

They are tough to dissuade. But they must be. They will through your wiring, etc.

We used live traps but that didn't work.

We patched their hole into the attic -- they made a new one.

They're gone now ... that's all I will say.

Your last line sounds quite mysterious. Was there something you did to persuade them to...be gone? Come on. We're your friends. You can tell us.

Friend,

Wes

[Gina Stevenson]

Since they're rodents, did they fall for the d-Con trap, like mice, too? [or did you use the Elmer Fudd method of which Wes spoke?]

[Ken Pell]

Your last line sounds quite mysterious. Was there something you did to persuade them to...be gone? Come on. We're your friends. You can tell us.

Friend,

Wes

Since they're rodents, did they fall for the d-Con trap, like mice, too? [or did you use the Elmer Fudd method of which Wes spoke?


I moved. :basic05
















But not until after I became very adept with a BB gun. :cool:
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[Dave McClung]

This happens from time-to-time, but last night took the cake! We have a creature that is making distractive noises in our attic. In the past it has just been the patter of little feet. This time the creature was gnawing wood. By about 4:30 AM, I couldn't take it any longer so I got up out of bed and equipped myself with my 15 million candle power (or something like that), flashlight, and ascended into the attic. Of course, there was nothing to be seen, but I did observe where I think the critter is gaining access. It humbles me to say that I felt somewhat like Elmer Fudd. I wanted to take a shot gun and fire into the area of the ceiling where the noise was coming from! Ha! Today my first call after 8:00 AM will be to a pest control company!

Friend,

Wes

I can tell you what you shouldn't do -- don't try "do it yourself poison." A couple of years ago we had similar sounds. I bought some of the poison -- the kind they are supposed to eat and leave. One of them didn't leave. He died somewhere in the wall. It took several months for the smell to go away.

[Wesley Smith]

Just made a call to an exterminator. For $285.00 they will guarantee that we will be rodent free for three months. Don't tell anybody, but with all the gnawing that was going on last night, I'd pay more! Heh!

Wes

[Scott Hilton]

I can tell you what you shouldn't do -- don't try "do it yourself poison." A couple of years ago we had similar sounds. I bought some of the poison -- the kind they are supposed to eat and leave. One of them didn't leave. He died somewhere in the wall. It took several months for the smell to go away.
We had one of the opossums die in a corner of the attic I couldn't get too......well, I could, but not with the smell. We had to call someone out as well, phew:eek:

[Wesley Smith]

Talked to 2 pest control companies today. About $275.00 to guarantee rodent free for three months. To me...it is worth it. That sound of my house being eaten by a rat is too much for me. Sanctified. Sphlanctified. Suffering succatash!

Well, I put off my decision until probably the first of next week. So, I spent an hour under the house when I got home this evening. Set two traps. Found three places where a rat could gain access. Baited the traps with peanut butter. Will let you know, but great will be my rejoicing if I hear the snap of a trap

By the way, the lady at the pest control place said it was probably a young female making a nest. They can give birth to up to 14 young. Many of them are females. The exponential potential is indescribable. Let's nip this little project in the bud is what I say!

Friend,

Wes

[Ken Pell]

Talked to 2 pest control companies today. About $275.00 to guarantee rodent free for three months. To me...it is worth it. That sound of my house being eaten by a rat is too much for me. Sanctified. Sphlanctified. Suffering succatash!

Well, I put off my decision until probably the first of next week. So, I spent an hour under the house when I got home this evening. Set two traps. Found three places where a rat could gain access. Baited the traps with peanut butter. Will let you know, but great will be my rejoicing if I hear the snap of a trap

By the way, the lady at the pest control place said it was probably a young female making a nest. They can give birth to up to 14 young. Many of them are females. The exponential potential is indescribable. Let's nip this little project in the bud is what I say!

Friend,

Wes
sick 'em!

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[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

You could use gum, jelly beans, etc. on traps. You can put gum in mole holes, also.

[Wesley Smith]

Okay, getting ready to head home from the office. By the way, this isn't the best place to announce it, but Wednesday is my Sr. League Bowling day. Today was the final competition for the season. Our team played the winners from the first half of the season. We beat them four games out of four. So, we are the champs for the year. Won't tell you my other scores, but had 197 in the 2nd game. That is the highest I have ever bowled. One guy on my team bowled 256 in the first game.

Anyway, no gnawing sounds last night. I need to get under the house this evening and check my trap line. I've promised Colleen a new fur coat if things work out. Nothing too much for my wife, is what I always say!

Friend,

Wes

[Chuck Wilkes]

Er, may I assume you are not using your bowling ball as an element in your trap line? Hmmmhh...

Chuck

[Wesley Smith]

[QUOTE=Chuck Wilkes;190222]Er, may I assume you are not using your bowling ball as an element in your trap line? Hmmmhh...

SIZE]Conjures up a potential cartoon! Rats in the configuration of ten pins! Just say, "Cheeze!"

[Paul Whitaker]

Had bats in the attic.

Our daughter had a very good mouser, Snowball.

We put Snowball up in the attic, she started the meow which said "The enemy is here!"

We shut the door to the attic and proceeded with our evening's activities.

Later - MEOW!!


We opened the door again, she jumped to my waiting hands.

Shut the attic door.

No more bats in the attic.

We did the same thing with her in one of the bathrooms. A bat was in the bathroom flying around and would occasionally park on one of the walls.

We put Snowball in the bathroom, shut the door and waited for the meow.

It was not long until the meow was heard, we opened the door and she majestically walked out of the bathroom, went to the rug in front of the coal stove, washed herself and then went to sleep.

Mission accomplished.

[Jim Franklin]

Wes, my friend, some years ago I was sitting in our duplex living room area where I could look into the kitchen. I heard something and looked over the edge of my newspaper and staring back at me was a mouse. I got a trap, applied peanut butter, placed where his/her runway had to be, went back to pick up my newspaper and "SNAP" that was the end of the problem. Glad those mice are not alergic to peanut butter.

[Anne and Dwayne Hood]

Speaking of Pest control. The pesticide man came today, and I have just remembered that there were kittens under the house. OH MY!