Rats are some of the animals you re most likely to find in your attic.
Common attic animals.
But when you read the signs it s easy to identify what animals you have.
Raccoons make certain attic noises.
Mice are common in many areas as well.
Rarely will you actually see the animals in the attic.
Mice and squirrels can be heard gnawing and moving throughout the attic.
Animals living in your attic can cause damage to the wiring plumbing and structure of your home while also bringing in diseases.
Bats in attics can make noises.
Animals in attic common wild animals in attic include squirrels mice rats raccoons and bats.
Squirrels raccoons and rodents can carry disease and chew through your wiring creating a fire hazard.
Raccoons usually have young in spring but it varies depending on climate.
Here is a short list of our furry friends that want to call your attic home.
The best way to identify them is through their droppings which will be brown sausage shaped and curved.
Common roof rats love warm spaces and may seek refuge in your attic during cold or wet winter months.
Occasionally we find chipmunks opossums birds and snakes.
Rats and mice in the attic.
Squirrels give birth twice a year in late summer and late winter and the babies take only about 8 weeks to be full grown.
It happens for me less than 5 of the time.
The roof rat is more common in warm areas and more likely to enter the attic.
This matters a lot because most animals inside an attic are there to build a nest and raise baby animals.
Most of the time the animals will crawl down a dark wall or under insulation or in the shadows and stay super still.
There are two main species of rats in the us the roof rat and the norway rat.
Tree squirrels love to run climb and jump.
Hear gnawing in the attic but you re not sure if it s rats.
Noises in the attic can come from several different types of animals.
The most common critter to enter attics in many areas including where i work in florida is the rat.
There are however a few animals that are normally associated with attic trespassers than others.
These small rodents can fit through tiny entry holes and infest an attic in large numbers.
Roof rats in particular are very common in attics in warmer areas and norway rats in cities.
Keeping these animals out of your attic is the best approach.
Rats and mice are very common animals in attics throughout much of the country.
Strategies for keeping an attic animal free mainly involve consistent home inspections and maintenance.