Rats, mice or squirrels in my walls? ?

At night I am awaken by scratching noises and ';squealling'; sounds. I thought it would be mice, but my parents said they don't make that much noise. Any advice?





I haven't found droppings in the house, so far. Rats, mice or squirrels in my walls? ?
rule of thumb for me has always been noises at night usually are rats...during the day squirrels (there are exceptions such as flying squirrels are nocturnal..nesting squirrels can be making some noises at night at times) if mice population is high enough where you can hear them squealing, there would be plenty of other evidence around that they are the problem. My guess is rats.





would need an inspection to know for sure what you have...need to see droppings...trail size in the insulation where the rub markings are..even know what part of the country you are at to know what possible wildlife you have aroundRats, mice or squirrels in my walls? ?
Last year we heard squealing sounds in bathroom ceiling and it turned out to be a family of ermine (mink). Any scratching/squealing you're hearing is likely nesting moms and newborns of some rodent variety. Our ermine found other accommodations after we found the place they got in and fixed it. This year we had mice. After we fixed the place where they got in, we caught them in a Hav-a-Heart trap and released them back into the wild.


Hope you'll consider addressing your problem in a humane and non-poisonous manner. Best of luck!
You can buy poisoned bait, which should be sprinkled onto a piece of paper or a paper plate so you can remove uneaten bait easily and safely. Be sure to keep pets and children away from the bait. If signs of mice still persist after three weeks, resort to traps. Humane traps capture mice alive in a cage or box, enabling you to deposit them elsewhere. Or you can use spring-loaded traps.
For rats and mice place a few bait traps around the exterior of your home. Tomcat is a brand here that is popular. The critters eat it and then seek water which takes them away from their nest to die.


If you can find their entry point, wait until you've had a few quiet nights and then seal it with expanding foam.
Call an exterminator, the electronic repeller we have doesn't work at all. Rat traps if you can find where they are getting into the wall.
Use the Riddex Plus, plug in rodent deterrent. They'll leave.

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