Mice...........start looking for holes in your outside walls....the hole does not have to be big. Rats can fit through something not much bigger than a quarter.

 

How do you think I should start baiting them? I can't get to them. I went to the attic, no signs or sound there.

I have been all over the outside; I can't find any openings!

EDIT: I am going to start placing Decon bait stations in the attics and see if they get eaten.

 

I wouldn't do the bait stations....do spring traps and/or glue traps.

You don't want them eating the poison and then dying in the walls...better to catch them on the outside....

Look for mouse drippings (black rice).

 

I looked for droppings in the attic, nothing. I have had mice in the detached garage, and have had luck with the glue traps and the Decon there. I am sure there were mice in the attic above the attached garage too, I suppose it's not a stretch to think they could end up in the wall, but I can't see how they'd get there... I mean it is the opposite side of the house. I can't explain it, you'd have to see the house layout.

EDIT: Great looking Jeep by the way.

 

I looked for droppings in the attic, nothing. I have had mice in the detached garage, and have had luck with the glue traps and the Decon there. I am sure there were mice in the attic above the attached garage too, I suppose it's not a stretch to think they could end up in the wall, but I can't see how they'd get there... I mean it is the opposite side of the house. I can't explain it, you'd have to see the house layout. EDIT: Great looking Jeep by the way.

Thanks.....takes a fellow jeeper to understand

Btw....those mice can sometimes fit in the holes in the top plate for your wiring

 

I was thinking something larger than mice though. I didn't think mice could make that much noise. I'll start with treating for them and see if the noises go away.

Thanks again!

 

Get a cat, or a snake. :whistling2:

 

Came home from a walk one night and saw 2 med size rats run across top of fence, then crawled up brick and under hardie trim!

Threw poison bait up and around all of the attic, in a few days the smell indicated our success. @ weeks later, smell gone as well as rodents.

Did not want to have to deal with traps to remove.

 

Did not want to have to deal with traps to remove.

My issue with traps in this case is the "attic" is such a pain to get in and out of. Little more than a hatch in the closet ceiling.

As long as it's just mice, (even rats, hopefully not though!), I can deal with it. There was so much noise I was sure there was something bigger.

 

It's likely mice, but could be a bat too. We hired a pest Co. and they found no mice, eventually found bats and refunded $.
I'd use glue traps, or peanut butter on snap traps. Don't worry about how they get in for now, focus on getting to them and eradication.:thumbsup:
Either case is tricky, but you can win the battle, and must; mice can chew wiring and cause fire, potentially.

 

Do you have squirrels in your community?

Often they access attics looking for a warm nesting place.

ED

 

Ah, yes, squirrels, those pesky flying rodents! I've had them chew through the gable end of my CT house TWICE and build a humongus nest in the attic floor open joists. Sealed the gable end hole once only to have them come back and chew through again in the exact same place...What a nightmare. Had forgotten about squirrels, but this post reminds me of the havoc they wreak.
Hopefully you don't have them inside your house.
You could always seek out Christopher Walken and see what he could do for you!:laughing: Movie: Mouse Hunt - a total riot!:yes:

 

Mice can get in a hole no bigger than a penny, So your mice may be entering nearly anywhere, possibly through a hose bib, or a hole drilled by the cable guy, or phone installer, I have seen holes made by woodpeckers that are big enough.

ED

 

Yep, Walken is the man! He's from crazytown:laughing:
Squirrel holes are going to be probably 3" or larger.
My mother's house had racoons living in the old unused chimney! It scared her Jamacian home health care woman big time!?
Your 'rodent' may be lost in your walls, time to start cutting huge holes randomly, especially at night! Just kidding.
Look at ductwork/exhaust pipes, soffit vents, anywhere there might be an access point for them to enter.

 

A friend of mine had a similar situation, and it turned out to be raccoon. They sere getting in through a gap in the siding and squeezing up into the attic. He had to have them professionally trapped. You'll know if it's a raccoon...it sounds much bigger then a mouse or a rat.

 

that would drive me nuts, hope you get it sorted.