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Scratching Sounds in Your Walls?

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What Animal Is Making Scratching Sounds?

Time of Day Matters:

🌅 Daytime Scratching

  • â€ĸ Squirrels: Fast, frantic scratching and scurrying
  • â€ĸ Birds: Flapping, chirping, and light scratching
  • â€ĸ Chipmunks: Quick, light scratching sounds

🌙 Nighttime Scratching

  • â€ĸ Raccoons: Heavy, deliberate scratching and thumping
  • â€ĸ Mice/Rats: Light, rapid scratching and gnawing
  • â€ĸ Bats: High-pitched scratching and fluttering
  • â€ĸ Opossums: Slow, methodical scratching

Sound Characteristics:

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Loud, Heavy Scratching:

Usually raccoons or large squirrels. Often accompanied by thumping footsteps.

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Fast, Frantic Scratching:

Typically squirrels, especially during dawn and dusk activity periods.

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Light, Rapid Scratching:

Usually mice or rats, often accompanied by gnawing sounds.

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High-Pitched Scratching:

Often bats, combined with chirping or fluttering wing sounds.

Where Are You Hearing the Scratching?

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Attic Scratching

Most common location for wildlife. Could be raccoons, squirrels, bats, or birds.

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Inside Walls

Usually mice, rats, or squirrels traveling through wall cavities.

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Ceiling/Floor

Animals moving between floors, often raccoons or large squirrels.

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Basement/Crawlspace

Could be opossums, skunks, or rodents seeking shelter.

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Chimney

Birds, bats, or squirrels may be trapped or nesting in chimneys.

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Vents/Ducts

Small animals like mice, rats, or birds in ventilation systems.

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Why You Shouldn't Ignore Scratching Sounds

Immediate Dangers

  • â€ĸ Fire hazards: Chewed electrical wires can cause house fires
  • â€ĸ Structural damage: Animals can weaken support beams and insulation
  • â€ĸ Health risks: Disease transmission through droppings and contamination
  • â€ĸ Rapid reproduction: Small problems become big infestations quickly

Getting Worse Over Time

  • â€ĸ More animals: Success attracts more wildlife to your home
  • â€ĸ Bigger holes: Entry points get enlarged, allowing larger animals
  • â€ĸ More damage: Longer infestations cause exponentially more damage
  • â€ĸ Higher costs: Early intervention is always less expensive

Don't Wait - Find Out What's Making That Noise!

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