Probably a mouse. If you can't reach up into the attic, I'd rig up a yard stick or straighten out a coat hanger or something, loosely wrap up some mouse poison in a paper towel and tape it to the end of the stick, maybe put a little peanut butter on the paper towel, and shove the whole thing up there. The mouse will tear into the paper to get the poison. Ed
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "mariannelee3" <mariannelee3@...> wrote:
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> I think I have a critter in my attic crawl space. I've heard scratching noises up there in the evenings and at night for the last week or so. I can't figure out how something might have got in, though, because the house is only 8 years old and the screens all look nice and tight.
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> Regardless, what steps should I take to find out what's up there and deal with it? My situation is compounded by the fact that I have extra-high ceilings. I got on a ladder last night and tried to poke my head up through the access hatch, but I'd need to borrow something bigger than my 6-footer to get up in there. I also have a foot-thick layer of fluffy insulation covering everything, so obvious signs of infestation would be buried.
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> This creeps me out.
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> Marianne
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