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It’s in the walls and we heard it last night. It’s a 100+ year old house with attic and basement. Any reference in a pest control company? The reviews on the chain like Terminix is not great. Local guys are just unknown.Exterior or interior? What time of day? Do you have an attic and or basement?
Calling a pest control company is probably first step. I would avoid poisons but that is just my belief system.
We use A-Academy of South Jersey for termites, carpenter ants, etc...not sure if they handle other animals but we have been satisfied with their service.It’s in the walls and we heard it last night. It’s a 100+ year old house with attic and basement. Any reference in a pest control company? The reviews on the chain like Terminix is not great. Local guys are just unknown.
most likely a mouse...every couple of years, I hear one in my attic. I set up a few traps (wooden traps you can get at home depot with some peanut butter on it). However, I'm not sure what to do if it's in a wall. I guess i would try to determine which wall / between which set of studs and then try to locate any potential access points from outside (top or bottom, etc.) to seal them in future (after getting rid of it). If it's 2nd floor wall, there's a good chance you can place the traps in the attic near that wall. However, I am interested in any experience you have if you employ a pest control service, ala terminix.Think we have some type of animal in our wall. Heard scratching sounds yesterday. Any one have experience? Who to call for this? Thanks in advance.
I'm the same. I catch and release two or three in my Atlantic City place a year. Ha ha, it might be the same guy every time. It seems foolish, but I just don't want to kill a mouse...Exterior or interior? What time of day? Do you have an attic and or basement?
Calling a pest control company is probably first step. I would avoid poisons but that is just my belief system.
Most professional places use poison. Think of it this way, they carry diseases and they multiply in great numbers as it is.Thanks all. I booked a professional. Will report back.
The potential problem with poison is if the critter then dies behind the wall. It can omit a terrible smell for weeks before it goes away.Most professional places use poison. Think of it this way, they carry diseases and they multiply in great numbers as it is.
It got in somehow and it's got to eventually eat and drink. So, it can't stay in the wall forever, probably just where its burrow is. A thorough inspection of the attic and basement near the area inside and out might reveal their entry point. Set traps with peanut butter, squirrels and mice both like it.Think we have some type of animal in our wall. Heard scratching sounds yesterday. Any one have experience? Who to call for this? Thanks in advance.
Bigger the animal, the bigger the smell.The potential problem with poison is if the critter then dies behind the wall. It can omit a terrible smell for weeks before it goes away.
We used on the spot before and they were good with bugs but no help with rodents.Same thing happened to us a year or two ago. You would be shocked how loud a mouse behind a wall can be, it sounded like someone was going at our drywall with a drywall saw. It ended up dying after a few days in the wall, never had a smell. We had a pest control service under contract, the guy figured out it tightroped a romex in our basement and forced itself through the gap where it went directly into the wall cavity under the wood (you could see the hair trapped around the hole). Put a trap on the basement wall where the romex gets close to the outer wall, never had a problem since.
We use On The Spot pest control, they’re a great local company with very solid reviews. Not sure where you are, but I think they serve a good chunk of north/central NJ.
All-time favorite. I remember watching it new on TV. Didn't age well, though (it's on YouTube, or was recently)...
Anyone remember “Bad Ronald”. 430 movie in the 70’s….why was that my first thought?
I don’t think it’s a squirrel. Too quite. My hearing is not great but it sounds like it’s in the floor on the 2nd level. I only have one tree that overhangs the house and it’s probably a good 15 ft drop to the roof.Going with squirrel. Just the absolute worst - a neighbor helped me resolve last summer after off and on grief for quite some time (April/May was peak frustration). We mounted a camera to confirm what we thought was the entry point and sealed that off (after first making sure we watched it leave).
Have you ever seen Sicario?Think we have some type of animal in our wall. Heard scratching sounds yesterday. Any one have experience? Who to call for this? Thanks in advance.
Where are you located? I am up in Hunterdon and used a great company when we had bats. We also have a 130 year old house.It’s in the walls and we heard it last night. It’s a 100+ year old house with attic and basement. Any reference in a pest control company? The reviews on the chain like Terminix is not great. Local guys are just unknown.
This is who I used.wildlife control specialists
Wildlife Control Specialists Skunk Control NJ
Wildlife Control Specialist LLC offers a portfolio of wildlife control and removal solutions for New Jersey. Residential and Commercial removal of skunks, bats, racoons and squirrels safely and humane.skunks-2.com
I’m in Summit. Do you think the Wildlife Control also deal with rodents or just wildlife?Where are you located? I am up in Hunterdon and used a great company when we had bats. We also have a 130 year old house.
I think I am partially to blame. I did some prevention by plugging a lot of the easy access areas and that may have redirect it into the walls. 😟Your 100 year old home is most likely a balloon frame, allowing unimpeded access from basement to attic. Odds are its a mouse.
Where are you located? I am up in Hunterdon and used a great company when we had bats. We also have a 130 year old house.
This is who I used.
I'd call them and ask, if you don't really know what's in there. They helped a bunch of people remove everything from bats, squirrels, racoons, snakes. They're good at identifying what it is and then getting rid of it. Neighbors thought they had mice but it turned out to be a family of squirrels.I’m in Summit. Do you think the Wildlife Control also deal with rodents or just wildlife?
Great movie!
Anyone remember “Bad Ronald”. 430 movie in the 70’s….why was that my first thought?
^^ this ^^ remember they are animals. Its like when you see a bug.. well, when you see/kill one there are more.. not only you hunts/kills bugs.. bigger bugs feed on then.. then animals hunt and kill bugs.. in your home. So.. while a mouse might just be a mouse making a nest, getting out of the cold.. it could mean other things inside your walls.It got in somehow and it's got to eventually eat and drink. So, it can't stay in the wall forever, probably just where its burrow is. A thorough inspection of the attic and basement near the area inside and out might reveal their entry point. Set traps with peanut butter, squirrels and mice both like it.
Through experience with the farm, I've become somewhat of an expert on these two nuisances. These two will carry fleas, mites and various diseases so best to get rid of them for good.
Yeah I would think once there is one, there is more.^^ this ^^ remember they are animals. Its like when you see a bug.. well, when you see/kill one there are more.. not only you hunts/kills bugs.. bigger bugs feed on then.. then animals hunt and kill bugs.. in your home. So.. while a mouse might just be a mouse making a nest, getting out of the cold.. it could mean other things inside your walls.
Experience this every winter. The mice have to come out the wall to find food so I've always been successful in laying out traps in the attic and spaces adjacent to possible entrances to the wall.most likely a mouse...every couple of years, I hear one in my attic. I set up a few traps (wooden traps you can get at home depot with some peanut butter on it). However, I'm not sure what to do if it's in a wall. I guess i would try to determine which wall / between which set of studs and then try to locate any potential access points from outside (top or bottom, etc.) to seal them in future (after getting rid of it). If it's 2nd floor wall, there's a good chance you can place the traps in the attic near that wall. However, I am interested in any experience you have if you employ a pest control service, ala terminix.
No doubt there are more. Just hope only one got in the wall.Yeah I would think once there is one, there is more.
This is true.Also, when you find one, it usually means they are a couple.