Rats Or Possums In My Roof

Rats and mice constantly move around except when nesting.

Rats or possums in my roof.

If they are nesting on the insulation in the roof this can become damaged through constant urination and will require replacing. Possums and rats can cause damage in the roof by eating through electrical wires. They normally scurry around both day and night. Urine may also seep through and damage your ceiling.

Possums in my roof you may be hearing noises you may even be think i ve got possums in my roof or something scratching in the walls or even just chewing somewhere and you can t be sure you know where. I am hearing noises in my roof what is it. They can be extremely noisy running and thumping through your ceiling. The is generally two animals which make noises in your roof.

If you have roof rats you may see rat droppings around your home outside your home or in your yard. Their droppings tend to be scattered everywhere within a roof whereas possum droppings are usually found in small clusters often around their chosen sleeping place. You may see rat droppings. It s like a dripping tap once you ve heard it once you hear more often and louder each time.

Possums will not usually run in the roof space. In fact our clients often compare a possum moving inside the roof to that of an elephant thumping around. These droppings may be near the dropped eaten fruit mentioned in 1. The 2nd noise could be rats or mice.

What could be making all this noise.