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Something in my attic at night.
The most common place raccoons will occupy in your home is the attic.
It is not difficult to tell you have an animal in the home but it can be difficult to identify what sort of animal it is.
It is elevated insulated and well out of harm s way.
While rodents and other critters can make a variety of noises the more likely cause is something else inside your home.
I think there is an animals living up there this is a common call we get here at creature control.
Like all animals possums have to go outside to eat and drink so you often hear them as they exit and re enter your house.
Scratching noise at night in the attic.
If you hear noises during the daytime it is probably a squirrel since they are only active during the day.
If you hear noises in your attic at night there is probably a raccoon or a flying squirrel there since they are nocturnal.
I hear something in my attic.
Raccoons in the attic at night.
What s that clicking noise in my attic at night.
A clicking noise in particular could be caused by your heater.
Because raccoons are the largest animal that will break into your attic or home it is also the easiest to identify.
They also make nests so you may hear them dragging nesting material and it sounds like the noise is right on the ceiling.