Signs raccoons are in your home.
I hear noises in my attic.
Soft kitten like mewing noises in the attic can indicate the presence of a very young raccoon litter.
If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or opossum engaged in jumping from one area of the attic to another actively shoving or destroying something or dragging something heavy.
As hot water moves.
Raccoons are typically the heaviest of the pests.
If this is the case the kitten like noises give way to raucous thumping noises and soft snarls as the kits grow older and begin to wrestle and play.
Both mice and rats make scratching sounds in an attic.
If your house was built recently or if it is very old it will go through a process known as settling.
When you hear a banging coming from the attic and are trying to determine the cause you are most likely dealing with one of these four animals.
Heavy pounding noises in the attic or ceiling squealing typically a sign of baby raccoons damage to electrical wiring.
Opossums or possums as they are.
Popping noise in walls attic house is settling.
Sometimes popping sounds begin when hot water is turned on somewhere in the house.