You think you have problems in your attic, look at this... link
You think you have problems in your attic, look at this... link
You ARE a redneck if... you knew someone whose last words were "Hey y'all, watch this!"
Too weird.
Fortunately, it wasn't anything too awfully creepy.
You were right, Bird, it was rat(s). I put one of the traditional wooden snap-traps up there (baited it with cheese, BTW) and got me a rat. I've disposed of that one and am "hunting" for another one, figuring that there's likely more than that one.
I'll keep on trapping until the traps stay empty. I've got this one baited with bacon...
Chris, in 1972 we bought a new house and very shortly thereafter could hear something in the evenings; sounded like it was in the wall by th fireplace. So I bought one of the wooden mouse traps and set it in the garage. Two days in a row, it was tripped, the bait was gone, but nothing caught. So I bought a bigger rat trap and that night caught the rascal. Like you, I would have expected more than one, but that one was it.
Sure sounds like chipmunks to me.
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Sure sounds like chipmunks to me.
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Sure looked like a dead rat to me when I pulled the trap out [img]/forums/images/icons/grin.gif[/img]...
A suggestion for the woodpecker problem:
Ligtly tack a small (12-18" ) rubber snake(s) to the eave or siding with a finish nail, leaving enough nail so you can pull it easily(small diameter so no big holes in siding)
Move the snake to a new location frequently(every/every other day)
Worked like a charm for us.
I have a plastic owl replica that seems to keep away various critters around my cabin.
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