I had some mice in the attic and they came down into a wall cavity. I
think I've got all of them but I'm not sure.

I was wanting to know if you should be able to hear mice moving around
in your attic (these are deer mice)?

On the day they came down into the wall cavity, I heard a lot of noise.
They were jumping around in the cavity, and I'm not sure what (if any)
sounds related to them walking across the ceiling to the hole in the
top of the wall.

Of course, now I cannot sleep and think that every sounds is a mouse.

The ceiling is a normal 8ft drywall ceiling with vapour barrier and
about 18" if blown insulation. I can see tunnels in the insulation, so
i don't know if they walk on top, in the middle, or on the drywall.

So, could some please tell me if there is one (or several) mice in the
attic, should you definately hear the sound of them walking, or do you
hear nothing, or do you have to strain to hear it.

Thanks in advance.

you will hear them for sure. and they will congregate in areas that are
warm this time of year. i had a bunch nesting in the area above my
light in the kitchen ceiling. heat from the light) i took out the
light, enlarged the hole and placed a step ladder under it. in less
than 1 week my cat had them wiped out. where there is 1 mouse there
could be 20 more. they breed like rabbits.

On 9 Dec 2004 06:56:57 -0800, wrote:

you will hear them for sure. and they will congregate in areas that are
warm this time of year. i had a bunch nesting in the area above my
light in the kitchen ceiling. heat from the light) i took out the
light, enlarged the hole and placed a step ladder under it. in less
than 1 week my cat had them wiped out. where there is 1 mouse there
could be 20 more. they breed like rabbits.

Take good care of that cat. I have one who likes to hunt/stalk, but
I'm not sure if he's actually a killer since he's an indoor cat, and I
haven't found any corpses.

think it's instinct. mines an indoor cat as well.

Thanks for the reassurance. I think they are gone, and my mind is just
playing tricks, because I'm not getting any definate sounds. I guess
this leaves me with one last worry, that my roof structure will
collapse under the weight of all the poison.