On Jul 21, 11:04*am, "Bob F" wrote:
GoogaICQ wrote:
So last night I heard an animal in my attic, scratching and clawing
vigorously on the wood attic floor.

Not really sure of the best plan of attack here. Don't know what
animal it is yet.

A walk around the house with my friend didn't reveal any obvious holes
for entry.

I just bought a havahart trap for squirrels etc.

Let's say I set it up near the attic door opening.
Do I just check it every day for a catch?
Can I hear a catch?
Is it in any way dangerous for me once the animal is caught?

How do I plug the hole of entry when I don't know where it is?

Should I just call an exterminator?

When I had a similar problem, the solution was cutting back an overhanging tree
so the squirrels couldn't get to my roof. They had eaten through one of the
wooden gutters into the soffet and attic.- Hide quoted text -

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I also had an overhanging tree that allowed easy access to my roof,.
The racoons started eating thru the shingles next to a vent. I
patched the tarpaper and redid the shingles (fortunately I had lots of
extras) with lots of roofing cement, and then put junk wires around
the roof area to help discourage them, then cut back the overhanging
portion of the tree. ( months later, no new invasions). Also had
mice around an outside door frame where there was an opening in the
edge of the bottom of the trim no bigger than my pinkie, . Made a lot
of noise around the door, and then foamed the opening. No smell and
no more scritching in the wall so I am a happy camper.