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There are only a few creatures that will get into your Mt. Juliet home and cause noises inside your walls that you're able to hear. None of them are good to have in your walls but mice could be one of the worst. When mice get into a home, they can damage building materials, damage your belongings, contaminate areas with their feces and urine, contaminate the food in your kitchen, and spread parasites like ticks and fleas around your home. It is definitely a good idea to figure out what is making those noises. This article should help.
When are you hearing the noises?
Mice are mostly nocturnal. That means they're probably going to be sleeping during the day. If you're hearing noises in the middle of the day, it is probably not mice. It is more likely to be a diurnal critter like a squirrel. Having a squirrel is similar, but there are specific differences between mice being in your wall and a squirrel. Squirrels won't crawl around on every floor of your Mt. Juliet home searching for food. They are more likely to use your home for habitation and find their food outside.
How loud are the noises?
Mice are small creatures. Therefore, the noises they make won't be as loud a bigger pest, like a raccoon. If you're hearing loud bumping or scraping noises coming from the top of your walls, you might have a raccoon in your attic. You may hear these noises in the daytime or nighttime, but mostly at night or just before you go to bed as raccoons are going outside to search for food.
Where are you hearing the noises?
If noises are coming from a low point inside a wall, it is usually a sign of a mouse or rat infestation. It is hard to tell the difference between these two rodents when they're in a wall. Rats can be surprisingly quiet and mice can be much louder than you would think. There is another pest that might be low in your walls. Bats. These creatures commonly get into wall voids. If you're hearing noises in a wall that has a chimney stack on the outside, bats could have gotten between your chimney and your exterior walls and found a way in. They also commonly enter in through damaged soffits.
If you need help figuring out what's making noises in your walls, reach out to All-American Pest Control. While we don't offer wildlife management services, our Mt. Juliet pest control experts can determine if you're dealing with mice or rats and provide treatment options to arrest your rodent infestation. Unlike squirrels, raccoons, bats, and other wildlife, mice and rats can present a serious health risk in your Mt. Juliet home and damage your property. It is a good idea to get those noises checked out and have your problem treated as soon as possible.