Help - Animal invasion!

l3LoWnA

there's some sort of animal thudding around in my attic and it has me completely freaked out. I've heard it a few times in the last few weeks scraping and messing about but tonight it's gone crazy, it's right above my head now, I can hear it's movements and it's very loud banging about up there

help?

Rb

Go up and see what it is first.

Then re-evaluate the situation.

JæKæ

Probably just your evil twin, after wriggling free of the chains

monkeyfudge

Do you perhaps have a deformed child that you might have hidden up there at some stage and forgotten about?

foxface

id say hope its not cyril mcsneer, that its actually a raccoon.

all the best

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

a rat or mouse?

buy a kitten tomorow and leave it up in the attic for a few days.

best thing about this plan is once the kitten kills the rat, you don't have to feed the kitten any more.

l3LoWnA

Go up and see what it is first.

I will not! :eek:

I'm nearly pee-ing in my pants in fear here not going to sleep a wink.

Sounds like it's about to come through the ceiling boards, it sounds angry! A neighbour had a mink in her hotpress a few months ago and her son had to shoot it because it was about to attack the dog.

a rat or mouse?

no i've heard mice up there before, they just scrape around alot but this thing is thudding around....

l3LoWnA

monkeyfudge wrote: »

Do you perhaps have a deformed child that you might have hidden up there at some stage and forgotten about?

Of course, why ddin't I think of that? It's only beatrice! :rolleyes:

Rb

Realistically, nothing of significant size will have made it into the attic, so don't worry about it making it's way down to you.

Trojan911

I reckon it's this. He's in your attic & he's coming for you....... :eek:

Is it Mcacity the cat?

l3LoWnA

rb_ie wrote: »

Realistically, nothing of significant size will have made it into the attic, so don't worry about it making it's way down to you.

Ok I'll keep telling myself that

But this thudding sound that it's making every 10 seconds or so is really making me think it's trying to get somewhere, and trying hard!

l3LoWnA

Trojan911 wrote: »

I reckon it's this. He's in your attic & he's coming for you....... :eek:

No, there's no lake up there thank god!

homah_7ft

Seriously though I'd say it's rats.

nice1franko

50 quid says it's a rat. any takers?

bug

Do you go up there often?

Could be a previous border who you turfed out and now lives in your attic, unbeknownst to you.

l3LoWnA

oh god........and rats can be sooo big! eurgh! Guna buy a few rat-traps tomorrow and send good ol' daddy up there to set them.

Funny thing is though....I sent my father up there earlier this eve to take down Christmas decorations and he knows there's something up there (but has turned a blind eye thus far) but whatever it was didn't budge while he was up there or he saw no trace, or so he says.

Maybe it's his mistress! :eek:

Would rats only become active late at night? Whatever this is, I only ever hear it after 11pm, maybe I only hear it when the house has gone quiet though, or mybe it only gets active when there's no noise about the place

Anyways, I'm home alone now (except daughter and dog and rat/mink/bat/mouse) so I'm well freaked out

gogo

rats!! They would make three times the noise of a mouse, and if i were you I'd be packing a suitcase right now.

Rb

You sure it's not just the central heating system?

Ring rentokil

l3LoWnA

bug wrote: »

Do you go up there often?

I was up there around halloween time (getting constumes) and my father was up there twice in the last week - the door (we have one of those stira things on it) was left wide open for almost a full day a few weeks ago, so anything could have gone up there!

Could be a previous border who you turfed out and now lives in your attic, unbeknownst to you.

We've occupied this house since it was built 30 years ago! I was wondering if it could be a homeless person as we dont lock our doors during the day when house is empty :eek:

milli

Do you reckon it could be a bird - maybe an owl? Do you live in the countryside or city?

l3LoWnA

oh **** I just saw my daughters shoe onthe floor from the corner of my eye and jumped a let out a fuggen stupid yelp - i thought it was a rat, now you've all got me freaked out that there's rats living with me If I log off suddenly one has landed on my head!

marcsignal

Don't worry OP, it's more than likely just a mouse.

Rats need a regular source of water, and drink the same volume of water that they eat in food (approx) daily.
Even if your water tank isn't covered, a Rat wont risk trying to drink out of it, for fear of falling in, not being able to get out, and drowning.

Just lift the attic door and place a mouse trap just inside, with a bit of Rasher Rind smeared in Grease from the pan.
He'll find it for sure, and that will get him where it hurts.

It just sounds like he's wearing Jackboots because of the plasterboard.

trust me, I worked in Rentokil for 6 years.

Good Hunting

l3LoWnA

milli wrote: »

Do you reckon it could be a bird - maybe an owl? Do you live in the countryside or city?

Live in the countryside. No I'd say whatever it is got in from downstairs and worked it's way up, rather than got in at roof level - there's no gaps for a bird to get in really and wouldn't I hear it who-whoing or tweeting or whatever. This thing is silent but deadly, just thudding about and scraping and rattling stuff.

no I can hear all the normal heating system noises aswell that I've grown used to over the years, this is definately alive whatever he hell it is.

It was over my bedroom last night and the room I'm in now is the other end of the house, which is a LONG house, would a mouse travel that much? Could there be more than one?

gcgirl

weird noise in the attic have you ever watched ''The exorsist'' sorry bout spelling ! the whole rat in the attic thing again!

Duiske

homah_7ft wrote: »

Seriously though I'd say it's rats.

Probably. l3LoWnA, do you have insulation on the attic floor ? If something is crawling around under insulation, it makes the noise seem louder in the room below.

Take rb_ie's advice. Have a look. Might be an idea to wear safety goggles though, and maybe a heavy scarf around your throat. Actually, leave it till tomorrow night. Give you a chance to go to your doc and have a tetanus jab.

l3LoWnA

marcsignal wrote: »

Don't worry OP, it's more than likely just a mouse.

Rats need a regular source of water, and drink the same volume of water that they eat in food (approx) daily.
Even if your water tank isn't covered, a Rat wont risk trying to drink out of it, for fear of falling in, not being able to get out, and drowning.

Just lift the attic door and place a mouse trap just inside, with a bit of Rasher Rind smeared in Grease from the pan.
He'll find it for sure, and that will get him where it hurts.

It just sounds like he's wearing Jackboots because of the plasterboard.

trust me, I worked in Rentokil for 6 years

Phew - thx marcsignal. I don't mind mice at all. Actually I find them quite cute and cheeky most of the time scurrying about the place! They've often made homes in our house (most winters - of course we do kill the poor buggers though) one ran over my bare foot in the bathroom before and my boyfriend picked him up and threw him out the window - poor thing haha and one climbed up onto the top rim of a lampshade last year in our sitting room and created an amazing shadow up the wall - like a MONSTER MOUSE with his nose twitching towards the ceiling! I'm hoping that's the most likely answer as a mouse could scurry up there along a pipe or something. Everyone says mice sound much noisier when in the attic, so I hope it's true, but i've heard a mouse scuttling along up there before and it sounded pretty harmless, but it's the thudding noise that only started tonight that's worrying me (was just loud scratching and scurrying sounds before....)

I'm sending in the troops tomorrow, ie. my dad and brother armed with rat AND mouse-traps loaded with delicious quisine.

marcsignal

l3LoWnA wrote: »

Phew - thx marcsignal. I don't mind mice at all. ..........

No worries

l3LoWnA wrote: »

but it's the thudding noise that only started tonight that's worrying me (was just loud scratching and scurrying sounds before....)

It's mating season, theyre prob just back from the local

l3LoWnA

Probably. l3LoWnA, do you have insulation on the attic floor ? If something is crawling around under insulation, it makes the noise seem louder in the room below.

No, no insulation, but the ceiling boards (which aren't made for walking around) would increase the volume I reckon.... If it's a rat though, I presume enough scratching and it would come through the ceiling?

Take rb_ie's advice. Have a look. Might be an idea to wear safety goggles though, and maybe a heavy scarf around your throat. Actually, leave it till tomorrow night. Give you a chance to go to your doc and have a tetanus jab.

Oh Christ, I'll pass, I'll send up a man, sometimes they do come in handy!

PS - It's gone quiet now, I'm so scared it's worked it's way down into the hotpress or any other room (we have television cables coming down from attic into five rooms and seperate holes for phone cables in 4 rooms )

foxface

l3LoWnA wrote: »

oh god........and rats can be sooo big! eurgh! Guna buy a few rat-traps tomorrow and send good ol' daddy up there to set them.

Funny thing is though....I sent my father up there earlier this eve to take down Christmas decorations and he knows there's something up there (but has turned a blind eye thus far) but whatever it was didn't budge while he was up there or he saw no trace, or so he says.

Maybe it's his mistress! :eek:

Would rats only become active late at night? Whatever this is, I only ever hear it after 11pm, maybe I only hear it when the house has gone quiet though, or mybe it only gets active when there's no noise about the place

Anyways, I'm home alone now (except daughter and dog and rat/mink/bat/mouse) so I'm well freaked out

my dad used to do the same about spiders actually "its jsut not there *foxface*" around late at night, id still go for a raccoon, failing that, a mouse..... remember, theyre just as scared of them as they are as you etc!!

l3LoWnA

scratch that, it's after going mental again, it COULDNT be a mouse, it's REALLY loud and I''m sure I heard it squeak that time as it moved (or tweet?) :eek:

The sound it made there was like weight being put on the ceiling if you get me? Kind of similar to tyres turning on gravel? You know that sound? Or the sound of gravel being emptied out of the bucket of a digger? (not as loud but a similar sound)

I think I will need sleeping pills tonight now - wish it would go to sleep or just feck off

sebastianlieken

1 - its probably a cute fuzzy wittle kitten

2 - to despose of kitten , release said dog in attic.

3 - wait approx. 10mins

4 - problem solved (unless its like a lion cub, then doggy gonna go to doggy heaven)

5 - alternatively, burn said rodent with flamethrower (or dowse attic with petrol if flamethrower is inavailable)

...seriously tho, wat kinda dog dya have? throw ur dog up there, (little dogs go mad for rats, its cool to watch)

l3LoWnA

sebastianlieken wrote: »

1 - its probably a cute fuzzy wittle kitten

2 - to despose of kitten , release said dog in attic.

3 - wait approx. 10mins

4 - problem solved (unless its like a lion cub, then doggy gonna go to doggy heaven)

5 - alternatively, burn said rodent with flamethrower (or dowse attic with petrol if flamethrower is inavailable)

...seriously tho, wat kinda dog dya have? throw ur dog up there, (little dogs go mad for rats, its cool to watch)

Well, you're ideas are good but..... the dog is only 10 months old and it's not dissimlar to a kitten itself (it won't even go outside in the dark OR in the rain - a king charles) As much as a scaredy cat as I am, I believe the dog is actually worse! AND she has been barking randomly at different parts of the ceiling for weeks and we thought she was goin insane or there was something very wrong with her - she could probably hear whatever it is but how the hell is this thing surviving up there?

My sister has wolfhounds and rottweilers, maybe could send them up tomorrow, but they'd come through the ceiling in a second

sebastianlieken

ok, ur gonna have to burn down the house then im afraid!

wait till morning, jus go up (ull hate every second of it, but ull be so proud of yourself for goin up) jus see if ya see summit like rat poop, or scratchings. keep us informed now of wat it turns out to be.

better not be no stibkin boring rat.i hope its an alien, or a mongoose or sumthin at least a little unexpected....

l3LoWnA

hehehe

I'm not lying when I say I keep looking over my shoulder and expecting to see a Siberian Tiger or a Grizzly Bear or something behind me. I'll let you know of course and I'll also let you know what f*cked up dreams I have tonight IF I eventually get to sleep.

skelliser

it could be bats!!
the thudding sound could be guano hitting the attic floor!

Mr. CooL ICE

Maybe its this guy?

DonJose

Trojan911 wrote: »

I reckon it's this. He's in your attic & he's coming for you....... :eek:

How the fuk would a Japanese television crew get into his attic :rolleyes:

phasers

secure a weapon and fire wildly into the air

Archeron

Only two things you need to remember.
1. Whatever it is, dont get it wet.
2. Whatever you do, NEVER EVER feed it after midnight.

watna

We have a mouse at the moment too. It's freaking me out. It's under our fitted wardrobes in our bedroom and we could hear it scurryin around. It was super loud. It sounded like a mouce army was in there. Then the mouse ran out at me and I freaked out. My bf tried to hit it with a broom but it ran off. It's now scurrying around the house. /shudders

We've got traps down so fingers crossed! Apparently they all come inside at thei time of year because it's got cold and there's no food sources outside anymore.

Good luck, i hope you're mouse doesn't jump out at you from your wardrobe! (Seriously, it was going for me!)

big b

From our surveillance department

Evil Phil

http://www.ubyssey.bc.ca/photos/grudge.jpg

TBH.


Get yourself over the paranormal forum asap.

Cathmandooo

ewwww what is it what is it???? I'm dying to know although then again I don't want to know!! My heart was pounding reading all your posts. For years I was convinced there was a cat being battered up in my attic, turned out to just be the heating system, seriously scared the crap out of me, this post brought back memories!! :eek:

Evil Phil

Heating system? rriiiiiight. T'was a ghost I tells ya, a ghost.

ejmaztec

Could be Elvis - is there a strong smell of burgers?

nice1franko

it's a frickin rat I tells ya

l3LoWnA

There's now a mouse-trap in the attic and no sign of any animals and/or animal droppings either :rolleyes:

My father was up there earlier and said there was no sign of anything. I mentioned bats to him and he forgot to look "up" so still could be bats....hmmmm.....if the food disappears of the mouse-tap and there's no casualties I WILL worry

Beano

if it is a rat then it will laugh at the mouse-trap.

olaola

It could be birds breaking open snails off your roof tiles.

Does it only happen at dawn?

Evil Phil

Horrible freaky ghost. Has to be.

Do you get cold chills up and/or down your back when you're home alone. Think about this very carefully: Do you want to suddenly see a ghost in the bathroom mirror, standing behind you screaming silently and reaching out for you with its cold, dead hand (from beyond the grave)? Think about it, think about it a lot. Especially when you have to go pee in the middle of the dark, dark night.

Either that or its a really big spider.