melmichigan Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My DH just came home from work because whatever it is is loud enough to be heard over my gang! I hope he can find it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Again Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Eek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 :tongue_smilie: Hopefully it is loud for its size :) Maybe a racoon??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 What was it? Raccoons? Squirrels? Zombies? (She hasn't posted an update yet, so I'm getting pretty worried that it might have been zombies.) :eek: :eek: :eek: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We've been fighting a battle with squirrels (we block them out, they create a new hole...eventually the entire attic area will be metal!), and I think I'd prefer Zombies! At least they don't gnaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/115/first-day Act Two of this episode is about a squirrel in an attic, and everything that can possibly go wrong when the police try to get it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hana Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 What was it? Raccoons? Squirrels? Zombies? (She hasn't posted an update yet, so I'm getting pretty worried that it might have been zombies.) :eek: :eek: :eek: Cat I think squirrels and zombies are not that far removed. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/115/first-day Act Two of this episode is about a squirrel in an attic, and everything that can possibly go wrong when the police try to get it out. This is a must-listen. It is hysterical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 We had squirrels get in through the eaves with babies this last spring so I was pretty sure it wasn't that. :) Sadly, it turned out to be bats, underneath the insulation above the bedroom were we added on to our house two years ago. I'm not sure if there are more up there, only two were active. All the noise was them digging around. I'm amazed they could be that loud. I have no idea why they would be active, it's only 21 degrees outside right now. We will have to keep an eye out as it warms up and see if there are more and how they are getting in and out. :sad: I hate when it's the good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We had squirrels get in through the eaves with babies this last spring so I was pretty sure it wasn't that. :) Sadly, it turned out to be bats, underneath the insulation above the bedroom were we added on to our house two years ago. I'm not sure if there are more up there, only two were active. All the noise was them digging around. I'm amazed they could be that loud. I have no idea why they would be active, it's only 21 degrees outside right now. We will have to keep an eye out as it warms up and see if there are more and how they are getting in and out. :sad: I hate when it's the good guys. :eek:Me thinks you need to call pest control- you don't wanna go bat-guano-crazy do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We had squirrels get in through the eaves with babies this last spring so I was pretty sure it wasn't that. :) Sadly, it turned out to be bats, underneath the insulation above the bedroom were we added on to our house two years ago. I'm not sure if there are more up there, only two were active. All the noise was them digging around. I'm amazed they could be that loud. I have no idea why they would be active, it's only 21 degrees outside right now. We will have to keep an eye out as it warms up and see if there are more and how they are getting in and out. :sad: I hate when it's the good guys. :eek: b-b-b-bats?? :svengo: Ay, they freak me out. Are you saying that the b-b-b-bats are they good guys?? :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 What was it? Raccoons? Squirrels? Zombies? (She hasn't posted an update yet, so I'm getting pretty worried that it might have been zombies.) :eek: :eek: :eek: Cat It's really not a big deal if it IS zombies. To get away all you have to do is RUN. Havn't you noticed that they only walk slowly with their arms straight out? You can totally outrun that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 It's really not a big deal if it IS zombies. To get away all you have to do is RUN. Havn't you noticed that they only walk slowly with their arms straight out? You can totally outrun that. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 What was it? Raccoons? Squirrels? Zombies? (She hasn't posted an update yet, so I'm getting pretty worried that it might have been zombies.) :eek: :eek: :eek: Cat I don't think zombies are agile enough to climb into an attic. They mostly shuffle around on the ground. So I think she's okay.:001_smile: Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We've been fighting a battle with squirrels (we block them out, they create a new hole...eventually the entire attic area will be metal!), and I think I'd prefer Zombies! At least they don't gnaw. Squirrels! So cute, but so persistent and destructive! We had loads of them in our yard in Florida (oak trees), but we almost never see one here (except when we go hiking). Instead ... pigeons. My mortal enemies. I can hear them on my roof, mocking me. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Maybe it was Batman??? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 We had squirrels get in through the eaves with babies this last spring so I was pretty sure it wasn't that. :) Sadly, it turned out to be bats, underneath the insulation above the bedroom were we added on to our house two years ago. I'm not sure if there are more up there, only two were active. All the noise was them digging around. I'm amazed they could be that loud. I have no idea why they would be active, it's only 21 degrees outside right now. We will have to keep an eye out as it warms up and see if there are more and how they are getting in and out. :sad: I hate when it's the good guys. Batman was a surprisingly close guess. :lol: Mel I hope you can find someway to entice them outside and then seal up afterward. Maybe an outside bathouse would help? Not sure if anything will get them outside if it's cold, but they must be going out to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Ugh... bats rustling around in the winter?! Isn't that strange? I thought they were supposed to be sleeping?! We've had 2 bats in this house where we are living now. The owner didn't seem too concerned, but they totally freak me out!! :tongue_smilie: I thought I didn't have to worry about them in the winter time. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalGal Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Try putting some moth balls around the area where they are "camping". ;) The smell usually makes them move out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I don't think zombies are agile enough to climb into an attic. They mostly shuffle around on the ground. So I think she's okay.:001_smile: Wendi No no no ... Haven't you been keeping track of the modern zombie apocalypses, like 28 Days Later and Zombieland? Today's zombies sprint like Jesse Owens, and climb and do all sorts of athletic things. You can't even trust a dalek to stay put on ground level these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You can arm yourself against zombies. Bought this book for my brother and it has some very useful info in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 You can't even trust a dalek to stay put on ground level these days. For real! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am so glad I'm keeping up with this thread. I'm learning so much about zombies. :001_smile: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooln Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Not long after me and dh were married we had one(bat not zombie:001_smile:)get into the house. He was getting ready for work and I'd gone out to the kitchen and this dark thing comes zooming by my head to my horror it was a huge(okay maybe not that huge but it certainly seemed like it at the time) fanged and massively clawed(well I'm assuming so because I'm pretty sure it was waiting to attack me) BAT! I yelled out for my dh "Honey, there's a bat in the house!" and waited for my knight to come slay the bat and rescue me. But instead he yells back "Why would you say something like that?":blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 :eek: b-b-b-bats?? :svengo: Ay, they freak me out. Are you saying that the b-b-b-bats are they good guys?? :svengo: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyB Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My uncle got rid of the bats in his attic by placing a big light up there for a couple of weeks. They went out they way they came in, and he sealed it up. Bats are good as long as they're not rabid. All I know about zombies is what I learned from Shaun of the Dead, so I can't really help if anyone has those in the attic. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 When I was an itty-bitty kid, my lived in a very old house, and my parents were in bed looking up at the ceiling and saw it move. My dad climbed into the attic with his gun (I come from a well-armed family), shot something and called for my mom to bring him a bag "for these snakes." She says, "No, really, what is up there?" He wasn't kidding. My earliest memory (I do not remember the snake in the attic episode) from childhood is being carried back to my bedroom in that same house. My mom opened the door to the hall, and we saw a snake curled up in it. If that house were still standing, I could show you exactly where that snake was, and this was 41 years ago. Gee, I hope that didn't feak anyone out. ;) Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 My dad climbed into the attic with his gun (I come from a well-armed family), shot something and called for my mom to bring him a bag "for these snakes." :svengo::svengo::svengo: I like snakes just fine, but not when they're loose in the house. :ack2: I'm sure your mom was particularly alarmed when he used the plural, "THESE SNAKES." She was probably picturing hundreds of them up there! (And maybe there were... ;)) Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I yelled out for my dh "Honey, there's a bat in the house!" and waited for my knight to come slay the bat and rescue me. But instead he yells back "Why would you say something like that?":blink: :lol::lol::lol::lol: My dh probably would have knocked me over, trying to get out the door ahead of me. :glare: I'm always the one who has to deal with any sort of varmints and vermin. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 :lol::lol::lol::lol: My dh probably would have knocked me over, trying to get out the door ahead of me. :glare: I'm always the one who has to deal with any sort of varmints and vermin. Cat I am so glad we have a teenager who is more than eager to capture, identify, and release any unwanted domestic fauna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Ugh... bats rustling around in the winter?! Isn't that strange? I thought they were supposed to be sleeping?! We've had 2 bats in this house where we are living now. The owner didn't seem too concerned, but they totally freak me out!! :tongue_smilie: I thought I didn't have to worry about them in the winter time. :glare: Exactly! Try putting some moth balls around the area where they are "camping". ;) The smell usually makes them move out... I will mention this to DH tomorrow, thank you! We don't have a lot of bats here in town so I am hoping these two were the only visitors. I plan to send my DH on a hunt to try and figure out how they got in, so it doesn't happen again. I am still surprised that they were active, it's been in the single digits until yesterday, and then the high was still well below freezing. I had to promise my animal loving DD that we would put a bat house up in the far end of the backyard. She and her brother have been on a stake out in the bedrooms to make sure there aren't any more "waking up". :) This is the DD who wanted to dissect them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 When I was an itty-bitty kid, my lived in a very old house, and my parents were in bed looking up at the ceiling and saw it move. My dad climbed into the attic with his gun (I come from a well-armed family), shot something and called for my mom to bring him a bag "for these snakes." She says, "No, really, what is up there?" He wasn't kidding. My earliest memory (I do not remember the snake in the attic episode) from childhood is being carried back to my bedroom in that same house. My mom opened the door to the hall, and we saw a snake curled up in it. If that house were still standing, I could show you exactly where that snake was, and this was 41 years ago. How in the world do snakes get into your attic?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 How in the world do snakes get into your attic?? The same way they can get in yours, I guess. ;) Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 The same way they can get in yours, I guess. ;) Terri We live in frigid PA, and I have only encountered snakes outside sunning themselves on a very hot day. Do they slither up to the attic? I'm not trying to be snarky, I just find it shocking that snakes can get up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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