It is very deceiving.
Scratching mice in walls.
And they are so persistent it drives homeowners batty.
If you hear scratching in your walls but have yet to actually see pests or rodents your best bet is to call a pest control company and have a professional come out to assess the situation.
In a perfect world you d never hear mice scratching squeaking or scurrying within your walls.
You re sitting down eating dinner or worse entertaining company and you hear scratching in the wall.
I had thought that i dreamed the scratching and skittering sounds i heard coming from the walls and ceiling but then i eventually found the quarter.
You can t help but think of a horror movie.
Chewed through plastic bags scratching noises in the walls and unexplained black shiny droppings all point to a mouse problem in your home.
The good news is that your issue is likely mice.
If it stops and goes.
Learn how to use peppermint oil and other pest control methods to get rid of mice in walls.
Mice scratching and chewing in the walls can sound as if the source of the noise should be bigger than a raccoon rummaging around in there.
If you hear these types of sounds and want to be sure what it is bang on the wall close to the source.