Rats In Attic In Summer

House mice live everywhere and they also commonly go inside attics.

Rats in attic in summer.

We had our home resided this summer. The roof rat is more common in warm areas and more likely to be found in attics. You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house. Norway rats are usually brown and are more commonly found in sewers and basements.

The roof rat is more common in warm areas and more likely to enter the attic. There are two types of rats commonly found in the us the roof rat and the norway rat. If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further. I was surprised because it was 100 degrees outside heat index was 108 and the attic heat would have been much much hotter guessing 130 140.

Most times they are found moving around the house running from the ceiling to the floor disturbing everyone even during the day time when they ought to be asleep. There are two main species of rats in the us the roof rat and the norway rat. Rats in your home both young and old are always active during the summer season. At that time we started hearing noises in the attic.

Norway rats tend to stick to the ground and the sewers and basements in their stomping grounds up north. The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place.