What could be making all this noise.
Rats or possums in my roof.
It s like a dripping tap once you ve heard it once you hear more often and louder each time.
You may see rat droppings.
The 2nd noise could be rats or mice.
The is generally two animals which make noises in your roof.
Possums will not usually run in the roof space.
If you have roof rats you may see rat droppings around your home outside your home or in your yard.
Rat droppings urine and nest can contain dangerous pathogens and bacteria that can make you very sick.
Possums and rats can cause damage in the roof by eating through electrical wires.
These droppings may be near the dropped eaten fruit mentioned in 1.
Urine may also seep through and damage your ceiling.
The leave your roof at night and come back before dawn.
If they are nesting on the insulation in the roof this can become damaged through constant urination and will require replacing.
Rats and mice constantly move around except when nesting.
In fact our clients often compare a possum moving inside the roof to that of an elephant thumping around.
They normally scurry around both day and night.
They can be extremely noisy running and thumping through your ceiling.
Other tell tale signs that a possum is living in your roof can be stains on a ceiling or drip marks down your walls caused by urine.