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Based on what they say on TV, it is either
1 Ghosts Perhaps someone who lived on the property before you?
OR
2 Bigfoot (Or, if there are a colony of them living there "BigFEET" ) Perhaps they are trying to increase the size of the hole under your house?
I would also not rule out the possibility of Aliens...that was on the History channel so it HAS to be true .
It could be some other kind of Monster...I would not go looking. Call in a TV show first, if that does not work, then call an Exterminator .
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OK now that I got that out of my system, are there any loose items that could be making a banging sound due to wind? And what about Pipes? Sometimes older pipes rattle and make a rhythmic banging sound
It may be rats, but it may not be any animal at all...perhaps a loose plank or a pipe that has come loose from the fixture and is rattling around.
Based on what they say on TV, it is either
1 Ghosts Perhaps someone who lived on the property before you?
OR
2 Bigfoot (Or, if there are a colony of them living there "BigFEET" ) Perhaps they are trying to increase the size of the hole under your house?
I would also not rule out the possibility of Aliens...that was on the History channel so it HAS to be true .
It could be some other kind of Monster...I would not go looking. Call in a TV show first, if that does not work, then call an Exterminator .
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +
OK now that I got that out of my system, are there any loose items that could be making a banging sound due to wind? And what about Pipes? Sometimes older pipes rattle and make a rhythmic banging sound
It may be rats, but it may not be any animal at all...perhaps a loose plank or a pipe that has come loose from the fixture and is rattling around.
Thanks - ghosts or aliens are the most likely I just wish I knew what they were doing.
P.S. I put sliced onions at entry points today. They actually ate the lemon slices!
Try peppermint oil on cotton balls. Most rodents hate it. Outside it will keep ground hogs, squirrels and such out of particular plants, etc. Not extract or just a scent.. it has to be real peppermint oil. Worth a shot.
Or set one of those havahart live traps down there and see what you come up with.
Don't think I said anything about a "ghost hunter."
I just prefer natural solutions to repel the critters - don't want to hurt them. Not into killing.
No you didn't say anything about ghosts but I did.
I don't step on spiders or other crawlies and I am one who shoos a bee or wasp back outside rather than swatting it so I do understand you not wanting to kill. But if you want to stop what is damaging your house and causing you sleepless nights you won't get rid of the infestation if there is one.
There is a time to change your outlook when it is necessary. Like the Byrds sang Turn, Turn, Turn.
Every night, recently, I have been awoken by what sounds like someone "working" under my house. It sounds like *whatever* is using some kind of tools . . . they are repetitive sounds - can't really describe them - sounds like they are banging plastic on other plastic - over and over again. It's really weird. .......
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I just prefer natural solutions to repel the critters - don't want to hurt them. Not into killing.
I don't have any ideas because I can't envision your house. But I can say from previous personal experiences that if they are making repetitive banging noises it means they are probably rats and they are pulling apart and destroying something substantial that is an important part of the house and is an obstacle to them. If they are a colony of rats, or a family of squirrels or raccoons they can do an incredible amount of structural damage as well as damage to wiring, gas lines and plumbing if they are left alone. That damage and the financial expense and potential health risks from fecal bacteria, viruses, parasites, ticks, fleas, moisture and black mold that it's going to bring you in the near future should be very alarming to you.
Now you may be a soft-hearted nature lover and not want to hurt them, and certainly that is an admirable trait within reason, but you need to weigh your more practical priorities, what's more important and reasonable to you? Them losing their home and health or you losing your home and health or worse?
Quit beating around the bush and be practical instead of a friendly old softie looking for "natural" solutions. There are no natural solutions in such a situation. And remember that those animals don't give a damn about you or your house. Hire an exterminator to investigate and get rid of them as soon as possible. Do not delay, the longer you delay the more it will cost you in the long run.
If you have a crawl space, not a cellar, there is usually (or should be) a ground cover of heavy plastic tarp lying on the ground below the house. The rats (I think it's rats) are probably biting through it and boring around under and around it to make nests.
If you can get under the house - I don't know how old you are - you can get under there and see. We did just that with a cabin that had rats under the house. It had a primitive crawl space with a maximum of 3 to 4 feet height, tapering down to about 2 1/2 feet. We went to a second hand store and bought those long-sleeved coveralls, work clothes, and tucked the pants into our socks and wore rubber gloves with the sleeves tucked into them, masks and baseball caps, and under we went. Crawling on our stomachs like Marines keeping under fire cover, with a shop vac and flashlights in tow. We vacuumed up as we went - tons of rat poop, I means tons, plenty of dead rat bodies, the remains of what had been a nest (made out of the insulation that was above the crawl space and below the flooring). We could only stand that for half an hour or so per day, but we persevered and finally cleaned up the whole space. We tried to see where they might have been getting in and shored that up.
An awful job but it worked. I might add that if you find there's no plastic ground cover; you should lay one. You can get the heavy duty stuff at the hardware store. BTW we were in our 70's at that time, so don't be a crybaby; just get down there and see what's in there.
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I just wish I knew what they were doing.
