Rat Nest In Attic

Yes if you have a rat infestation or even just what you think are a few rats in your attic there is a nest of baby rats.

Rat nest in attic.

Squirrels rats mice raccoons and birds all make nests when they live in the attic and have young. Rats will shred paper or plastic material to help build a nest. They reproduce very often up to ten litters of young per year per female rat so they very likely have a nest of babies. If you find an odd looking pile of trash it may be a rats nest.

Rats will gnaw through wood insulation causing electrical shorts and sometimes even fires and pvc pipes causing costly leaks. They will also use hair fur and plants as well. If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further. The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place.

Rats prefer to build nests in the upper parts of buildings such as the attic or rafters. A tree with branches close to a building provides the rat a route up to the top end of the building where it can squeeze through the slightest of openings to gain access. In colder climates that rustling in your attic is more likely to be due to a norway rat also known as a brown rat. Rat nest in attic nest of baby rats.

Animals in the attic frequently create nests. The nest is a small round cavity probably in the insulation of the house maybe lined with leaves or other plant debris. You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house.