I remove all kinds of wild animals from attics.
Cat trapped in attic.
Raccoons squirrels opossums rats bats and even cats.
I ve seen far too many cases in my life in which an ignorant homeowner tries their own solution such as trapping the female cat or sealing the hole when she s outside only to leave helpless young in the attic to starve and die.
But yeah cats in the attic.
Wrap the dead rats in plastic and place them in the garbage.
The addition of a stepladder to her escape.
Barker set up cameras in.
There may be as many as two dozen rats in your attic before you even notice odors or damage.
Put out enough traps.
Remove dead rats with gloved hands.
Most of the time the customer hears scratching and scampering and clawing in the attic.
For those of you worried about the fate of poor lily who trapped herself in my mother s attic while the house was getting a new roof i have good news.
While rare it still happens.
After that it was just a matter of waiting and leaving the area.
If they hear mewing i have reason to suspect that they have cats for cats howl and mew.
Well not howling so much.
However if you happen to have an infestation of ringtail cats in your attic or some other area of your house don t worry.
We ve dealt with ringtail cats before which gives us the advantage that you need to get rid of them.
Nancy barker the volunteer set up a humane trap with strong smelling food to lure the kitten into it.
So if you have cats in your attic please be aware that you ve also got kittens up there.
But sometimes they also hear mewing.
The cat the james family named her delilah had been trapped in the attic for about five weeks without food or water.