We have rodents in the garage and in the shed. Or, should I say, we've seen remnants of where they've been. I've even purchased small poisonous paste packs that I have scattered in the corners of the garage and shed and they have eaten through them. Then...a few nights ago, a noise was heard from the rooftop...and we had no idea what it was.
When we had some additional insulation installed last fall they found a dead bird in the attic. We wondered if it could be another bird...but how did it get in there in the first place?
Well...the nice guy at North Country Wildlife Control came out to look in the attic and check out the roof yesterday afternoon. No bats, no squirrels, and certainly no birds. Thank goodness! He said maybe it's just paranormal activity...and I said, "Don't you think we would have noticed that sooner than now?" I mean, we're not experiencing anything like Ghostbusters type stuff going on. Just the normal lively kids in the house. That would be enough to scare any ghost away. I digress.
Basically he said they're coming in through a space where the garage door meets the ground, and that they get into the cinderblock foundation and climb up through the walls to the attic. Nice visual. NOT!
It doesn't sound like a bunch of them, so we're having another guy come out this weekend to bait and help us rid the house of this nuisance.
We live on former farmland. There's highway construction just 5 miles north of us, and as MN DOT builds a spiffy new freeway - the homes of the critters in that area are being destroyed, and the mice, raccoons, and other wildlife are looking to take up residence in someplace nearby. I don't blame them. It's crazy what we're doing to them. But, I don't want them in my house. Outside - I don't mind so much. That's where they belong - outside. Maybe they'll become roommates with the rabbit who has taken up residence under our deck...or the bumble bees under the shed. I'm fine with that. Just don't eat my grass seed or leave the toilet seat up.
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