Okay, here’s the dilemma: we have recently rented an 150 year old house. It has been fully refurbished to a very high standard very recently. But I’m afraid we have a pest problem. Most nights around 4am we start hearing very loud scratching or chewing noises. I mean really loud. Like something is chewing on wood. The noise usually comes from behind the walls or under the floorboards or from the attic (we have no access the the attic space).
Lately we’ve notice that food have started to disappear from the kitchen. Toast and some biscuits. Last night at least 6 pieces of toast disappeared from the plastic bag. There were some chewing marks in the plastic but no crumbs left behind. What sort of animal would leave no trace after stealing that much bread? No crumbs, no urine, no poo!
I have searched the kitchen for entry holes or droppings without success. We had mice in our previous apartment and they always left poo/pee marks. Plus were not as loud.
Is it rats? Could it be a squirrel? Or a damn ghost? How do I find out?
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What an earth is stealing our food and making loud noises?
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Tiina78 · 27/01/2018 14:48
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