To feel scared that there is something huge and scary up in the loft

[Shelly32]

Since Christmas I've heard loud scrabbling at night over our bedroom. DH thought it may have been a bird. I didn't and convinced him to put a mouse and rat trap up there. Today while near the loft, whatever is up there loudly banged/scrabbled/trampled over the loft hatch. DH came hoe and checked the traps. Both have been set off and emptied of chocolate (no jokes about the Easter bunny being up there please) and I'm thinking that there has to be something pretty huge up there to set off a rat trap and not get caught in it. Should I get the exterminators in or is that a no brainer...

OP has gone quiet. Do you think the attic zombies got her in the night?

We had rats at school, noisy little sods in the walls of my classroom They were fed warfarin and oozed to death. Had to clear their leaky bodies away every morning before school for about a week

Rofling at CarpeVinum's 'Walking Deaf'...

It'll be a rat or a mouse - they both sound like the roof is falling in they make SO much noise. Traps and poison is the way to go, at least 5 traps and lots of poison.

Haha! Some of these posts have made me laugh!!
Snowme I'm worried that if there is a big rat/squirrel up there, it'll do more damage to the cat than the other way round. Vet bills on top of Rentakill bills don't sound too attractive!
Carpevinum Seen lots of the attic themed horrors and yup, they've been running through my mind! Re; traps, I never thought about severed tails/paws...
DH is going for a proper look around this evening to see if he can find any droppings ...fingers crossed they are not Christopher Eccleston sized!!

Thank you for all the good advice!!