When you have mice in your home, it often sounds like light scratching or scurrying inside walls and ceilings.
The frustrating thing about hearing mice in your walls is that the moment you try to find them, it seems like they stop. It often sounds like a faint scratching behind the wall or several quick footsteps above the ceiling. It might sound like rustling near stored boxes.
Because mice are small, they produce very faint sounds. Listen for scratching, gnawing, or scurrying within wall cavities and unfinished spaces. These sounds become most noticeable after dark when the house is quiet.
Where you hear the sound can provide you with useful clues. Scratching near the ceiling may come from an attic or wall cavity. Scurrying beneath floors can indicate movement in a crawl space or between structural elements. Rustling around a pantry or garage could involve food packaging or nesting materials. But sound alone isn’t conclusive. Squirrels and larger animals can also make similar sounds.
It helps to look for additional evidence of rodent activity. You can often find this in the form of mouse droppings, gnawed packaging, shredded insulation or paper, and oily marks along frequently traveled surfaces. This can help you figure out if rodents are present.
If you confirm activity, you then need to address both the animals and how they entered. Mosquito Squad of Southern Westchester and Rockland County offers Multi-Pest 365 Plus Rodents, which includes rodent control alongside broader pest management. If rodents are already inside, you need someone who can get them out first with baits and traps. Once they’re cleared out of the space, then it is time to repair the gaps that they used to get in.
If repeated scratching or scurrying sounds are accompanied by signs of rodents, call Mosquito Squad of Southern Westchester and Rockland County at (914) 533-1159 or request a free quote online.
