Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 230887)

Early this morning, about five, I was about half asleep and heard a bonking noise in the attic. Not a scuffling but as if a large box was picked up and moved and set down again...two or three times in succession.

Now I have some major hearing issues so to hear anything means the noise was significant. Sweetie was sleeping peacefully and I hated to wake him.

Than later, about 7:30, All three of us were awake and watching Television in the Master bedroom and the sound came again. Helene got up and stuck her head out the Lanai door looking for something and Henry turned down the TV. I said, "Was that Thunder?" He said "no". We all listened again.We heard it three more times. When I had heard it earlier I thought maybe one of the cats had been closed in the closet, it sounded like a loud rattling of the pocket door.

We mulled over what kind of creature in the attic could be making such a sound. Certainly not a bird or a conventional mouse.

Does anyone have any ideas?

(P.S. I don't believe in ghosts.)

Originally Posted by Frangyomory (Post 234467)

We lived in Woodbridge, VA near the water treatment plant and I heard noise like furniture was being moved in the attic. Sorry to say it was RATS and I had to get exterminators out. It was a mess. Thank God we were renting and we could move away. Don't know what the landlord did, but I am guessing he rented it again and the tenants had the same problem we had. Yes, it does sound LOUD and you are not imagining it.

Originally Posted by lifeistogood (Post 548450)

Just had an inspection done of the house I am going to buy in The Villages. Lucky I had a contractor who was willing to crawl the length of the attic to inspect. To our surprise he said there were several nest where racoons were living in the attic. After talking to the other neighbors there is an on-going problem in the neighborhood with critters. It will have to be resolved before I sign on dotted line! Might want to check yours as they go through the vents on top and you have to seal off with 1/4 inch galvanized wire under and over. Good luck on noise.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 548451)

Hi there new person. Where is this house? This is a very old thread as I started it SEVERAL YEARS AGO. It did turn out to be sandhill cranes. They are indeed BIG BIRDS.

Anyway...new person. Tell us at least whether this village was north of 441/27 or north of 466...or just where. When you sound an alarm, we seniors want to know where the problem is.

Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 230964)

I just talked on the phone with a very helpful man who coincidentally lives in the same model we do, The Gardenia. He told us the point of entry for his visitor.

He said that he too had heard similar noises especially in the early morning hours and it was an opossum. I turned the phone over to Sweetie then, just as he was telling me that he used strobe lights and a boom box to send this creature packing.

I am going to look up the habits of the opossum and the roof rat. Yikes.

Originally Posted by tommy steam (Post 548618)

Where did the critter enter his attic? Was thinking about getting the same model home.:yuck: