# Best way to find out who's living in the attic?

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**Created:** [February 26, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-find-out-whos-living-in-the-attic/393689 "2007-02-26T05:40:00Z")\
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Nighttime noises can also be flying squirrels (if native to your area), since they are nocturnal. I trapped six in my crawl space the night after I had my roof replaced because they could no longer get out how ever they had been getting in, and were creating a ruckus.

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