Our Upstairs Tenant
Two winters ago, as well as three winters ago, we had a problem with skunks living in the crawl space under our house. That problem became so miserable that we had to evacuate the house for a few days when the stench became unbearable. Eventually, I caught many skunks and managed to secure our crawl space effectively. This past winter we had no skunk problems. I can't begin to tell you how much of a relief it is to be rid of those stinky skunks! We did, however, have a little tenant living in our attic space and in the ceilings all winter this year. I knew this little critter was a squirrel since I had seen him going in and out of a little hole at the peak of our roof. I wasn't sure how many squirrels we had living up there though. Every day and night we could hear the pitter-patter of little squirrel feet running across our ceilings. At different times we could hear him scratching away at either the ceiling or support members. I don't know if he thought he was