A lot depends on location.
Squirrels in ceiling at night.
Occasionally when the house is very quiet you will hear them during the day as well.
There is an opening in the back of the house where i think squirrels.
They generally nest in your attic.
If the attic is directly above the ceiling where you hear the running and scratching sounds of squirrels then it s a classic case of squirrels in the attic.
Squirrels are social family oriented creatures.
With rodents you ll usually hear them around bedtime and late at night.
In order to get rid of the fleas you ll have to get the squirrels out too just treating for fleas will result in recurrent infestations.
Squirrels are most active in the morning at first light and in the evening when they return to the nest after foraging.
Usually coming from your walls ceiling or attic if you are sitting in an upstairs room.
The pitter patter of little feet is a welcome sound in many homes but it becomes much more ominous if it s coming from inside your walls.
You do not have just one squirrel the chances that there is just one squirrel in your ceiling or attic are fairly low.
Squirrels rarely get into walls.
What you ll hear is a faint scratching sound that s isolated in one area.
How to get rid of a mouse or squirrel inside a wall.