Ya think they have a problem?

[Scottpat]

Yesterday I had the pleasure of inspecting a home that is around 200 years old. In the attic I found just a few rat poison containers. Then I found a bird nest/pile that was a couple feet tall!

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[Charlie R]

Man, I hope you washed your hands before dinner!

[Ben H]

Looks like some snazzy contact paper in that light pic, or was it wallpaper?

[kurt]

That looks like a squirrel nest to me; not birds. I bet they're trying to poison squirrels, not mice.

Won't work; you gotta use the grain elevator stuff for squirrels, and even then, it might not kill the bast---s.

[Mike Lamb]

.. and termites on the left in that last photo?

[kurt]

Good eye. Looks like tubes to me.

[hausdok]

Piece of twine. See the staple holding it to the stud?

OT - OF!!!

M.

[AHI in AR]

Looks like some snazzy contact paper in that light pic, or was it wallpaper?

Looks more like vinyl flooring from the early 1970's to me...

[John Kogel]

That looks like bird poop to me. Starlings will try to build a nest like that. Pigeons maybe.

In 200 years, could include everything from squirrels to roof beavers. []

Every time they heard a rat, he would toss up another box of bait.

I guess the rats were not impressed. I see a few droppings, no teeth marks in that bait. All that rustling they were hearing was probably the birds, anyway.

[Scottpat]

It had termites and beetles as well as rats, birds and chipmunks! I'll post some additional pictures when I get some time tomorrow.