A creature above ceiling.. what could it be?

lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 00:54

Hi OzBargainers,

For about couple of weeks, I hear a creature above the ceiling in the night time only. I have went outside to see if the sound is coming from the top of the roof but nothing is there which makes me think it’s in between the roof and ceiling.

The sound it makes is rather strange, no sqeuaking or footsteps or hissing. It sounds like a heavy duty plastic bag being dragged around. I have had past experiences with possums and rats (at different houses) so I doubt that’s it.

The sound can only be heard (for now) in the lounge and not from the bedroom.

What would this creature be and what should I do??

Home & Garden

Comments

  • lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 00:57

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ATL3PUv5jd0yUMdOVb2BjzttrD…

    Not sure if this will help but it sounds like this. Mainly at 14 sec mark, can clearly hear it

    • AussieMark on 30/10/2020 - 01:01

      cannot hear a thing?

      • lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 01:04

        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1neZs9wblmbSbWMFu4Am1osK3cOm…

        Rerecorded from right below the ceiling. It’s the loudest at 15 sec. It literally sounds like something is being dragged.

        • AussieMark on 30/10/2020 - 09:03
          +1

          oh i heard it that time, thanks

          dont worry just someone living up there rearranging themselves while sleeping

          if you want to get rid of the noise put a small blanket or cat bed up there so when they move around and having nightmare or restless sleep they wont make as much noise

        • Andard on 30/10/2020 - 15:55

          my heart was thumping listening and watching the player time count up to 15 lol

          pretty weird I'd say it's probably a normally silent animal (mouse?) but they're doing/building something that makes the dragging noise

  • greenhj on 30/10/2020 - 00:59

    Need to find out what you are up against. So torchlight attached to the camera and heads up to the ceiling. Dont forget face mask. Good luck.

    • lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 01:01

      I am a chicken and I am very scared to do that without any idea of what it is….. 😭

  • jv on 30/10/2020 - 01:05

    It's most likely a Takahe based on the sound you posted.

  • John Kimble on 30/10/2020 - 01:07
    +3

    It is Halloween soon…

  • lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 01:07
    +2

    Could it be a snake? Just read Python is most active in the night?? 😭🤢

  • scrimshaw on 30/10/2020 - 01:13

    If you have access to your roofspace then I guess the best way to find out is to just stick a IP camera in there (with Infrared night vis) that can run off a USB powerbank and then review the footage on SD card from time to time.

  • AustriaBargain on 30/10/2020 - 01:15
    +2

    Your husband is probably ransacking the floor above you, looking for jewels from a botched heist turned murder from decades earlier. When he's up there he surely turns the gas lights on so he can see what he's doing, do you notice a drop in gas pressure on your floor when you hear these noises?

  • jaffar on 30/10/2020 - 02:04

    Sounds coming from the roof can definitely be creepy. Used to hear what sounded like someone sitting up on the roof boards (it was that loud). Off course I told myself it must've been a rat or bird but never checked. Sounds like it could be a small bird or rat dragging something it's found? Or it does sound a bit like a snake pulling itself across the boards. Best bet might be to have a look in the day for any loose pieces of rubbish in the ceiling that could be dragged around (or blown about by a hole or gap in the roof tiles) or some type of recording device with light attached which I'm sure the creature would check out during the night.

  • MeesusEff on 30/10/2020 - 04:05
    +2

    Many years ago, there were extremely loud scratching and clawing noises right above me in my room. No one believed me as it was only me that heard it and it usually happened between 2-4am,until one night when it was happening I ran to my dad and dragged him up to hear it. He popped up there the next day and said that spot was tightly covered with insulation and there were no marks or holes. Never did find out what it was 🤔

    • AussieMark on 30/10/2020 - 09:01

      yeah i saw that on the news

  • EightImmortals on 30/10/2020 - 07:10

    Gargoyle?
    I've heard from people in the know that Gargoyles are active at the moment.

    • mapax on 30/10/2020 - 07:44
      +1

      In my limited experience they’re generally at their loudest when returning to “nest” just before sunrise.

      • EightImmortals on 30/10/2020 - 09:17

        Yeah that's the non-hybridised ones, the new hybrids don't have that limitation. Common mistake though.

  • Quantumcat on 30/10/2020 - 07:30
    +1

    Have a look during the day. Look for animal droppings. That will tell you what it is without you having to face it.

  • [Deactivated] on 30/10/2020 - 07:44
    +2

    La Chupacabra

    • mapax on 30/10/2020 - 08:00
      +1

      Lol, there has never been a confirmed sighting of a chup in Aus. It’s much more likely to be a South East Asian creature that hitched a ride on a cargo ship, one of those ones that is like a small aswang but don’t take a human form.

      Occam’s razor - the sound of a plastic bag being dragged around is probably just that, a homeless person is probably dragging their stuff around.

      • [Deactivated] on 30/10/2020 - 08:08
        +2

        You're going to want more than Occam's razor when La Chupa strikes. You want Occam's chainsaw.

  • jjjaar on 30/10/2020 - 09:02
    +4

    Plot twist: OP has upstairs neighbours.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 30/10/2020 - 09:03

    Snake.

    • John Kimble on 30/10/2020 - 09:24

      I'm no herpetologist (thanks Google), but I didn't think snakes made much sound when they moved? They're know for being almost silent, right? It's not like they're dragging themselves along the ground like a turtle or walrus on land, they're actively contracting/relaxing their muscles etc to slither side to side?

      Unless it was dragging something in it's mouth (again, something I didn't think they did)?

      • AussieMark on 30/10/2020 - 09:39
        +1

        when the snake grabs possums, rats or mouse it will track them along the ground while suffocating the life out of them.

  • Wiede on 30/10/2020 - 09:27
    +1

    It's October so usually ghosts. Nothing to be worried about. Go back to sleep

  • Seraphin7 on 30/10/2020 - 09:34

    I reckon that's a snake.

    • Tomhaigh1 on 30/10/2020 - 09:44

      Snake shedding skin perhaps?

      • Seraphin7 on 30/10/2020 - 09:53

        Maybe, or otherwise just getting around about its business. Could be quite comfortable in there.

  • ECE on 30/10/2020 - 09:43

    Happy Halloween 👻

  • dirtybigbjelke on 30/10/2020 - 09:47

    Rat or a Possum.

  • kolorijo on 30/10/2020 - 11:08

    Ju On

  • DarthAntz on 30/10/2020 - 11:16
    +1

    Tenjoname

  • Andard on 30/10/2020 - 15:52

    Get out.

  • lookingforTV on 30/10/2020 - 16:14

    Thanks for the advice guys.. I don't have a ladder at home so I will go get one tomorrow and check the ceiling out…………………………………… if I don't update, please press F to pay respect.

  • chichi on 30/10/2020 - 16:54

    I remember early on in The Exorcist they heard things moving around in the attic.

    Rats or Possum most likely.

  • No Username on 30/10/2020 - 20:21

    Probably just a Boogeyman.

  • DoctorCalculon on 30/10/2020 - 20:48

    Most likely a possum.

  • Logical on 30/10/2020 - 21:50

    When you get into the roof space you may as well get these from Woolies (https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/765755/mor… ) and let them off in there.

  • lookingforTV on 27/11/2020 - 14:25
    +2

    Not sure if anyone is interested, the sound stopped recently so I finally found the courage to climb up the ceiling space and found a massive snake skin.

    • mapax on 27/11/2020 - 14:30

      Any pics?

      • AussieMark on 27/11/2020 - 15:17

        Oh wow. If they shredded their skin that normally means they have inhabited a human and taken over…

        Has your wife been acting suspicious recently? Like taking up less bargains ?

    • DoctorCalculon on 27/11/2020 - 19:08

      That's scary! 😱
      The important question is did you locate the snake, or did it morph into that "massive snake skin"?

      • AussieMark on 28/11/2020 - 19:01
        +1

        If we don't hear from him.. we know who won man vs snake 😂

        • DoctorCalculon on 28/11/2020 - 19:04

          So many questions. How did the snake get up there? Did the previous owners leave it there? Are his roof tiles intact?

          🤯

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join