I only have a 1/2 cup of salt
Ingredients 2 cups flour 1/2 cup salt 3/4 cups hot water (from tap) 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (optional) Mix the salt and flour together, then gradually add the water until the dough becomes elastic(Some recipes call for 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil at this point.) If your mixture turns out too sticky, simply add more flourIf it turns out too crumbly, simply add more waterKnead the dough until it’s a good consistency—then get out rolling pins, cups, bowls, straws, cookie cutters, plastic utensils, and let the fun begin! If you want colored dough, mix food coloring, powdered drink mix, or paint into the water before adding it to the dry ingredientsOr you can paint your creations after baking them at 200 degreesBaking times will vary depending on the size and thickness of the object, but make sure that all of it is hardIf the dough starts to darken before cooking is complete, cover with aluminum foilPainted keepsakes will need to be sealed on all sides with clear varnish or polyurethane sprayYou can store your salt dough in a sealed container in the refrigerator, but usually not more than a couple of days.
Try to scare whatever it is out, go up and check, then secure the holes that it is getting in fromTrim back any tree limbs that could be giving accessGet a have a heart trap and put it up there, bait it with something like peanut butter.
The problem with vermin in the attic is it will keep returning to its nest unless you completely remove it and block ALL entrancesClean out the attic completely - remove all traces of the nest and then block every single crack and nook that may allow entry into the atticDo this only if you are sure the critter is not in the attic or elsewhere in your homeYou can use screen to cover holes, but you will have to check repeatedly over time to be sure the critter has not returned to the scene of the crime.
Typically, scratching in the attic is either mice, rats, opossums, squirrels, or raccoonsIf this has been going on for a month, then they surely have a nest and babies up thereThe longer you delay getting rid of them, the more damage they are doing up thereNot only will they be chewing up things, they are leaving their urine and fecal waste up thereSo If you don't decided to get up there yourself to see, then hire at least a handyman to get up there to identify the animal and and determine the damage.
