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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by early_riser@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world

We've been having trouble with ~~rodents (I assume squirrels)~~ in the crawl spaces on our second floor. I decided to stick a PIR sensor on the door to see if I could catch any movement, and sure enough, a bunch of movement around 1 AM this morning. (Correction, it was a possum, which makes sense in hindsight as they're nocturnal).

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[-] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 1 points 2 weeks ago

As long as the sensor only picks up stuff that's rat-size or larger then it's fine. If there are something "large" down there, it can be a hazard to the house foundation. I'd say it's better to know. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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