Will Rat Poison Kill A Racoon Living In The Attic

You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house.

Will rat poison kill a racoon living in the attic.

Also if you do manage to kill one with poison the smell of a rotting raccoon is terrible. One of our team professionals was called in to remove the remaining raccoons in the attic and exclude them properly to prevent future issues. If you put out poison rats will indeed die. Using poison for raccoons is illegal.

First you ve got find and buy the poison then make sure that the raccoon eats the poison then you ve got to make sure it s an effective dose. Where they die becomes the problem. Never use rat poison in your attic. Registered rodenticides are for rats only and using them for any other animal is against the law.

And rat poison is not designed for raccoons so if they did eat it they probably won t die. Rat poison seems like the easy solution to a rat invasion. Raccoons never eat food in an attic so unlike with rats they will not consume rat poison. Poison isn t an easy solution.

Second of all not every rat who eats the poison will die. Rat poisons are best used outdoors and only with a rat bait station. The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place. Anti freeze sometimes kills raccoons skunks squirrels and other animals.

There are no registered rodenticides for raccoons. Read about dead rats in the attic if you ve set out. In the photo below a homeowner attempted to perform do it yourself raccoon removal using antifreeze and rat poison. A rat can die inside your walls and slowly decay leaving an intense odor for months.