Will Rat Poison Kill A Racoon Living In The Attic

Poison isn t an easy solution.

Will rat poison kill a racoon living in the attic.

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. If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further. Rat poison seems like the easy solution to a rat invasion. Where they die becomes the problem.

The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place. You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house. Read about dead rats in the attic if you ve set out. So you re left with living rats which reproduce so fast that you have the same number of rats you always had prior to the poison.

In the photo below a homeowner attempted to perform do it yourself raccoon removal using antifreeze and rat poison. Using poison for raccoons is illegal. Never use rat poison in your attic. Third of all the ones that did die will die in the attic and walls and cause a terrible odor problem.

Raccoons never eat food in an attic so unlike with rats they will not consume rat poison. A rat can die inside your walls and slowly decay leaving an intense odor for months. Second of all not every rat who eats the poison will die. Also if you do manage to kill one with poison the smell of a rotting raccoon is terrible.

Anti freeze sometimes kills raccoons skunks squirrels and other animals. And rat poison is not designed for raccoons so if they did eat it they probably won t die. Rat poisons are best used outdoors and only with a rat bait station. If you put out poison rats will indeed die.