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. Raccoons never eat food in an attic so unlike with rats they will not consume rat poison. Anti freeze sometimes kills raccoons skunks squirrels and other animals. Never use rat poison in your attic. If you put out poison rats will indeed die.

If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further. Also if you do manage to kill one with poison the smell of a rotting raccoon is terrible. The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place. In the photo below a homeowner attempted to perform do it yourself raccoon removal using antifreeze and rat poison.

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. A rat can die inside your walls and slowly decay leaving an intense odor for months. Rat poison seems like the easy solution to a rat invasion. Third of all the ones that did die will die in the attic and walls and cause a terrible odor problem.

Registered rodenticides are for rats only and using them for any other animal is against the law. Using poison for raccoons is illegal. Rat poisons are best used outdoors and only with a rat bait station. There are no registered rodenticides for raccoons.

And rat poison is not designed for raccoons so if they did eat it they probably won t die. One of our team professionals was called in to remove the remaining raccoons in the attic and exclude them properly to prevent future issues. Second of all not every rat who eats the poison will die. You are probably already aware that rats are not the cleanliest of creatures that could be living in your house.