Will Rat Poison Kill A Racoon Living In The Attic

In the photo below a homeowner attempted to perform do it yourself raccoon removal using antifreeze and rat poison.

Will rat poison kill a racoon living in the attic.

Anti freeze sometimes kills raccoons skunks squirrels and other animals. Raccoons never eat food in an attic so unlike with rats they will not consume rat poison. Rat poison seems like the easy solution to a rat invasion. Also if you do manage to kill one with poison the smell of a rotting raccoon is terrible.

Rat poisons are best used outdoors and only with a rat bait station. Where they die becomes the problem. There are no registered rodenticides for raccoons. The most obvious sign that you have rats in the attic is they will leave rat droppings all over the place.

Registered rodenticides are for rats only and using them for any other animal is against the law. Third of all the ones that did die will die in the attic and walls and cause a terrible odor problem. Second of all not every rat who eats the poison will die. Poison isn t an easy solution.

If you put out poison rats will indeed die. And rat poison is not designed for raccoons so if they did eat it they probably won t die. Never use rat poison in your attic. 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. If you think you may have a rat living in your attic then you need to get up there and investigate further. A rat can die inside your walls and slowly decay leaving an intense odor for months. Read about dead rats in the attic if you ve set out.