I will now discuss some of the particulars of dealing with and removing rat feces in the attic.ĭo it yourself: Visit my How To Get Rid of Rats page for tips and advice. Waste in the attic, especially mouse or rat poop. May want attic decontamination or even animal insulation replacement if you have animal The fourth problem is that the droppings may make your home smell bad. For more information, click animal poop diseases. The third problem is that the droppings are often laced with diseases that humansĬan catch. Pheromones meant to attract more animals. Some animal droppings and urine actually contain Looking for a mate, or to beat the competition, or is simply drawn to a proven bat home, they will be drawn in. The second problem with droppings in the attic is that the scent can actually attract new wildlife into your home. This mold can often release airborne spores that the people inside the home can breathe, leading to lung infections such as histoplasmosis. The problems with mouse or rat droppings, or any animal droppings, for that matter in an attic is fourfold. I set a trap sideways with the pan over the rat trail, and when the rat runs along, WHAP, it gets caught. So for example, in the photo on the left, See which areas the rats most frequently use, and that's where I set my traps in the attic to achieve greatest trapping success. There is one advantage to the rat droppings, at least for me. The pheromone scent in the urine and perhaps even the poo attracts new rats to the area. Thus, they leave a lot of rat waste in the attics where they live. High metabolisms, and they poop a lot perhaps about 20 rat turds per day. Both attics had a heavy rat infestation, and thousands of droppings scattered throughout. Is a section of scattered droppings in pink insulation. On the left is a heavily-used rat pathway in an attic with blown-in fill insulation. Here are two different photos of rat poop in an attic.
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