It s a dead rat in the attic a few days old note some of the fur starting to fall off.
Dead rat in attic.
You ll see that the rat droppings poop around the body is actually blue green.
So i have some work to do.
Once i remove the dead animal s i mop up any bodily fluids and maggots i remove any soiled insulation and i spray down the area with a special enzyme based cleaner that destroys.
Remove dead rats with gloved hands.
If you ve put rat poison in your attic then i guarantee that you have some dead rats or mice in your attic and walls perhaps several.
There are several reasons that you may end up with dead rats in your attic or walls.
Put out two dozen traps.
The challenge comes when the dead mouse smell comes from having dead mouse in the wall.
The poison takes 24 36 hours to kill the rat so it goes through the system first and they poop is the same color as the poison.
There may be as many as two dozen rats in your attic before you even notice odors or damage.
Put out enough traps.
Wrap the dead rats in plastic and place them in the garbage outside putting the lid on the garbage receptacle tightly.
Sometimes the rats will simply die naturally particularly when there is a large colony living in your attic.