Attic Animals Droppings

Every animal does it of course and many of them will turn your attic into a regular sewer.

Attic animals droppings.

Opossum droppings in the attic are very abundant when they live up there but that s not as common as with raccoons or rats. Discard the bag afterwards and insert a new bag. If you see larger raccoon droppings in your home or attic contact a professional immediately. This can involve repairing chewed electrical wires and air ducts but it most importantly involves the cleaning of animal waste.

Attic restoration is the process of restoring your attic to the original condition prior to the animal infestation. Place in a bag tie tightly and discard. The droppings or many animals contain pathogens. The pee tends to soak in the insulation whereas the poop sits there.

The most common type of animal droppings found in the home are from rats mice raccoons opossums squirrels birds geckos and occasionally skunks. Unfortunately these are wild animals and they don t know the difference between inside and outside the home in regard to defecating and urinating. Donning gloves hand pick larger droppings such as those from a raccoon or opossum. One of the largest problems with having animals live in your attic is that they poop and pee in your attic.

The droppings and urine can act as a vector for disease such as leptospirosis salmonella infection raccoon roundworm hookworm cryptosporidiosis and more. Also nesting material is the most common with squirrels in the attic. Vacuum up small droppings such as those from a rat or squirrel with a vacuum. Read more about animal feces in the attic for photos.

Roundworm requires special procedures to remove and should be handled by a professional. When cleaning any kind of animal droppings make sure to clean the infected area by first removing the animal feces then disinfecting. The most common waste cleaned from attics is raccoon feces and after that probably rat poop and then after that squirrel waste is the most common.