Ding dong, the wicked rat is dead!

The days of scurrying critters and chewed food boxes are over! Your first clue that you have a dead rat in your home is the smell. Other animals may also be drawn to your home by the smell, which may happen before you notice the smell due to their heightened sense of smell.

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When you detect the presence of a dead rat in your home, it m

ay be tempting to refer to one of the many online tutorials of how to handle the dead rat removal on your own. Although it may seem like a good idea, here are four key reasons why it is best to defer this task to the professionals.  

1. Rats Carry Diseases

Diseases such as leptospirosis and lymphocytic choriomeningitis, which can result in liver and kidney damage respectively. You may be familiar with the lethal effects of the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Plague, which can still be caught to this day. These diseases can be caught while the rat is alive, but also after death. After the rat is dead, diseases can be transmitted by feces and urine as well as by touching the carcass.

If you used a rat poison to kill the rat, you haven’t not only dealt with the diseases that the rat may carry, but also the effects of the poison used to kill them. This is dangerous.

2. Dead Rats Attract Bugs and Other Critters

The rat is dead. That may be a promising sign that the scurrying and gnawing that has become commonplace in your home is finally over. Unfortunately, with their superior sense of smell, other critters and bugs of all types are likely to find a way into your home to find the dead rat.

By removing the rat on your own, you are running the risk of not getting it done in time to avoid these other critters or missing essential cleaning processes will invite more unwanted guests into your home. The removal of a dead rat is an essential process that needs to be done quickly and properly.

3. DIY Removal Takes Too Much Time

Because of reasons one and two, you want to get that rat out of your home immediately. If you are thinking of going the DIY route, it will take a while to track down all the supplies and make time in your schedule to handle it. Calling a humane wildlife removal company will help get rid of that dead rat quickly and properly.

4. Proper Restoration is Critical 

As nice as it would be for the only work required upon finding a dead ray is getting it out of your home, that is unfortunately not the case. After the rat is removed, it is essential to do the proper restoration for whatever area of your home has been affected.

Rats in your home can cause lasting damage in a number of ways, including structural damage through gnawing and scratching and biohazard risk through feces, urine, and saliva. A professional, humane wildlife removal company is the only way to guarantee that your home is properly restored following a critter infestation and the steps necessary to prevent a future visit from these unwelcome guests.

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