Have you noticed a rotten smell coming from your attic, under the home, or in the walls? Perhaps poison was used to try and kill rats, opossums, or raccoons, or an animal was killed by a rival, or just natural causes. In any case, the dead body quickly begins to decay, giving off a disgusting smell. The dead animal's location may not be immediately apparent, but as time progresses, fluids will drain out, areas may become stained, and the stench will become worse until it's obvious that something is dead somewhere nearby.
Accessibility
The animals most likely to be found (or smelled) dead in your home are those that tend to be good at scurrying away and hiding: rats and mice, opossums, cats, raccoons, and squirrels. Unfortunately, many times a person will try to handle a pesky pet problem by poisoning the critter, only to find that the animal has died sometime after ingesting the poison, and is now located somewhere inaccessible. That's where the experience of our trained Wildlife Specialists comes into play. Our team knows all about trapping Florida wildlife, which means we know how to track them, too. We can find where the openings are in your home and determine where an animal has made its final resting place. And to keep another dead animal from ending up in your home, we perform custom exclusions to seal up all the entry points.
Disease Risk
A dead animal carcass will attract those animals that feed on them, such as flies, worms, and some birds of prey. The whole scene is a health nightmare if its in your attic, where most of the air in your house passes through before making its way to your kitchen, dining room, and bedrooms. Beyond the unpleasantness of the smell, there is real risk involved in letting an animal corpse rot without being properly disposed of. If you have a dead animal, please do not let yourself or your pets come into contact with it. Call a professional wildlife removal service and we can remove it without spreading pathogens further. Common serious diseases that can be transmitted by the remains of a dead animal or its parasites include:
Safe Cleanup
Once we've tracked an animal to the location where its body can be found, we remove the animal, as well as any organic material or waste that's been left behind. We also remove any soiled or otherwise ruined insulation in your attic, and we sanitize the entire affected area with an antimicrobial treatment to kill off any bacteria, viruses, or fungi that have been thriving there. For more about our attic restoration services, please see our Restoration page.
Call now to speak directly with a trained Wildlife Specialist about dead animal removal.