These work similar to the traditional traps used for rats in which a spring is triggered and a mechanism snaps down onto the squirrel.
Squirrels in attic rat poison.
Squirrels never eat food in an attic so unlike with rats they will not consume rat poison.
The owners did manage to kill the squirrel with rat poison rare because i ve been to dozens of homes in which people have tried to kill squirrels with poison but after many weeks it did not work and in this case the squirrel died in the attic and started to rot and caused a terrible odor problem.
However most of the tips we offer for getting rid of squirrels keeping them away and squirrel poison also apply to rats and mice.
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Squirrels love bird seeds so this is sometimes used to attempt to poison squirrel.
Some people have attempted to mix some rat poison in with the bird seeds and offer this to the squirrels.
And rat poison is not designed for squirrels so if they did eat it they may not die.
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Also if you do manage to kill one with poison the smell of a rotting squirrel is terrible.
To get rid of squirrels in the attic try soaking a rag in ammonia and placing it in your attic which may force the squirrels to leave because of the strong smell.
The squirrels are cute to watch but can become a terrible nuisance if they get into your house.