Dead Rat Removal

Rats often die inside the homes and buildings where they live. Sometimes the death is a result of natural causes, and sometimes it's the result of homeowners or pest control companies using poison in situations in which trapping and exclusion should have been used as the control options. Whatever the cause, the result is always the same - a unbelievable stench! I know, I've smelled it many times. All dead animals smell, but rats have a smell in their own class. I always know a dead rat when I smell it - and you want to get it out of your home - NOW.

Orlando Rats is the undisputed expert at finding and removing dead rats. Our success rate at carcass location is second to none. I've been to several homes in which 2 or more other companies have failed to find the dead rat - and then I use my techniques and persistence to finally find it. No matter where I have to crawl or what I have to cut or pry open, I'll do it. I've found rats buried under insulation (see above), fallen down a wall (see below) in floor boards, in appliances, and almost anywhere. See my dead rat photo page for more photos, and proof that we're the best.

Prevention of rats is the best way to avoid having a dead rat in your home. Sometimes it's a dead rat that finally convinces the homeowner that they need the problem taken care of. The rat not only stinks for a long time, but it attracts flies and thus maggots, and thus an bunch of flies in your home a month later. I've seen plenty of cases in which people have moved out of their homes to friend's homes or hotels to escape dead rat smell - don't let it come to that, give us a call!

After we remove the dead rat, we spray the area with a special enzyme-based biohazard cleaner and decontaminant. This helps eliminate any pathogens or residual odor. We also inspect the home to find out how the animal got in, to find out if you have an existing rat problem, and we can treat that as well. We also perform Dead Animal Carcass Removal for other, larger animals as well.

Dead Rat Removal.............................................................................$219.00 - 269.00If you call us with a stench in your home, the cause could be a dead rat (or other animal). $199.00 or higher service fee to find and remove the dead rat, and repair whatever needed disassembly to get to it. In some cases, the job is extremely difficult, because the rat has died in a very hard to find/reach space, but we will find it. We are the best, bar none. In less than 3% of cases, the source of the odor will not be removed, due to architectural conditions beyond our control. In this frustrating case, a standard $89.00 service fee will still apply.

News Item: Dead Rats Stink Up Orlando AirportPosted Mar 21, 08 6:00 PM - Orlando Sentinel
(Newser) – Dead rats are stinking up a portion of Orlando International Airport, and the smell has workers crying foul. Construction crews renovating gates earlier this month scared the rodents into the airport, the Orlando Sentinel reports; exterminators followed, and after rats died in walls and ceilings the stench sent workers and passengers home sick and shut down a customs checkpoint.

Customs officials say employees cannot work under such conditions and that the airport is not doing enough to resolve the ongoing issue. Airport officials removed the carcasses, sprayed pesticides and cleaned with harsh chemicals, to little avail. While a spokeswoman insists the rats pose no health threat, others warn that the insects and droppings associated with rats could be dangerous.