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A Mouse in the House
Asked by E.D. from Richmond
on November 18, 2008
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My cat just caught a mouse that came out from under my stove. Should I be worried about more mice and what should I do about it?
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- You've gotten lots of good advice. I just want to add that if you have access to an area behind your walls, you will have more luck trapping the mice. I live in a 1940...
- Mice always have roommates. Another thing to think about: we had a mouse problem and thought we'd licked it...but failed to check our attic. When we moved, I disco...
- you've already got the best 'green' mouse control there is.... a good mouser! my barn cats also keep the house relatively mouse-free. occasionally one will elude them ...
How to Get Rid of Dead Mouse Smell
Asked by B.Z. from Philadelphia
on May 13, 2009
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We have had mice & husband put oput mouse poison. It did the trick, but the mouse must have died in the wall. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of the smell?
It is...
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- Im so sorry. We had the same problem i while back, but it was in our bathroom floor. never had any idea something so small would smell so bad. I know you dont want to ...
- That's the problem with using poison for mice--they just crawl somewhere and die and STINK! Luckily they are small and it doesn't take TOO long for the smell to subsi...
- Unfortunately, short of tearing the walls apart, you have to grin and bear it. Open the window and hope for the best. Another suggestion get a ferret! We had a mous...
Mouse Problem
Asked by L.J. from Chicago
on April 30, 2007
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My apartment has a mouse problem. My husband and I have so far been dealing with it ourselves and have caught four-ish mice since we noticed them first last december....
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- One solution my husband found out about while working in the RV industry a while ago - Dryer sheets! You have to get the scented kind, but it doesn't seem to matter w...
- There are glue traps that will catch all the mice. They can be put under a dresser so that your 2 yr old won't get touch them. They are very sticky and work terrific.
- We live in the country, so we go through the mouse thing every fall when the farmers cut down the crops, until the spring, when the mice go back outside for safe shelt...
Yuck...I Found a Mouse in the House! Now What?
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on September 26, 2011
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This may be a stupid question but I've never seen a mouse before in our house! I do NOT want to live with rodents of the non-pet kind! :) I've only seen one, but wh...
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- We did too! We have seen 5 little bitty grey ones and killed 4 of them. Im with you and I want them gone. We git some of them on the old fashioned snap traps with pean...
- You are correct, if there is one, there are more. We ended up using sticky traps. The little mice just keep coming back if you catch and release. The other thing you...
- I'm sorry, but you are probably right. You don't have just one mouse. They are social creatures and you probably have several. Get some sticky traps and place t...
What Is That Smell?
Asked by H.L. from Detroit
on October 6, 2008
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A week ago last Sunday we noticed a smell in our study (upper level of house). It was weak and we could not point where exactly it was coming from. It was very hit an...
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- If you don't have any pets that could be causing the odor it could be a dead mouse. I found one of those in a cupboard where I was working and it was the worst smell!
- It could be a bad electrical outlet. Check all your plugs and power strips if you have any for black marks or smoke coming from them.
- Hi H., I would recommend Peak Environment. They do just about everything from dead animals to fixing roofs. And if it's covered by your homeowners ins., they are pr...
Something Dead Under Fridge??!! Help!!!
Asked by K.F. from Salinas
on April 28, 2010
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OK so it's not a typical parenting question but the smell in my kitchen is preventing me from taking care of my family and being the best Mom I can :). It started a f...
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- This happened to me when I lived in Georgia- there was a horrible smell in the kitchen- it smelled like rotten chicken or something dead- after several miserable days,...
- If there's no other way and you're sure it's the fridge you can call a fridge repair man, handman, etc. and have them take it apart for you. Or the cheaper way is t...
- We had a strong dead animal smell in our last house...it was definitely in the kitchen. We looked EVERYWHERE and could not find anything. It also seemed to come & go...
Weird Smell in House
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on August 5, 2010
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Hello everyone,
Urggh, I have this strange smell in my house (we don't have any pets). Could anyone recommend some natural remedies to take weird smells out of a hom...
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- We had a weird smell once and cleaned the whole house top to bottom and it was still there. Come to find out, a opossum died under the house by the furnace. Where is...
- You have to find the source before you can get rid of the smell. Anytime there is a weird smell in our house there is always a dead animal involved. Especially since y...
- Place small dishes of ground coffee beans around the house. Works like a charm.
Mom Vs. Mouse --Need Help!
Asked by A.C. from Pocatello
on August 18, 2009
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Does anyone have tried and true ideas on how to get rid of a pesky mouse? This is apparently the smartest mouse ever. We have been setting traps for 3 weeks now and th...
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- We use the spiced gum drops and they work every time. We either saw it on a show or read it in an article but just use a pinch of the gum drop and you will catch them...
- I don't know what they're called, but there are circular, closed traps that the mouse has to go inside to get the treat, then it closes on them. There's an indicator ...
- The best thing I've found is a box of D-Con. The mouse eats some of it and dies soon afterward. You would have to deal with finding a dead mouse around your house in t...
Awful Smell
Asked by B.B. from Johnstown
on October 3, 2008
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My husband & I purchased a 1995 trailer in March of this year. We didn't start living there until August. During those months when we didn't live there we would do our...
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- Something similar happened to us and thank God we caught it in time. It was electricity burning. Every time we used a certain outlet this would happen. We finally n...
- I forwarded your email to my husband for his thoughts. He wrote: Would check to see if the plumbing is properly vented (I think you did that) The HVAC running ...
- sometimes shower drains allow sewer gas to swell up into your house when they are not used and dry out. a/c can grow mold while not being used.
Eeeeek! a Mouse in My Kitchen! Don't Want to Use Standard Trap. Any Recomm?
Asked by L.B. from Chicago
on November 4, 2009
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Unfortunately, after my son's birthday party the other evening, I had almost everything spic and span again, except a few little things, including the empty pizza box ...
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- I've been hearing about these traps on tv that are white and cmpletely enclosed so you don't see anything. I don't know how well they work, but I would check into them...
- Ick--we too have been battling mice now that the weather has changed. We've been finding them in our attic and have been using a snap-type trap that you don't have to ...
- Hi mom sorry if it was me I would have to move I am so scared of those things!!! anyway get you some glue traps they will get stuck on the glue all you have to do is p...
