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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...
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 ...
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...
A Mouse in the House
Asked by A.F. from San Francisco
on January 20, 2013
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So I walked into our laundry room yesterday to see a mouse running across what was previously a clean pile of clothes. Now right now my house is cluttered. We are purg...
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- Sounds like you are doing everything right. Even if you kept your home immaculately, you could still have mice or rats. Granted you might have noticed him sooner. :...
- I think someone else may ahv already mentioen this but: steel wool. Plug up all pipe opening with steel wool. Mice do not like it. My parents have a reserve area beh...
- There's no such thing as just one mouse. If there's one, there's probably a few more hanging around. Secure your pantry. Make sure any food that's not in a jar or c...
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...
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...
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...
Funky Bathroom Smell
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on July 2, 2011
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Hi all,
My daughters bathroom in her room has a horrible smell coming from it. At first we thought it was maybe a septic tank issue so we called out the septic com...
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- If it weren't for the temporary bleach remedy I would have suggested that perhaps a mouse or rat died within the wall. Guess I would just keep using the bleach. ...
- I have had a bad smell before that had nothing to do with sink or tub inards before cause those are deep down and wouldnt be as bad as what was hiding just under the s...
- My husband's bathroom was like that when we were dating. It made the whole house smell disgusting (he was also the guy who always left the shades drawn and never open...
TERRIBLE, Terrible Smell!!
Asked by M.F. from San Francisco
on December 5, 2009
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Hello moms!!
Since 3 ½ yrs (!) we’ve been experiencing a terrible putrid and sewage like smell that comes into the house when we turn the furnace on! Now that I a...
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- Yes, we had this happen. First, a skunk would visit at simialar times every few days (hide under the house when it got cold). The smell was both inside and out. Anot...
- Oh dear. Okay the only thing I can think of is a dead rat that has crawled under the house, attic or between the walls, it doesn't necessarily need to be in the ducts...
- My suggestion is to get room heaters for the bedrooms until you find out what it is that is causing the smell. I still have Racoons (past 2 years) in my attic and c...
Getting Rid of Rats/mice.
Asked by E.A. from Dallas
on October 3, 2007
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A couple of days ago my husband noticed that the trash bags in our garage were chewed open. We have a window in the kitchen door that leads to the garage. So this mor...
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- Rats are really bad this year. Traps are the way to go if you are uncomfortable with poison. As posted above, you can buy the traps anywhere, like Home Depot or Loew...
- Try MetroGuard ###-###-####. We always ask for the same tech-Nick. He does an awesome job and we had boxes set out in garage and flower beds to attract and they check ...
- You're not the only one! :o) A few years ago we were given a treadmill that had been in a storage building for a while. It was in our garage for about 2 weeks when ...
