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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on November 25, 2009, 05:06:13 PM
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Oh my.
ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-25-09 03:56 PM
Original message
what is the best remedy for a dead mouse odor?
Yes it has happened--a mouse died inside a wall upstairs. And now I can smell it downstairs. Of course, company is coming tomorrow for Thanksgiving! I've got scented candles and we can build a wood fire in the fireplace, but I wondered if there is a specific potpourri I could do on the stove that would help? Maybe just boil some vinegar or something?
It's not overpowering, but I have a better sense of smell than my husband and I can smell it. It will be over in about a week probably (this has happened before) but I need to deal with it tomorrow. There is no access to the spot where the mouse got in, probably via the attic.
franksolich has a question.
Why did this topic end up in the cooking and baking forum?
Paper Roses (379 posts) Wed Nov-25-09 04:38 PM
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1. I think you are in trouble. Had that happen here. the only remedy was:
Time
Why did this topic end up in the cooking and baking forum?
ginnyinWI (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-25-09 04:45 PM
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2. ugh that's not what I want to hear.
But I'm hoping that with the turkey roasting, the wood fireplace burning, candles lit, and some potpourri on the stove it won't be too bad. It's centered upstairs behind a closet wall, so I'm going to hope it isn't too bad. Since I called it to his attention my husband can smell it too.
Why did this topic end up in the cooking and baking forum?
The sparkling husband primitive, advising from the porcelain throne in the basement:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-25-09 04:50 PM
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3. If you know where it is, you could open the wall
Cut the drywall with a drywall saw and then use it as the patch.
Reach in there (with rubber gloves) and take the mouse out. Spray the wall cavity with bleach.
Why did this topic end up in the cooking and baking forum?
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Wed Nov-25-09 04:50 PM
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3. If you know where it is, you could open the wall
Cut the drywall with a drywall saw and then use it as the patch.
Reach in there (with rubber gloves) and take the mouse out. Spray the wall cavity with bleach.
Wow! :o A moment of clarity?
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I suspect if they can smell it through the wall, It isn't a mouse. Its either a rat or a squirrel. The bigger issue is there is always more than one.