Dead mouse smell!

[OzJavelin]

I've had a mouse die somewhere in the wall of our kitchen .. I live in a 28sq home which I don't use half of and it decides to die in the half I use!! Anyway, does anyone know of something super-industrial to either mask or absorb the smell .. it's really getting to me .. but doesn't seem to worry my wife? BTW: I think I know which wall it's in but not where in the wall so I can't start cutting holes and whatnot ..

Thanks,
Rod.

[EA2BA]

Incence py:

[Envious]

you sure its not under or in the back of the fridge? we had this same thing happen to us once and just before dad started cutting holes in the walls he decided to take one last look around and whaddyaknow he found a dirty great stinkin rat in the drip tray underneath the fridge.
Just a thought :hihi:

[iCat]

Nilodor

[fiery]

Get a few oil burners happening within the house.. and burn something you both like..
Eucalyptus oil is a great all round one to burn as it will smother any yucky smell but it will also help to keep sickness at bay..

[OzJavelin]

I've tried the oil burners, Glen20, spray fresheners, etc .. only work for say 30min then the smell is back.

Unfortunately I'm sure it's in the wall 'cos I saw it in there. I heard it scratching about so got in the roof and checked down the wall (steel frame house). I could see the mouse but couldn't get him (he could run in between the steel beams) and he couldn't get out. Now he's dead I don't know where he is in the wall .. :(

I thought maybe charcol (spelling?) or some sought of crystals to absorb the smell (the worst of itis from the wall adjoining the sink cupboard)

Rod.

[max]

Originally Posted by Envious

you sure its not under or in the back of the fridge? we had this same thing happen to us once and just before dad started cutting holes in the walls he decided to take one last look around and whaddyaknow he found a dirty great stinkin rat in the drip tray underneath the fridge.
Just a thought :hihi:

Just what I was thinking, or back of stove/hot plates wherever it was getting a nibble from, might have got zapped. All the sprays/oils will only mask the stench for a while. Basically the remains will have to be found otherwise the stench will be there for a long, long time. Time to investigate further! If its in a wall cavity it will still have to come out.

[Smoke Pursuit]

cant you get it out with some wire etc from up in the roof??

The only way to kill smells is to remove the odor, in this case removing the mouse / rat is the answer.

[OzJavelin]

Originally Posted by max

Just what I was thinking, or back of stove/hot plates wherever it was getting a nibble from, might have got zapped. All the sprays/oils will only mask the stench for a while. Basically the remains will have to be found otherwise the stench will be there for a long, long time. Time to investigate further! If its in a wall cavity it will still have to come out.

On Sunday I cut a hole in the bottom of the sink cupboard to check underneath .. the last words from my wife last night were "you are NOT going to cut anymore holes in anything are you?"
Might need one of those ultrasound or flexible fibre thingos??

[EA2BA]

Well now you got a hole to put a big spot light into, might give enough light to see the dead mouse from the top?

[max]

Originally Posted by EA2BA

Well now you got a hole to put a big spot light into, might give enough light to see the dead mouse from the top?

Yeah this is the way. Gotta make sure where it is exactly, if its there at all.
You said you last saw it there alive. This may happen again and no surprise its in the vicinity of the kitchen. I would ask a pest control specialist what they might think the best approach to get this one and guard against re-occurrence.

[Danny]

This is just enthralling! Any more news on the deceased furry friend?

[HLC]

get in the roof with a vacuum cleaner.

stick the tube, with the vaccum on down the wall and swing it around until you feel it suck up something. :

[King Nothing]

^^^ Bwahahahahaha! :evil_laug


shhhhsshhhhhhssshhhhhh..........thoooomp....shhhhs sshhhhhssshhhhsshhhh

[thefargo]

I put our chihuahua in her harness and lowered her down the cavity on a strong rope, but she was useless. I ended up repainting the wall, that seemed to cover up the smell.

[Reign]

it's always fun sucking up mice in a vac, if there alive even better!

[OzJavelin]

Originally Posted by Danny

This is just enthralling! Any more news on the deceased furry friend?

No his condition hasn't gotten any better .. he's still dead. However his legacy - the smell - still lives on.

[max]

Originally Posted by thefargo

I put our chihuahua in her harness and lowered her down the cavity on a strong rope, but she was useless. I ended up repainting the wall, that seemed to cover up the smell.

Careful! I've got a friend in the RSPCA! But seriously, your solution is interesting. I had a smell in my beach shack which was probably a dead rodent or bird. Using the sniffing technique I traced the entry point of the smell to the end floor boards against one wall, so I removed that section of the skirting and sealed up all along the floor/wall joint with flexible silicon gap sealer, and any apparent gaps in the surrounding floorboards and hey-presto the smell disappeared! That was about 18 months ago and smell has never returned.

[hppsc]

I reckon if your wife doesn't mind the smell, she might have a permanent gas leak from behind, but isn't telling you ..