Dead mouse smell duration.

thepharcyde · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:01

One of the joys of living an old townhouse is having small rodents living in the walls. I've had the pest control people out who put down some bait, that's done the trick, but now have the most putrid smell going on.

I have bought a few odor eliminators and used vinegar over night. It's in the wall somewhere so cannot get to it.

Anyone know how long it will take for the smell to dissipate?

Ta

tntcoder · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:04

Should fade after 1-2 weeks

StoutMeister · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:29

Keep an eye on the water tank in the attic, the poison gives the little creatures an insatiable thirst and it isn't uncommon for them to go for a "dip". :eek:

jp_bl_68 · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:37

tntcoder said:
Should fade after 1-2 weeks

Surely it will still be decomposing two weeks from now?

phi1 · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:39

StoutMeister said:
Keep an eye on the water tank in the attic, the poison gives the little creatures an insatiable thirst and it isn't uncommon for them to go for a "dip".

We bought a house that we did up and sold and when we were checking everything over up in the loft there was a massive dead rat in the water tank. Was pretty horrible!

Derek W · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:40

open the windows?

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:43

StoutMeister said:
Keep an eye on the water tank in the attic, the poison gives the little creatures an insatiable thirst and it isn't uncommon for them to go for a "dip".

Not if you have a tank with a lid.

tntcoder · 23 Jan 2011 at 14:43

jp_bl_68 said:
Surely it will still be decomposing two weeks from now?

Yer but either you get so used to it you don't notice it after that period or most of the 'nasty' decomp stage is over.

.Ox. · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:11

phi1 said:
We bought a house that we did up and sold and when we were checking everything over up in the loft there was a massive dead rat in the water tank. Was pretty horrible!

Did you have any water while you were doing up this house?

The Halk · 23 Jan 2011 at 15:30

jp_bl_68 said:
Surely it will still be decomposing two weeks from now?

Yeah, but by then it should have dried out, and not smell quite so bad.

JBuk · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:31

Had a dead rat in a cavity a while ago , took about a month or two before the smell went completely

Cosimo · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:40

JBuk said:
Had a dead rat in a cavity a while ago , took about a month or two before the smell went completely

For a second had this vision of one in your mouth.

C.R.A.Z.Y · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:56

HaHa, serves you right you cruel SOD!!
Whenever we get visitors we simply put down our cheap HUMANE ebay trap (£2) and release the little fellas in a field a good distance away.
Works every time, quick, simple, effective and NO rancid smell of poor mouse'e rotting away after a pretty horrendous, cruel and completely unnecessary death!

Freelanc3r · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:58

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
HaHa, serves you right you cruel SOD!!
Whenever we get visitors we simply put down our cheap HUMANE ebay trap (£2) and release the little fellas in a field a good distance away.
Works every time, quick, simple, effective and NO rancid smell of poor mouse'e rotting away after a pretty horrendous, cruel and completely unnecessary death!

They'll only come back...

JBuk · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:59

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
cruel and completely unnecessary death!

GOOD TBH

JBuk · 23 Jan 2011 at 16:59

simulatorman said:
For a second had this vision of one in your mouth.

Well there was this one time....

Gammawolf · 23 Jan 2011 at 17:02

C.R.A.Z.Y said:
HaHa, serves you right you cruel SOD!!
Whenever we get visitors we simply put down our cheap HUMANE ebay trap (£2) and release the little fellas in a field a good distance away.
Works every time, quick, simple, effective and NO rancid smell of poor mouse'e rotting away after a pretty horrendous, cruel and completely unnecessary death!

I use the good old fashions ones that come smashing down on them, just as effective and no smell too

Overslop · 23 Jan 2011 at 17:41

My old dog was remarkably talented at finding and killing any rodents that found themselves under our floorboards. She'd know when they were under there straight away too.