A dead mouse smell is distinctly recognizable by a common pair of nostrils and need no expertise to distinguish it from other smells. It is absolutely nasty and unbearable and the odor won’t go for weeks if no action is taken to remove it. When a house mouse is dead for some reason and is trapped in a crevice on the wall or a hole in the ground, you will find it difficult to locate it quickly. It takes at least two to three days for the body to decompose and release the chemicals that are responsible for emitting the foul smell. The odor that emits is a mixture of sulfur dioxide, methane gas and other obnoxious gases that materialize when the muscle tissues of mice start to decompose. If there is a dead mouse or mice inside your walls or crawl spaces that you cannot reach you should immediately call BBPP, the most experienced mouse removal Bradford and get professional advice.
The odor can be of any member of the rodent family consisting of rats and mice. It could be difficult to distinguish the dead animal without visual confirmation. Being nocturnal both mice and rats seek dark and secret places to hide. They gather construction material like shredded paper, fabrics etc for building nests. They could also burrow in to your upholstery and claim ownership and eventually die for some reason. to determine which type of rodent or animal has died inside those hidden places is to find and inspect animal droppings inside your cupboard, floor, attic, and other secluded areas of the house. By looking at the size and shape of the feces you can determine who it belongs to. Rat feces are three-quarter inches in length and one quarter thick. Mice feces are roughly one-quarter in inch in length and with pointy end. The smell gets worse with the size of the rodent and rats are definitely bigger than mice thus will smell worse and the odor will remain for a long time. The foul smell will remain until the body of the mouse is completely dried off or it is removed before that by professional hands. The smell may get worse if the rat or mice is dead near a water source like a drain pipe or gutter.
How to rid off dead mice smell?
Very simple, find the source and remove it. However it may not be easy to locate the source and you will have to follow your nose. You will keep sniffing till you come to a place where the odor is very strong. You could also look for stains caused by leaked fluid of the carcass. Also check for flies, maggots and beetles and other insects as their presence in large quantity will indicate that there is a dead mouse in there. If the rat or mouse is lodged inside the wall or other inaccessible places you will have to cut through masonry or woodwork. In that case you will have to use heavy duty deodorants or neutralizing chemicals to get rid of the offending smell. Either you wait it out that is if you can sustain the foul smell for long period or use an array of deodorants and perfumes to neutralize the smell.
It is a better advice to consult your pest control Bradford and preferably BBPP the best mice control and exterminators for the area and nearby towns. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com to get quick response.