The odor eliminator i recommend is fresh wave because it seems to work well and people have reported good results.
Dead mouse in ceiling smell.
However a dead rat may produce a smell that can last for weeks.
Typically a dead rodent mouse rat squirrel or other will emit a foul odor for a week to a couple weeks.
A single mouse will only produce a negligible odor.
If a rodent dies in a moist area the smell can last for weeks.
It is the disgusting sickening gut wrenching smell of death.
If you can t get rid of the dead mouse your best bet is to either wait out the smell it won t last forever or try the odor eliminator.
Air fresheners work by adding fragrant chemicals to the air and using them when there s a dead mouse around will create an even stronger stench that lingers in your home.
The best way to get rid of the dead mouse smell is to get rid of the dead mouse.
Use white vinegar placing a small bowl of white vinegar in the room where the odor is most severe may help eliminate some of the stench.
Size of the little guy.
Unfortunately this smell can be produced by any member of the rodent family mice rats etc that may have found its way into your walls attic or crawlspaces and died.
There is no certain way that the dead mouse can be found and there are no chemicals that will take the odor away.
The temperature of his final resting place.
Not even our cats have dared put their noses close enough to a mouse corpse to find out but according to those braver than us it can resemble a sweeter version of skunk spray.
Mouse baits may be effective but often the mouse dies behind the wall and there is a lingering odor for several weeks this is why use of rodent baits indoors is not a recommended course of action.
Sulfur is generally the first odor you ll pick up with methane following close behind.
Even though the smell attracts vultures and other creatures that gravitate toward corpses it s repulsive to humans.
The humidity of same.
Dead rodents will smell until their bodies completely decompose and dry out.
The severity and longevity of the smell depend on several factors.
Thankfully there are multiple steps that you can take to get rid of dead animal smell in house.
