A few years ago I had a BAD mouse infestation. After they were all gone I forgot I left some glue traps out. This week I started smelling the decomposing mouse smell and after digging found a dead mouse stuck to a glue trap under my dresser. My question is, about how long after a mouse dies does it take before you start to smell it decomposing? Could this mouse have died last year or the year before -or- does this mean I have mice again? (augh)
2006-12-21 13:11:39 · 7 answers · asked by Dog Lover 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
You have mice again, And they do stink bad, It takes about 2 days then in 3-4 it really kicks all in all for it to go away is 1 wk 10 days. Where there is 1 mouse there is 3 hiding.
2006-12-21 13:23:09 · answer #1 · answered by dontknow86 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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A few years ago I had a BAD mouse infestation. After they were all gone I forgot I left some glue traps out. This week I started smelling the decomposing mouse smell and after digging found a dead mouse stuck to a glue trap under my dresser. My question is, about how long after a mouse dies does...
2015-08-18 05:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by Kee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dead mouse will begin to smell within a few days and I think that after a year or more there would not be anything left to smell so you may have more mice this year.
2006-12-21 13:21:54 · answer #3 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
-- Rat & Mouse Gazette: Postmortems: at 70°F or higher, decomposition within 48 hours ... under a dresser it's probably a bit cooler so I would guess maybe a week or two ..
http://www.rmca.org/Articles/postmortem.htm - I would spray Febreeze where you found the mouse ... I hate that dead mouse smell ... once I found one completely decomposed .. nothing but a skeleton left ...
2006-12-21 13:29:21 · answer #4 · answered by --------------- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually about 4 or 5 days
2006-12-21 13:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how warm it is. In hot weather, it could take only a couple of days. In cold weather, it could take months depending on whether or not it froze.
Was he wearing a little jumper and white gloves? Walt might get a little miffed at you. And that Minnie can really be a pain if you tick her off!
2006-12-21 13:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A week or so.
If you keep having a mouse problem, go to the pound and see if they have any stray cat kittens. Garenteed mouse removal.
2006-12-22 04:57:46 · answer #7 · answered by captbob552 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 days.
2016-03-22 17:31:34 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think your dog got smart and started blaming its gas on the mouse.
2006-12-21 13:14:35 · answer #9 · answered by Stanley S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they stink too much because they are so small, but I would have to say if you didnt clean out from under your dresser it should be from then. just put out a new one to be safe, if you find one in a trap, replace it with another trap. Put out bait that they take back to their nest too.......
2006-12-21 13:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by Grandma of six 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋