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33. When you live in the country.......,

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 06:32 PM

8 hrs ago

Just spray with Clorox foam or pour Clorox -let it sit a few minutes and wipe. You might spray essential oils like peppermint around cabinets -

Man - I have so many electronic mouse traps - in my car, sheds, house, drawers - - Did you catch the mouse ? —
or was it just dead - which would be weird.

How to Tell a Field Mouse and a House Mouse Apart

“Field mice are dark brown or gray with a white belly, while house mice are a solid brown or gray.
Field mice are about 6 inches (15 cm) long with a furry tail. House mice are smaller, about 3 inches (7 cm) long with a scaly, hairless tail.
Field mouse droppings have pointed ends, while house mouse droppings are oblong and rounded.
Field mice are typically found in rural areas, while house mice are more commonly found in residential areas.“

https://www.wikihow.com/Field-Mouse-vs-House-Mouse

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After dead mouse removed from kitchen drawer, what steps do I take to clean the drawer so my utensils can go back in? [View all] CTyankee 14 hrs ago OP

. rsdsharp 14 hrs ago #1

ROFL!!!!!!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue 14 hrs ago #5

that would absolutely be mrs. unblock's response unblock 14 hrs ago #10

While that is tempting ... mahatmakanejeeves 8 hrs ago #25

That's what I was thinking too 😂 Luciferous 6 hrs ago #37

That would probably be sufficient. PoindexterOglethorpe 14 hrs ago #2

I would use Chlorox wipes on it first. I feel your pain! 50 Shades Of Blue 14 hrs ago #3

Ask AI bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #4

Was it cataleptic, had it been encapsulated in epoxy and turned into key chain in another dimension ... marble falls 14 hrs ago #9

it was dry and stuck to the adhesive in the wooden utensil drawer (non-eating) CTyankee 13 hrs ago #15

So you had your built-in mousetrap! Clever!! SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #26

First you burn the drawer and everything in it. ......... marble falls 14 hrs ago #6

Ha ha heh!! SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #27

Not just the one draw; all that "connect" unc70 14 hrs ago #7

!!This!! WestMichRad 14 hrs ago #13

Right, look for mouse droppings elsewhere in the kitchen. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #17

I would use VGNonly 14 hrs ago #8

Especially if one lives up in Four Corners. marble falls 14 hrs ago #11

I remember on Survivor Man. VGNonly 14 hrs ago #14

And sometime Valley Fever'll kill you! marble falls 11 hrs ago #19

... EYESORE 9001 14 hrs ago #12

This is the only correct answer JoseBalow 11 hrs ago #18

I would move to another home asap. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #16

Mice urinate as they walk. Add bleach to your soap solution. Karadeniz 9 hrs ago #20

Interesting. How do we know this? CTyankee 9 hrs ago #21

No telling! I read it somewhere. The author of Animals and the Afterlife had Karadeniz 9 hrs ago #22

Mice pee. I wonder how much each mouse pees. Anybody know? CTyankee 9 hrs ago #23

Its not a full pee. As it walks,, it leaves a film. When i was a baby, my dsd had a Karadeniz 9 hrs ago #24

And they crap too, seemingly while walking too. Not just pee everywhere. SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #28

Im guessing we all need a terrier! Karadeniz 8 hrs ago #29

Yes, they are good for getting mice too. A cat of course is good too. I use glue traps but they seem to SWBTATTReg 8 hrs ago #32

This is a subject, near and dear to my heart. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #30

I love this discussion. The laughs were welcome. yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #31

When you live in the country......., womanofthehills 8 hrs ago #33

Wash the drawer and everything in it Jilly_in_VA 8 hrs ago #34

Bag the mouse The Madcap 8 hrs ago #35

I'd spray the drawer with bleach. forgotmylogin 7 hrs ago #36

Forever unclean! Iggo 4 hrs ago #38

I sympathize with you! A mouse problem becomes such an ordeal! KitFox 1 hr ago #39

I think I'd resort to an authoritative source VBNMW 12 min ago #40