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cpd520
Explorer
Jun 13, 2015

Dead mouse smell - YUCK!

Have a dead mouse smell in our motorhome. I can identify the general area by smell. I have pulled all the drawers, cleared out cabinets, even bought an endoscope to check out areas I couldn't access. Think the smell is coming from a sub floor area with no access.

Does anyone know a product that will help kill/absorb the odor?

HELP!!
  • Kennyg's avatar
    Kennyg
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    I also had a dead mouse in rv. Was located in stove between the outer and inner walls of the stove. Removed stove from mounting and removed. First noticed the smell when wife started to bake cookies!
  • kgragert's avatar
    kgragert
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    "Mouse? Don't know, but I'm sure the bones will show up during some repair sometime." :B
  • edatlanta's avatar
    edatlanta
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    x2 on time. My smell took about 10 days to go away. I had to unwire my co/propane detector since the smell was setting it off continuously.

    Mouse? Don't know, but I'm sure the bones will show up during some repair sometime.
  • Executive45's avatar
    Executive45
    Explorer III
    Jun 13, 2015
    Does it smell like cheese..:h...How do you know it's a mouse..:h..lots of dead things smell the same..:B..Dennis
  • pawatt's avatar
    pawatt
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    Make sure you don't have a gas leak, I spent days looking for a dead mouse and discovered the pilot light for the oven was on but not lit. It smelled so much like dead mouse.
  • cpd520's avatar
    cpd520
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    Rainier wrote:
    Time...


    :( I was hoping to shorten that curve.
  • 100ton's avatar
    100ton
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2015
    I had good results using coffee grounds (dry/unused) on my boat. Worked great on bilge and holding tank odors. Especially nice if you like the aroma of coffee. Also baking soda might work.

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