Dead Mouse smell
Le Mans Master
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From: Vermilion OH
best of luck with locating the scoundrel. post a pic if you find it... at any rate, i believe that a dead mouse will emit an odor of decay but just not so strong that it will be immediatly noticible until disturbed. the smell of mouse urine is different than the smell of death. get a friend over there with a dog and have him sniff it out. or what i would do is find the area that is the most pungent and investigate by removing panels and carpeting and such.
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
wrong...size does NOT matter...proof; leave a tiny chunk of cooked hamburger on your kitchen countertop for a couple of days, smell will drive you from the room and nearby.
'bounce' scented sheets work for me, 'discount' subs don't...change the bounce sheets monthly.
'ozium' tablets (get a couple) from 'stinkers' section of any discount auto parts store will remove 99% of mousey smell in abt two weeks, sadly remove 'leather' smell at same time
c4 neon 'vacancy' sign for mice are the drain holes (slots) on the underside of each door...two oblong holes each door, outboard from the softseal, body ledge at mouse jump height...best to open door and lay on ground/look up to see, but finger run while sitting in seat will find em...duct tape over those holes will stop the mice, screen cut to 'snap' in or epoxy in is better.
'bounce' scented sheets work for me, 'discount' subs don't...change the bounce sheets monthly.
'ozium' tablets (get a couple) from 'stinkers' section of any discount auto parts store will remove 99% of mousey smell in abt two weeks, sadly remove 'leather' smell at same time
c4 neon 'vacancy' sign for mice are the drain holes (slots) on the underside of each door...two oblong holes each door, outboard from the softseal, body ledge at mouse jump height...best to open door and lay on ground/look up to see, but finger run while sitting in seat will find em...duct tape over those holes will stop the mice, screen cut to 'snap' in or epoxy in is better.
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From: South-central Missouri
They're full of crap too!
Actually, they don't. I've had this discussion with a number of pest exterminators and the overall view is that the bodies are too small to cause the smell that they are associated with (again, it's the ****).
Consider how many home in the US would smell given the MILLIONS of mice that die every year in the walls and in every corner of peoples homes. Truth is they don't smell.
Consider how many home in the US would smell given the MILLIONS of mice that die every year in the walls and in every corner of peoples homes. Truth is they don't smell.
I know their **** smell - and that smell ain't it! They DO decompose, and it does smell like a rotting body, and excuse me, but they are big enough to cause quite a stink!
Whom ever told you it is their urine that ya smell when a dead one is in your car or in the HVAC, or where ever doesn't know squat about dead animal (mouse) smell, or his nose is so numb from all the chemicals they use that he/she can't smell rotting stuff anymore! 
They most certainly can and DO stink when rotting, and there's no mistaking the difference...at least not to my snoot!
To the OP: Pet Smart sells some stuff called "Nature's Miracle" that is excellent for breaking down pet urine "etc". And, it works on mouse urine and "other stuff" left after a "bloater" has been removed. Just saturate the spot and let air dry before using any other cleaner, etc. It is great stuff, I find!
P.
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Trust me, the one I fished out of the HVAC blower on the Tracker was quite ripe. It wasn't the smell of ****...it was decomp. My lunch got as far as my tonsils before I managed to choke it back down. The difference between the two smells is obvious.
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Might want to call either a detail shop of Service Master or Servpro...they do house clean ups and I know they have gotten the smell out of a car or 2 in the past.
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Actually, they don't. I've had this discussion with a number of pest exterminators and the overall view is that the bodies are too small to cause the smell that they are associated with (again, it's the ****).
Consider how many home in the US would smell given the MILLIONS of mice that die every year in the walls and in every corner of peoples homes. Truth is they don't smell.
Consider how many home in the US would smell given the MILLIONS of mice that die every year in the walls and in every corner of peoples homes. Truth is they don't smell.
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From: Dallas Tx
smells result when unburned gasoline vapors react with chemicals in the catalytic converter, air/fuel mixture is too rich w/c sometimes is caused by clogged air filter. So you might want to check your air filter first. Replace it when needed. If the filter is clean, another possibility is the fuel injection system - if car has one; one of the system's sensors might have gone bad..
