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Novawuff

Services for cleaning up after mice?

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I have a mouse problem in the house. We've been using traps and such and it's helping, but they left a huge mess behind. They lived in the walls and in the basement ceiling inside the insulation, and if you look up (the basement in undeveloped) you can see a ton of mice droppings in the plastic vapor barrier. My father in law wants to clean it up on his own but I am concerned he will not do it properly resulting it the droppings getting on everything stored bellow, and even getting sick (along with myself and and the other house tenants).
So My question is, can anyone recommend a service that'd be best for dealing with cleaning up the mouse mess and possibly even helping us prevent the problem from happening again?

Looking for service recommendations, not advice, thanks!

Posted Oct 20, 2021, 11:06 PM UTC

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3forapenny•

Honestly. I had something similar on a wall and I just covered it. With all the poison I used I figure there are lots of little mummified rodents adding to my. R-value amongst the insulation.

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glendst•

You honestly might need a restoration company to come in and strip it all down, clean and then out everything back together again. Mouse droppings can be toxic if not handled properly.

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bitterberriesSomerset•

I'd let your dad do it. Just cover the the stuff below with a tarp, and to be extra safe a full face mask respirator. Open the doors and windows to allow fresh air flow. You're gonna pay significantly to have a disaster restoration company come in and honestly for some dried mouse poop your risk is pretty low, however inconvenient. Edit to add: mice here can carry hanta virus, but that is only deer mice and not the mice you typically find in a home, unless you are in rural central Alberta.

Here's all the info you need to do the cleaning https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/releases/2019/Page15101.aspx

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DogButtWhisperer•

There’s a new kind of bacteria in the area that causes heart failure in dogs and can be passed to people which is from mice droppings, I’d highly recommend having a company come and take care of it properly.

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NovawuffOPDouglasdale/Glen•

Do you have the source for this? I do own a dog and do not want to put him at risk. I tried searching but nothing has come up relating to what you've mentioned.

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kingmoobot•

A drywall guy

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