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Karadeniz

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

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #23)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 05:43 PM

9 hrs ago

cocker spaniel whom he adored. Handy got sick and the vet discovered Handy had licked up some mouse pee in a lower kitchen cabinet. Probably in New Orleans at the time, he'd seen a lot of it. That particular disease was fatal. Remember the native Americans in some SW state who died from something connected to mice?

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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 9 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 12 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 10 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 16 min ago #40