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44. sorry, my mouse went out stuck to the adhesive we laid for him. He left his shit behind so the drawer had to be

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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 Jan 2025 OP

. rsdsharp Jan 2025 #1

ROFL!!!!!!!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #5

that would absolutely be mrs. unblock's response unblock Jan 2025 #10

While that is tempting ... mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #25

That's what I was thinking too 😂 Luciferous Jan 2025 #37

That would probably be sufficient. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2025 #2

Bleach is the best disinfectant 10 Turtle Day Jan 2025 #43

I would use Chlorox wipes on it first. I feel your pain! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2025 #3

This. Wear gloves. Clean it with Clorox wipes. Silver Gaia Jan 2025 #41

Ask AI bucolic_frolic Jan 2025 #4

Was it cataleptic, had it been encapsulated in epoxy and turned into key chain in another dimension ... marble falls Jan 2025 #9

it was dry and stuck to the adhesive in the wooden utensil drawer (non-eating) CTyankee Jan 2025 #15

So you had your built-in mousetrap! Clever!! SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #26

No, they're little squares of adhesive on them. Everything in the drawer got handwashed in hot water, soap and bleach. CTyankee Jan 2025 #45

It is always better to be safe, and do the washing that you did (clean the things in the drawer, as well as the SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #48

First you burn the drawer and everything in it. ......... marble falls Jan 2025 #6

Ha ha heh!! SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #27

Not just the one draw; all that "connect" unc70 Jan 2025 #7

!!This!! WestMichRad Jan 2025 #13

Right, look for mouse droppings elsewhere in the kitchen. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #17

I would use VGNonly Jan 2025 #8

Especially if one lives up in Four Corners. marble falls Jan 2025 #11

I remember on Survivor Man. VGNonly Jan 2025 #14

And sometime Valley Fever'll kill you! marble falls Jan 2025 #19

Valley Fever contributed to the death of Lee Marvin. VGNonly Jan 2025 #47

... EYESORE 9001 Jan 2025 #12

This is the only correct answer JoseBalow Jan 2025 #18

I would move to another home asap. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #16

Mice urinate as they walk. Add bleach to your soap solution. Karadeniz Jan 2025 #20

Interesting. How do we know this? CTyankee Jan 2025 #21

No telling! I read it somewhere. The author of Animals and the Afterlife had Karadeniz Jan 2025 #22

Mice pee. I wonder how much each mouse pees. Anybody know? CTyankee Jan 2025 #23

Its not a full pee. As it walks,, it leaves a film. When i was a baby, my dsd had a Karadeniz Jan 2025 #24

And they crap too, seemingly while walking too. Not just pee everywhere. SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #28

Im guessing we all need a terrier! Karadeniz Jan 2025 #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 Jan 2025 #32

I like the traps that look like big hockey pucks 10 Turtle Day Jan 2025 #42

Thanks for the advice. What shocks me is that you said that they chewed through the plastic lids on the Peanut SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #49

This is a subject, near and dear to my heart. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2025 #30

I love this discussion. The laughs were welcome. yellow dahlia Jan 2025 #31

When you live in the country......., womanofthehills Jan 2025 #33

Wash the drawer and everything in it Jilly_in_VA Jan 2025 #34

Bag the mouse The Madcap Jan 2025 #35

sorry, my mouse went out stuck to the adhesive we laid for him. He left his shit behind so the drawer had to be CTyankee Jan 2025 #44

Oh well The Madcap Jan 2025 #46

I'd spray the drawer with bleach. forgotmylogin Jan 2025 #36

Forever unclean! Iggo Jan 2025 #38

I sympathize with you! A mouse problem becomes such an ordeal! KitFox Jan 2025 #39

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