Mouse urine: is it toxic? How to clean odor

Mouse urine comes along with a pungent smell. You will have to experience this smell from all the places where mice lived. They include wooden floors, furniture and even carpets. They can leave the intense odor and the odor will not get away after a short time period. They can last for many weeks or months. However, you have the possibility to go through some steps and overcome the mouse urine smell that you are dealing with.

From this article, we will share the steps that you must follow. You can go through these steps and get the job done. Then you don’t need to worry too much about the smell that mice have left on your house. You just need to experience the fresh environment that is provided for you to breathe in. This environment will be free from contaminants as well.

Locate the places where you can find mouse urine

To begin the job, you should locate the places where you can find mouse urine. You will be able to do it with a proper analysis. If you are going to find mouse urine in places such as your attic, you need to make sure that you are equipped with a flashlight. It will provide the source of energy that you want in order to locate mouse urine with ease.

During the inspection, you might accidentally touch mouse urine. This is the reason why you need to make sure that you overcome the negative effects that it can create. You can wear appropriate protective clothing and make sure that you overcome the health risks that you are exposed to because of the accidental stepping on mouse urine.

Cover the affected area with baking soda

Upon discovering the areas that are affected with mouse urine, you should cover them up with baking soda. Then you need to prepare a water and vinegar solution. This solution should be made by adding equal amounts of water and vinegar. In order to boost the effectiveness of this solution, you can think about adding some drops of essential oils as well. You should then shake the bottle and spray it on the area where you can find the bad smell. You will have to keep this solution for some time to let it do the job with removing mouse urine.

You can also think about rubbing the area to accelerate the results that you get. Or else, you should think about repeating these steps several times, until you fully get rid of mouse urine and the problem created by it. Then you don’t need to worry about anything.

Steam clean the area

Before you finalize the job, you are encouraged to steam clean the area as well. Then you will be able to get rid of baking soda and make sure that the area that is affected with mouse urine is fully cleaned in an effective manner.


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