Mouse Infestation: Garage Invasion!
Hi Sweet Friends,
While mice can be cute and many people have them as pets, they can leave a barrage of disease and mess in their wake when they invade a garage or home.
Yep, we have been hit hard with a Mouse Infestation in our garage. Because it is a danger of spreading disease, there are ways to resolve the problem.
For me, someone who hates rodents, snakes, bugs, ants, spiders, and insects, this is a big issue.
EcoBear suggests the following:
Examples of the types of dangerous pathogens that can be contained in mouse droppings and other waste include:
- Hantavirus
- Salmonella (Salmonellosis)
- Leptospirosis
- Lymphocytic Chorio-meningitis (also known as LCM)
https://ecobear.co/knowledge-center/cleanup-after-mouse-infestation/
Steps of Mice Infestation Cleanup Process
Droppings will be a focus of a mouse infestation cleanup process. However, droppings aren’t the only substances that are targeted in post-infestation cleaning. Other waste than needs to be thoroughly and safely eliminated include:
- Dried urine
- Dried saliva
- Dried blood
- Mouse nests
The cleanup process commences with gently dampening all surfaces and objects that contain waste itemized a moment ago. This is done to prevent the aerosolization of droppings or other waste materials during the cleaning effort.
You must not forcefully spray contaminated surfaces and objects. Taking that approach may cause pathogen-laden waste to become airborne, presenting a risk to humans. You cannot try to speed up the cleanup process at the expense of safety.
You can dampen surfaces by soaking cloths in a chlorine bleach solution, using a 9-parts water to 1-part chlorine bleach formulation. If bleach might damage a surface, another type of disinfectant can be utilized. Once soaked in this manner, these towels can be gently placed on contaminated areas and left to saturate the underlying droppings or other waste. In the alternative, you can gently spray a solution of chlorine onto droppings, other dried waste, and nests. Again, you will want to mist these targets and not use a forceful stream that can result in crumbling of droppings or the disturbance of other waste materials to create airborne dust.
Once the droppings and other waste are saturated in the manner described, these items can be wiped away with disposable cloths or rags. These cleaning cloths need to be placed immediately in a sturdy garbage bag. (Technically, the debris cleaned up in this manner from a mouse infestation can be classified biohazardous material. Thus, you need to confirm whether your community permits disposal of this waste via your normal garbage collection.)
When droppings and other waste is thoroughly cleaned away, liberally apply a sanitizing agent to all affected surfaces and objects. Again, the previously described chlorine solution is a possibility if the bleach element will not damage a surface of item.
Please read their website for more information and safety precautions.
https://ecobear.co/knowledge-center/cleanup-after-mouse-infestation/
EcoBear also lists what to wear while cleaning up this mess, however, there is an option to have it professionally cleaned. Look online or in your area for Professional Mice Cleaners for Mouse Infestation Removal & Cleanup.
I do hope you find something useful in this post.
We are taking steps to keep these mice and relatives out of our garage next winter! Good luck to you if you also have this problem! Be safe and take the needed precautions. Look to a professional if you don't want to tackle this issue by yourself.
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