Cleaning after mice?
June 30, 2022 8:01 AM Subscribe
What is the best cleaning product to sanitize wood floors after a mouse infestation?
That’s the whole question…I need to mop the wood floors of a house after mice have had the run of the place. Any suggestions? Thank you.
That’s the whole question…I need to mop the wood floors of a house after mice have had the run of the place. Any suggestions? Thank you.
All the "cleaning influencers" (sorry I hate those words together) are swearing by the OCedar EasyWring™ RinseClean™ Spin Mop System which if I were cleaning up after Mice, I would certainly use a dilute bleach solution and I would want a really clean mop.
posted by Medieval Maven at 8:38 AM on June 30, 2022
posted by Medieval Maven at 8:38 AM on June 30, 2022
Best answer: CDC guidance for cleaning up after rodents is here. The (similar) Alberta CA guidance is here.
posted by flug at 9:21 AM on June 30, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by flug at 9:21 AM on June 30, 2022 [2 favorites]
Mice leave scent trails and other mice find them. I would clean thoroughly with Nature's Miracle or similar enzyme cleaner that really kills the scent humans can't smell. Then I clean with pine-sol or other cleaner with pine oil, a natural disinfectant that I like the smell of. If mice have been resident a long time, I'd do a mop run with dilute bleach or hydrogen peroxide.
They are filthy destructive little critters, sorry you had to deal with this.
posted by theora55 at 10:54 AM on June 30, 2022 [1 favorite]
They are filthy destructive little critters, sorry you had to deal with this.
posted by theora55 at 10:54 AM on June 30, 2022 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks all. Mopping with bleach today.
posted by Ollie at 3:02 AM on July 1, 2022
posted by Ollie at 3:02 AM on July 1, 2022
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You may also try steam sanitizing, but that may require a professional. I don't think home steamers are as good.
posted by jraz at 8:09 AM on June 30, 2022 [1 favorite]