Oh Great, the Chipmunk Died
Ah summer! It's hot, it hasn't rained in an amount worth mentioning in weeks and guess what?
A chipmunk, ground squirrel or other small mammal has crawl under the walkway and died.
Of course being dead the little body is now producing a huge stink.
Being under the wooden walkway there is no way to get at the thing without tearing up said walkway so it must remain where it is.. smelling up the place... drawing fun insects and just being, well... smelly.
And guess what? It is supposed to be over 90 degrees the next few days. On the one hand this could speed up the decomp process on the other the stink is gonna get worse.
And we're only into day three of stink.
According to online research it can take a week or two for the smell from a dead mouse to dissipate. I am assuming that we are dealing with a likewise small rodent because the under the walkway route is a common path for the chipmunks to get to and from their den.
A week or two. More if we're talking squirrel. Which I don't think we are.
Did I mention said dead thing was under the part of the walkway that leads to the front door?
Yup, come to my house and you will be traversing the fly fest and experiencing the stink.
Used the hose to try and flush "bits" out but got nowhere. The pressure washer would not build up enough pressure to work so had to use the normal hose nozzle and didn't have much luck. Stink was only reduced by a fraction.
Ever hear the term that death has a "sickeningly sweet smell"? Yup. It's true. It's odd but true.
First time in 7 years that I've had to deal with this. I've had dead animals before (a possum, several rodents of various sizes and a few birds) all of which I've been able to move to the critter graveyard at the back of the property WAY before the smell starts and get them buried.
At the risk of sounding flippant: this... stinks.
A chipmunk, ground squirrel or other small mammal has crawl under the walkway and died.
Of course being dead the little body is now producing a huge stink.
Being under the wooden walkway there is no way to get at the thing without tearing up said walkway so it must remain where it is.. smelling up the place... drawing fun insects and just being, well... smelly.
And guess what? It is supposed to be over 90 degrees the next few days. On the one hand this could speed up the decomp process on the other the stink is gonna get worse.
And we're only into day three of stink.
According to online research it can take a week or two for the smell from a dead mouse to dissipate. I am assuming that we are dealing with a likewise small rodent because the under the walkway route is a common path for the chipmunks to get to and from their den.
A week or two. More if we're talking squirrel. Which I don't think we are.
Did I mention said dead thing was under the part of the walkway that leads to the front door?
Yup, come to my house and you will be traversing the fly fest and experiencing the stink.
Used the hose to try and flush "bits" out but got nowhere. The pressure washer would not build up enough pressure to work so had to use the normal hose nozzle and didn't have much luck. Stink was only reduced by a fraction.
Ever hear the term that death has a "sickeningly sweet smell"? Yup. It's true. It's odd but true.
First time in 7 years that I've had to deal with this. I've had dead animals before (a possum, several rodents of various sizes and a few birds) all of which I've been able to move to the critter graveyard at the back of the property WAY before the smell starts and get them buried.
At the risk of sounding flippant: this... stinks.
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