Ellie Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I'm pretty sure it isn't me, or Mr. Ellie, or Wrolf.:D The other day I thought it was something in the laundry room, but I couldn't fine the source. It wasn't the washer, nothing is leaking such that it would cause mildew or anything, KWIM? I cleaned everywhere I could clean. The next day the odor was gone. The last couple of days I could catch a whiff as I walked down the hall. Today, we came home and were greeted with The Smell when we walked in the door. It isn't the kitchen trash can, not the dog's or cats' water bowls, nothing on the floor, under the furniture, nothing. And yet there's The Smell. :confused::confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We had a stink like that last summer. Water under the house. It was awful. I pray that is not the issue for you, and that you find the source of the stink very soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Dead mouse? We had one. It was under a piece of furniture. Took me about a week to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH Kim Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Bad potato? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Bad potato? I was just going to suggest this! This is a nasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanda7 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Leftover Easter Eggs that didn't get tossed? (Yes, I've had this happen...several months later) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Could a cat have urinated out of the litter box, and you haven't found it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 M-I-Ceeee K-E-Yiiiiii M-O-U-S-E! Perhaps one of your cats did part of his job, MM got away and expired in a wall? Hope you find the cause soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensway Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We've had a suspected dead mouse in the walls, the odor would come and go for a couple of weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Oh! I just saw in your sig line that you have hermit crabs...are they all still alive? A dead crab is not the most alluring smell, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Nope, all hermies are fine. No bad potatoes. Kitty box is way upstairs and around a corner and down a hall. And it doesn't smell. Our house is on a slab; no water under it. Could be a dead mouse. We can't identify the exact location of the odor, KWIM? I have sniffed things until I feel like Wrolf, lol. I have windows open now, but I think it will be too cold to leave them open all night long.:001_unsure: Isn't this bizarre??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbtx Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 One time my husband who is 6'2" took some meat out of the freezer while he was looking for something else and set it on top of the fridge and forgot about it. I am short so I never saw it and boy it took me forever to find it. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Grease container in the kitchen? A wayward onion? Check the microwave, that's where my mystery smell came from. Dishwasher? Laundry hamper? Under the fridge, sofa, washing machine or dryer? Air intake for the A/C? I hope you find it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I had this problem lately. The smell came and went. It was the drip pan under the refrigerator. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Could be a dead mouse. I keep a bucket of homemade liquid laundry detergent in the laundry area. Open, so it doesn't mold. One day, I went to scoop some out and thought, "Oh no, there's a big chunk of mold in it! How did that happen?" Well, I tipped the bucket to scoop the chunk out, and the body of a mouse appeared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I screamed and ran. Dh, who hates mice, HAD to take care of it for me. :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Got any open buckets of soap lying around?:lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We had a dead mouse in the attic this summer, and could smell it only in our hallway and the girls' bathroom. The smell came and went over a period of about 3 weeks. I poured gallons of bleach down their bathroom drains during that time, but the smell kept returning. We didn't realize what it was until a couple of months later when dh was examining something in the attic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Mildew in the washing machine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mari Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hi. Okay, this might gross you all out a bit. We used to live in a house with a small rodent issue. One night out of the blue we heard gnawing sounds in our walls. We thought it might be just a mouse since we saw no evidence of an infestation inside the house. It went on like this for a few days and it absolutely drove us mad since we couldn't really get a good night's sleep. Anyhow, we called the exterminator who decided he would bait them out. We didn't know better (and we just wanted to sleep for goodness sakes) so we agreed. Problem was, it wasn't just 1 mouse, it was a whole slew of them PLUS flying squirrels residing in our attic. We had no idea we were living in a rodent infested house! The bait worked great except they were dying left and right in our attic, leaving the horrible stench of death. Those little critter carcases were so small and hard to find under mounds of fluffy insulation. It took WEEKS for us to get the stench out of there. Holy cow! We will never go that route again. In this case, instant karma really did get us. We finally had to hire a company staffed with an entymolgist. He was able to pinpoint exactly where the bodies were and the points of entry in our attic. --Mari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 That happened to us once too. It took us a few days of sniffing to figure out that it was coming from our fireplace. A squirrel had fallen down the chimney. It must have died on impact because we never heard any scratching or anything. Dh opened the flue and out it popped. Soooooo gross!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We had a dead something in the wall once. We never found the source but I know there is a skeleton in the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 1. Dead critter - most often mouse. 2. Dead potato - most often in a dark cupboard 3. Foul food, left in the refrigerator too long - specifically beans 4. Can, jar, or container of something previously edible that has been forgotten beneath a bed, chair, or on a shelf. 5. Squirrel in the septic vent. Very dead. Very stinky. 6. Shoes worn by someone with nasty feet. Good luck, and let us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 I think we found it, and we are puzzled.:confused: It was the trashcan in the kitchen. The trashcan that both of us sniffed and couldn't identify as the source of The Smell. The trashcan that is around several corners from the laundry room where I first met The Smell. Mr. Ellie took out the trashcan liner, and when he did we could smell IT. He put the trashcan outside and the liner in the big trashcan, and The Smell completely dissipated. The trashcan itself now smells just fine. We cannot explain it. We just know that the house smells *normal* again.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Maybe this is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Every time I see this topic I want to ask if you live in Denmark! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysdarlin Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) We have a bad smell in our house too! It was in our shower room - we called DynoRod and got them to unblock the drains! He did as we requested but told us it was more likely a dead mouse under the floor boards. As each day passes, the smell reduces.... Got some gel air freshner, and kept it ventilated. We had to lock our bathroom for a few days. Edited December 1, 2008 by jaysdarlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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