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Disinfecting decomp area #8608548
05/06/26 08:06 PM
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I received a call from a previous customer. They believe they have dead animals in their wall. I plan to cut it open, remove the dead and disinfect the area. Any recommendations on what to use? Thanks

Re: Disinfecting decomp area [Re: TNADC] #8608585
05/06/26 08:59 PM
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The main thing to it is to get it dry. Unless it's a contact surface, aerosolized, or airborne particulate, the whole disease vector thing is overblown on simple decomp.
Get the source removed and any fluids mopped up, then apply a good desicating powder. The lack of water itself will kill off most microbes.

And it doesn't have to be fancy, I like a baking soda based product like carpet fresh.

A ten percent bleach solution is about as good as it gets for a wipe down if the surface can tolerate bleach.


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Allegedly it is in the wall. I imagine drywall and 2x4 studs

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Straight Hydrogen Peroxide works well too, and is friendlier to use than bleach.


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Thanks fellows. I removed four dead juveniles; sprayed 10% bleach and sprinkled baking soda in there. I repaired the drywall and the smell had dissipated before I left.

Re: Disinfecting decomp area [Re: TNADC] #8610338
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Someone excluded or trapped a female coon or squirrel and didn't realize it was a lactating animal.

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Originally Posted by Bob Jameson
Someone excluded or trapped a female coon or squirrel and didn't realize it was a lactating animal.


Force of habit every critter gets flipped over and plumbing checked.


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Yep, any pro has learned to do that.

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Leaving a couple of those odor neutralizing soft bags will do a good job when left inside the interior wall where the odor originated. They work very well in confined areas.

Re: Disinfecting decomp area [Re: Bob Jameson] #8610425
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Originally Posted by Bob Jameson
Someone excluded or trapped a female coon or squirrel and didn't realize it was a lactating animal.


Not always a nwco's fault. Or homeowner for that matter. Ford, Chevy, Dodge and others have orphaned more juveniles than us. Not to mention predators.

Re: Disinfecting decomp area [Re: warrior] #8610752
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Originally Posted by warrior
Originally Posted by Bob Jameson
Someone excluded or trapped a female coon or squirrel and didn't realize it was a lactating animal.


Force of habit every critter gets flipped over and plumbing checked.

I'm not sure what happened to the mother. I never saw her after the first night on camera. Why she abandoned the kits is a mystery. I believe she met an untimely death.

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