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Anybody have an idea of how to get rid of the dander odor of dead mice in the walls (or somewhere in the house)?

Terminix came in and put poison food cubes around--with the assurance they go outside after eating the food. Wrong. They go back to their nests in the walls and die. These outfits don't do anything more than what you could do yourself--laying out traps.

Result: a bad odor which has persisted in the hot air ducts for a month now. The problem is I'm allergic to animal dander, which is the main odor at this point. It's really bad when the animal is sick or dead.

Cleaning out the ducts professionally with suction didn't help much. I've located the entry areas in the basement wall next to the garage--which I've sprayed with odor-killing detergent and laid down 40 lbs of odor-adsorbing charcoal briquets. I've also been inside the ducts and found no dead mice. I found another entry point from the basement into the closet next to the kitchen--put holes in the walls inside the closet and pumped odor killer into the walls.
That has helped, too. I also have HEPA air purifiers--but they don't seem to handle dander very well(fine toxic oils and dead skin). What also helps is to find the droppings and get rid of them. They smell, too. In fact, I can smell everywhere the mice have been--at least the sick ones. You are very sensitive if you are allergic. It's on your clothes and everywhere else--if you have a hot air duct system to move it around the house.

The moral of the story is never use poison to kill rodents if you are allergic to dander. It's much more intense when the animals are sick or dead. Just use traps. And don't call Terminix or anybody else. The upside is the mice won't be back until the odor disappears. They can smell it, too.

If anybody has any more ideas that have worked, I'd like to hear them. Thanks.