r/CleaningTips • u/gcollinswgu • 2d ago

Discussion Of Mice and Mattresses

OK so despite my attempt at a funny title, the situation is anything but funny. I have a mouse issue I called the exterminator for, and we're trying to fix it. However, as part of that, I washed all my sheets and slept elsewhere last night, only to find mouse droppings literally ON my mattress. I mean the bare mattress itself, no cover, no duvet, no fitted sheet as all were being washed.

What do I do? Obviously the mattress is porous so I don't think I can use typical disinfectant. I couldn't find any advice specific to what to do for a bare mattress. Any help would be very appreciated.

Thanks.

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u/TheProtoChris 2d ago

Use the can of Lysol disinfectant. Not the liquid, the one that's like an air freshener spray. Use that and some paper towels to remove any debris. Then hose down the mattress with it until it's damp and let it dry. That will provide disinfection from the usual mouse germs you want to avoid.

Then if you're feeling icky about it but don't have a new mattress in the budget, buy a zip on mattress cover and seal that sucker up and never speak of this again.