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Daily discussion thread: 🚫🧟📺 Thursday, June 13, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I've dealt with this situation, full on hoarder/slob lazy bastard. If it's personal and can be washed/disinfected then keep, can't be washed then good bye to it.

Photos, heirlooms, objet d'art, personal collections, documents.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I’m doing this remote, so hard to judge. Guess I’ll ask for a video call? Pretty much everything sentimental I can think of is fabric, paper, or leather. Not optimistic given rats.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

it's not the chewing, it's the rat pee and rat pee can harbour dangerous pathogens . Be very careful.

fabric can be washed/disinfected

https://www.rodentsfamily.com/understanding-the-dangers-of-rat-and-mouse-urine/

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I get that. The thing I want most is electronic, so washing isn’t ok. Still have to find out if it actually still exists before deep dive cleaning protocol tool much