MICE .. NEW QUESTION ...... (1 Viewer)

[Cat53]

Joy, this is horrible for you and I KNOW how you feel and what you are going through. We have twice had a problem with mice in our home. ( not this one). Bait is the best thing, it makes them thirsty so they leave your van in search of water. This means that you shouldn't actually find any. Because they dehydrate any you may find should be Dessicated. Good luck. I have a great guy who deals with this sort of thing for me. Depends on distance I suppose. I live near Grantham.......he is reasonable.

 

[28313]

try putting some peppermint tea bags around, they hate the smell.

 

[movan]

try putting some peppermint tea bags around, they hate the smell.

Thanks Daisychain, and welcome by the way.... this is sort of an add-on thread as to what happens next now that I have put the poison down ... dead bodies or maggots sort of thing ... there have been endless threads on how to keep them away. The peppermint being just one of them... my van smells like an advert for toothpaste

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[Mikey RV]

OMG ... It's going worse!!!! Poor little legless mice running round.

Not going to be running far with no legs.

 

[MitchandJenny]

I can vouch for the good old rentokill traps, also "the big cheese" traps are impregnated with the smell of cheese.. Both do the job !! As Yodelli says Its them or your van !!
Mice breed SO fast that I would advise getting at least 5 traps. You could also set some outside the van (( by each wheel )) Did you get the sonic Dooberryferkin from "KEMO"
that I mentioned ?? I don't want to sound sexist here, but can't you get a man friend to do all the "nasty business" for you ?? I do sympathise with you, bite the bullet and declare war on the little devils !! A lots of us love and protect nature, but it belongs in the countryside and not inside our spaces !! Very good luck with the meeces !!
PS. One consolation, Rats don't usually go where there are mice !!
Mitch.

 

[Barclaybasher]

Is there nothing that just sends them to sleep, please?

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[Jaws]

Never ever found a dead mouse in a trap that was anything but a dead mouse .. as in no claret, no nothing, just a dead rodent.
A decent spring trap is most certainly the most humane way to deal with the blighters

 

[Jaws]

Ok, this is a bit nuts .. in fact might sound batchy but.. ( and does require hookup )
Do you know anyone in the electronics field ?

There is a thing in microwave ovens called a Klystron .. It is what produces the microwave.

You can get quite decent sized ones that take a lot of stick.
They are available from a lot of places
Mount it on a plate in a corner.
Leave the van and turn the power on
Leave for 24 hours
I absolutely guarantee there will be not so much as a microbe left alive !

 

[lugnutt]

Joy get some moth balls mice cant stand the smell of them a fellow funster told us a few years ago,cant remember who it was we never had mice in the van ,but a few people in our road have pigeons Sue hates mice,we did it as a precaution

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[magicsurfbus]

The mice that get trapped in the foot wells of my MH die of 'natural' causes - I don't need to put bait or traps down. I suspect the cold gets them long before starvation or thirst sets in, and hypothermia's not the worst way to go. They choose to go down there, I don't push them.

That said, I've put bait down in trays this winter to hasten the process. Those little B&Q type boxes with hole in the ends and bait inside aren't always ideal - the bait is so fast-acting that the mouse actually dies in the box and the others can't share in its feast of doom.

Any creature that can potentially kill me gets no mercy - mosquitos, wasps, rats & mice are all on my hit list.

..and Great White Sharks too, but so far I've not seen any round our MH storage site.

 

[pappajohn]

Please dispose of dead mice with care......

Someone may find it and want to inform its relatives of its untimely demise.

 

[Welsh girl]

I don't want to sound sexist here, but can't you get a man friend to do all the "nasty business" for you ??

hurump I do all the disposing, Terry is scared of mice and birds, I had to empty the traps when they had killed and let a bird out of the conservatory as Terry did a runner. lol wuss..

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[movan]

Joy get some moth balls mice cant stand the smell of them a fellow funster told us a few years ago,cant remember who it was we never had mice in the van ,but a few people in our road have pigeons Sue hates mice,we did it as a precaution

Hi Dave, that is what I have always used and you are right ... no trace of mice or rats.. BUT THIS YEAR when I went to buy some .. they have been taken off the mnarket as they are dangerous and contain something carcinogenic... Apparently they are now trying to manufacture some ... but not achieved it yet ... that don't contain the banned substance.... Question is though Will they still be as efficient?

 

[MitchandJenny]

MOVAN.. Go to :- WWW. pest-stop.co.uk or phone 029 2088 7005.
They do a plastic mouse trap with no fiddly spring or lever and a little pop-up baited lever when you "cock" it... To get rid of the dead mouse you just open the jaws and drop it in the dustbin.. Recock it and re-use.. And they cost pennys !!!
Good luck gal..
Mitch..

 

[Jaws]

The mice that get trapped in the foot wells of my MH die of 'natural' causes - I don't need to put bait or traps down. I suspect the cold gets them long before starvation or thirst sets in, and hypothermia's not the worst way to go. They choose to go down there, I don't push them.

That said, I've put bait down in trays this winter to hasten the process. Those little B&Q type boxes with hole in the ends and bait inside aren't always ideal - the bait is so fast-acting that the mouse actually dies in the box and the others can't share in its feast of doom.

Any creature that can potentially kill me gets no mercy - mosquitos, wasps, rats & mice are all on my hit list.

..and Great White Sharks too, but so far I've not seen any round our MH storage site.

And watch for crocodiles too.. Sneaky buggers they are

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[movan]

And watch for crocodiles too.. Sneaky buggers they are

But apparently they make nice handbags if they don't get you first.

 

[rangi]

..and Great White Sharks too, but so far I've not seen any round our MH storage site.

Great Whites will only attack humans if they're wet

 

[Jaws]

Great Whites will only attack humans if they're wet

So Swift owners had better be VERY careful then !!!!

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[magicsurfbus]

Rats and mice contain a dangerous substance called Urine. The problem is they don't contain if for very long and like to spray it around your habitation area. Google Leptospirosis if you have any ethical qualms about killing the little buggers stone dead.

 

[pappajohn]

Great Whites will only attack humans if they're wet

Well I reckon most great whites are wet so where does that leave us?

 

[rangi]

Well I reckon most great whites are wet so where does that leave us?

If the humans are wet wally

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[GJH]

If the humans are wet wally

Can we have clarification here please? Does that mean that only men who are partially wet are in danger from great white sharks and women need have no fear?

 

[davejen]

Joy, I think you can get mothballs on the internet, get plenty and put them on the ground around the M/H, especially round the wheels, this should deter them from going in. Also you MUST put some traps as suggested inside the van in case any do get in, bait them with chocolate, that works well. Once you have disposed one or two you won't feel as bad, honestly, been there, done that.
Cheers, Dave

 

[rangi]

Clue! Graham is in HUMANS, which I do believe is men and women, although ?????summon the dead cat thread????

And just to enlighten a Acklem Resident MILES!!! from the oggin, Who unfortunately !is customed!!! to eating Carrots! and produces Kharki Pasties , ONE!!! GETS!!! WET!!! SWIMMING IN THE 'oggin!!! So do the nobby clarks! of the white pointer varity!

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[Popeye]

I found that the blade of my shovel humanely dealt with the three I found camped out ready to move into my new garage.

I've posted it before Joy, watch till the end please.........it's funny really it is.

 

[Chris]

Joy - kill them in traps.

Go to the van every day and re-set the traps.

If 3 days go by and no mice are in the traps you are in the clear.

You can't faff about with vermin.

 

[Popeye]

Little Barstewards, I'd put down glue mats then take the week off just to watch them starve to death, looking up at me with their cute little noses, knowing if they could speak they'd say "put me out of my misery Popeye, don't just leave us here glued to the spot we've got young-uns to feed!"

I'd say tough sh luck, you picked on the wrong funster, you should have gone up north to Joys van, she'd have fed yer young-uns and cleaned your little feet up and let you go out in the country-side........

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[Jaws]

If the humans are wet wally

And more clirification here please..
I have a rather damp wibble but my wally is as dry as a bone.. will I be ok ?

 

[Chris]

I don't really fancy the glue mat thing myself.

I would rather see them dead in a trap.

No suffering then I don't think.

 

[PaulyP]

Great Whites will only attack humans if they're wet

Great Whites are always wet surely?

Damn youv'e already had a similar reply must read threads to the end !!

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