vermin

[bobski]

Hi All,
I keep my MH in storage and recently i've found some mouse droppings dotted around the van. I have'nt had any damage as yet but i'm concerned about them biting through cables and wrecking the furnishings. Anyone got any good tips or ideas on how to keep the little beggars out?.

 

[canopus]

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Used these glue traps before and they are very good.

 

[Reallyretired]

You cant keep them out but you can trap them. Actually I think the word gets around the mouse community to avoid the places with traps.

 

[Zains Pops]

Peppermint oil is a good deterrent I too had an issue with mouse droppings albeit without damage. I bought a bottle from Amazon and sprinkled some on a couple of saucers left on the floor.
So far so good two years on.

 

[ctc]

I did suggest, on an earlier thread, using a 12 bore but some thought this was a little excessive so perhaps a 410.

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[bobski]

I did suggest, on an earlier thread, using a 12 bore but some thought this was a little excessive so perhaps a 410.

Mmmmmm. Sledge hammer and Walnut spring to mind!.

 

[tonyidle]

Mmmmmm. Sledge hammer and Walnut spring to mind!.

0.22 rat shot works.

 

[bobski]

0.22 rat shot works.

I would probably end up with the MH sides peppered with holes as im a poor shot and i couldnt be bothered to lay in wait for them.

 

[Nirvanauk]

I wipe all surfaces down with Dettol. It’s worked so far.

 

[tonyidle]

I would probably end up with the MH sides peppered with holes as im a poor shot and i couldnt be bothered to lay in wait for them.

Used in a rifled barrel it would pepper most of the county

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[mike mcglynn]

I bought a sonic deterrent it looks Like a hockey puck and have had no further mice visits the battery lasted about six months and a small led shows you it has power . It was about £11.00 and well worth it as we stored our van on the edge of a farm .

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Peanut butter on a trap caught my guest last year left it st back of kitchen drawers out of the way didnt take long

 

[two]

Mmmmmm. Sledge hammer and Walnut spring to mind!.

No, they'd come for the walnuts and you'd be too slow with the hammer.

 

[two]

I store mine in a warehouse near an industrial estate and canal. I have a mains electronic deterrent that's supposed to be good enough to clear a whole house of vermin. I also have rat bait just in case (outside the van). I used to think the deterrent was working fine, because I never had any problem. However, the rats have visited the warehouse and eaten my whole stock of rat bait in spite of the electronic deterrent so I'm not at all sure that such devices work at all.
Cats are probably best.
Whatever you do, do not leave any food or strong-smelling substances (like soap) on board. Vermin are curious and will try anything once.

 

[Peter and Julie]

Electric (Big Cheese) mouse trap from B&Q! Zaps them dead. Rentokill fast acting killer (from Asda). I zapped three in concurrent nights and haven't seen any droppings since then. The electric one is operated with 4 AA batteries. Well worth £20 odd I spent. Also mice LOVE Weetabix!
I've just ordered the sonic deterrent. from Amazon £14.99. Great idea!

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[The Dudess]

I bought a sonic deterrent it looks Like a hockey puck and have had no further mice visits the battery lasted about six months and a small led shows you it has power . It was about £11.00 and well worth it as we stored our van on the edge of a farm .

Ditto. We've been using these in our last 3 vans now and so far so good.

 

[Hettie's Crew]

As said on a previous thread, we use a powder called Rat Repel, sprinkled around the tyres and near the fence at the back where they’re likely
to come from. It fools mice into thinking big rats are about so they keep away.

 

[Gellyneck]

mike mcglynn The Dudess
Which battery operated one are you guys using?

 

[Easyliving]

I bought a sonic deterrent it looks Like a hockey puck and have had no further mice visits the battery lasted about six months and a small led shows you it has power . It was about £11.00 and well worth it as we stored our van on the edge of a farm .

Sounds just like the one we have, can't remember now what we paid but I think it was on Ebay.

We did have a mouse problem but no sign of 'em since we got the deterrent.

Paul

 

[hymerman]

Another one for peppermint oil.

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[Bluemanc100]

For a moment I thought the thread was about Liverpool fans... as you were

 

[Mikey RV]

 

[bobski]

As said on a previous thread, we use a powder called Rat Repel, sprinkled around the tyres and near the fence at the back where they’re likely
to come from. It fools mice into thinking big rats are about so they keep away.

I cant seem to find that product on the tinterweb, what is the actual product name and make?.

 

[The Dudess]

mike mcglynn The Dudess
Which battery operated one are you guys using?

This one.

Amazon product ASIN B076TGLTZX

 

[Spanner]

1) Place a dollop of peanut butter on a house brick
2) Sprinkle pepper or snuff on top of the peanut butter

When the little bugger sniffs the bait he’ll sneeze and knock himself out on the brick, simples ?

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[mike mcglynn]

For a moment I thought the thread was about Liverpool fans... as you were

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[pappajohn]

Can't beat glue mats.
I had a mickey stuck to one corner by its head, chest and legs and wasn't wasting a whole mat so tried pulling him off...... I got the back half but the front half just wouldn't let go.
Ended up cutting around the remains.
Went on to catch another two on that mat.

 

[HandyAndy]

That reminds me.. My mouse cam went off again the other day.. Logged into the camera to see a Mickey trotting around the van but the trap was already on its side with another mouse deaded in it.. Fuuuuu Pesky little critters.
I

 

[ChrisL]

I don't think sonic deterents work, visit mousetrap mondays on youtube to see what does and doesn't work, he has tried and tested just about every trap ever invented a very informative channel.

 

[Jim]

I hate vermin but I also hate to see them suffer, so I would never use gluemats in a laid up van

IMO Unless you are checking on gluemats at least twice a day they are just too cruel. A mouse could take days to die.

Better to catch them as they come in, rather than eradicate them when they've made themselves at home. but with a trap, SNAP, dead in a moment.

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