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dollyannie

02/12/2019 at 9:05am
Location: Argyll Scotland
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i have just found evidence of mice (droppings)n my motorhome. i have kept my vehicle in the same place for some 14 years and never had a problem before. any ideas on eradication. am using traps just now.

silvertopsandra

02/12/2019 at 9:38am
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We had mice in the folding camper, I have put a tamperproof bait station underneath the camper which has block bait in which I replenish..........frequently!
A friend has a M/H in which the mice ate through the electrics, costly repair.
Good luck.

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dollyannie

02/12/2019 at 9:58am
Location: Argyll Scotland
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thanks for the advice sandra, its mainly the electrics i am bothered about

birder99

02/12/2019 at 10:36am
Location: Cambs
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The problem with using rodenticide for mice is that if used outside there is a high chance of killing non target species such as voles which then get into the food chain of owls etc and we get the situation where over 90% of barn owls sampled have second generation anti-coagulants (rodenticide) in their livers. You also need to check the label for the areas that it can be used, if it is not on the label you can't do it without the risk of a large fine. The other downside is that there is a lot of resistance in mice to Bromadialone and Difenacoum and it will not be effective especially as the products on sale are now 25 parts per million instead of 50 parts per million of active ingredient as was the case up until this year.

Proofing and traps are by far the best and most eco friendly option with the benefit of not finding carcases of mice in unexpected places.

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Plumbo

02/12/2019 at 4:59pm
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Mice got into a caravan I had stored once.
Made a right mess. Chewed sleeping bags, cushions and everything they could.
And this was in the summer months. Never had it at the storage site before so decided to use traps. To bait with chocolate works best.
After trapping quite a few decided storage site was infested.
So have always stored caravans and motorhomes on the drive at home since.
Next doors cats seems to be a good deterrent.

tango55

02/12/2019 at 5:06pm
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If you have had no problems with mice in the last 14 years then trust me, there has to be some kind of attraction which has suddenly grabbed their attention. We were in exactly the same situation a few years ago when our caravan was in storage and couldn't understand why we suddenly had an invasion of mice. My wife did all the storing so I personally had to double check what the attraction was. I found that the hard doggy chew sticks (which don't deteriorate) had been stored in a low down cupboard to which some had been half chewed away and the remainder were found in a cardboard shoe box under the seat which still had the remains of thin paper from a new pair of footwear which my wife had previously bought on holiday. Basically, the mice had 5 star bed & breakfast accommodation as they had everything they needed to to keep warm and avoid starvation so were having a good ole party to say the least. However, once they had started breeding, the population would have increased dramatically so had put a stop to it immediately before the problem escalated and avoid any damage being caused. I cleared out absolutely anything that was edible (unless it was in tins in a high cupboard) and that includes any tiny biscuit crumbs on the carpet that you can't see with the human eye so a good vacuuming throughout was needed. I removed anything low down in cupboards or under the seats such as paper or cardboard and purchased a battery operated rodent repeller. This was about 9 years ago but luckily it did solved the underlying problem once and for all I'm glad to say.
Rats and mice are clever little creatures to say the least and will do anything to survice which is normal but if you give them an invitation, they certainly don't need a ticket to get in.
Double check every concealed corner inside your motorhome as more than likely you'll find a nice little cosy home where they are living and check for any edible foods such as doggy treats etc.

scotzsue

02/12/2019 at 8:33pm
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We have had this problem once, used traps baited with snicker, hope you get it sorted ok. Some folk advise using peppermint oil, but friend had her polos eaten by a mouse so probably not a good deterent

birder99

02/12/2019 at 8:43pm
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Quote: Originally posted by scotzsue on 02/12/2019
We have had this problem once, used traps baited with snicker, hope you get it sorted ok. Some folk advise using peppermint oil, but friend had her polos eaten by a mouse so probably not a good deterent

Peanut Butter is good as is Nutella (cheaper versions work as well).

You will need to renew the bait after a month or so if you want to permanant trap as the bait can go mouldy or rancid. I tell people that I use Rolo's but I eat them before they get near a trap!

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when we discovered we had visitors of the rodent kind in the caravan the very first thing we did was to get under the caravan and make sure all pipe and ventilation holes had secure mesh over then, enough to allow air thr but little else, then after that the only thing that worked was to disrupt their scent trail by flooding the area with jeyes fluid, we even had the caravan sat in puddles of it at every point the caravan touched the ground THIS WORKED! ok so for a short while it smelt like public toilets after they had been cleaned, which we had told the storage owners beforehand what we where going to do and they had no problem with that, they also stepped up the eradication of vermin around the site, and 5 years on not one mouse has been seen since, we do jeyes the pitch a couple of times a year tho just to be sure

hoedown

10/12/2019 at 2:43pm
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Smelly tumble dryer sheets in all the cupboards seem to be highly recommended. We have always used them anyway for freshness, but we have neighbours cats that roam around as well, so can't confirm this suggestion.

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