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Another hint for keeping vermion free - move things about frequently.  Mme Souris decided that the area we used under the camper (for bags that had had poles/canvas etc) was the ideal spot for a new home.  We now ensure there's nothing on the ground which could be hospitable.

We had more problems with ants and wasps - but we must have had an effect - each successive year there have been fewer of the little blighters to get rid of. (Been to same site and same pitch for 5 years)

Never experienced rats in 30 years of camping. You will rather experience them in town as the older sewage networks an rainwater networks are ideal infrastucture for them. In nature however one won't really meet them and number are far less than in town!
Only once or twice I experienced mice, but never in the tent, only underneath, actually in the Jura/Pre-Alps. No problem.
at Wgotsky: as to snakes, I never met them on or near campsites, but I did once or twice on some mountain-walks, the first hours warming up after a few rainy days, fleeing away fast from me. Never in nice warm outdoor weather! They prefer quiet places. Moreover they will not be on places where you expect them. Only a few years ago I learned to my big surprise that the river Somme is a vipers paradise, but when there I never got the chance to see a single one!!. They are gone too fast and don't like people and they do not specifically settle at river shores. So don't worry and camp along..
Hedgehogs are well known mouse-hunters.

Quote: Originally posted by munglie on 26/2/2007I have a real fear of mice and even worse still rats.

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This year will be our first camping holiday and I am worried about rats.
I have just read in a review about a site where somebody said nice site if you don't mind water rats and now I'm terrifies as the site we are looking at (Le Brevedent in Normandy) has a lake.
Has anybody had any rat/mice experiences?
Lindsay

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Quote: Originally posted by ecclesman on 28/2/2007

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I was JOKING!!!!!!!!

Get yourself a cheap mongoose while you are over there.

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