crocket Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Have a mouse in campervan now not using it. Any ideas how to get rid? Have been told if you catch one do not release it within a mile or it may return. Have tried a "tip trap" but the little blighter manages to get the food and away (must have an accomplace) May try old type of spring /goodbye vienna trap.Cannot see where he is getting in! Dont want to use poison as will not know if I have got him and may end up with rotting carcase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly58 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Old fashion wooden spring trap and Peanut Butter spread the P/Butter around the spike , to date I have caught 19 of the little blighters in the greenhouse which is near our motorhome " Good Hunting " snap snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolandrat Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 you will need to catch it or them asap, I have seen the damage they can do to the polystyrene floors and walls. They burrow into it and make dens. Some one I know does body and damp repairs and the bodywork is stripped down and if mice have been living in between the wall and floor layers you can see it. If you have to park for any length of time try to be on a hard standing and not grass. Farms are notorious for rats and mice or where chickens are kept. The last place to store a caravan or motorhome is in a barn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRANKP60 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Yes agree with Kelly,used to sell the humane ones ,had a customer tell me once that before she got the front door closed the mouse was back in the house.(good job it didnot push shut the door behind it!!!!!!)Old fashion wooden traps the best.Good traping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 You are now at WAR no compasion & ,no prisoners. All out WAR has to be declared & if they ignore the warnings so be it. Go get the little blighters & good luck. Apologies to pet owners, but they are (normally) confined to a cage, so safe from hostilities. >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhorsf Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocket Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks for help .Got it this morning with "death trap" Should I be searching for a nest? Leaving traps in van while it is laid up in case any more invade! Cannot see where they got in,no windows/skylights open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Crocket, They can 'squeeze in through tiny holes, gas ventilation drop holes etc., once you are 'Rid' of this 'bunch', Put in 'Screamers' ultra sonic devices that emit high pitched noise that makes it difficult for mice/rats to tolerate. You can get 9v battery powered and mains powered ones. They will NOT clear out one's 'already in residence' however (squatters rights ??). But, They DO deter 'new' ones from invading. I have had a similar experience, use 'Bleach' to clear away smell, not on soft furnishings of course. Last (and only,) 'Invasion' was 6 years ago now. Good luck ! ;-) Ray PS. there are other threads on this very subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Poor little mouse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 They can get anywhere, anytime, & there is never just one ... otherwise we wouldn't have mice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I had them in an old building. They could eat the chocolate, peanut butter, cheese, and so on off the traps without triggering it. I filed the trigger and set it so that a feather would set it off, they still managed to eat the bait. I then read that they hate the smell of moth balls, I didn't really believe that this would work but, hey. they were cheap, so I gave it a try. IT WORKS!! Within a couple of days they had all gone, so if you can stand the smell.... Oh, and I never had moths again either! H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thats if you can stand your 'van smelling like my 'Ole Grannies wardrobe' ???? (lol) (lol) Ray PS. mind you, a family of mice set up their own 'special Aroma' which is far worse !! Chanel no.5 it ISN'T !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Poor little Moths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocket Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Another two caught this morning ! Hate to use spring traps but agree no other successful way,the plastic spring traps from B+Q have been successful .Put corpses on top of hedge a magpie took one a crow the other ,thinking of sacking our two cats who are lying in front of the fire at present and spending there food money on more traps! (got 6 in the van at present). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Just to put your mind at rest ....... they have a litter size, on average, of 10 - 16, and are on heat again as soon as the litter is born, and the offspring are sexually active soon after six weeks old - so in theory, you can get approx 2200 mice from one breeding pair. (Better than rabbits!) As I said, you rarely get just one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Ignore...... part two of a treble post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laimeduck Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Treble post? ...sorry! This site really playing up today? Incidentally, Moth Balls used to contain naptha, which is now banned because it is considered to be carcinogenic. Think I prefer the mice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild rover Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 laimeduck - 2012-02-12 11:17 AM They can get anywhere, anytime, & there is never just one ... otherwise we wouldn't have mice! Lol, it's things like this that make me so pleased to be back on this forum! Pam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Tuckley Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Couple of years ago I had mice in the boat chandlery I have built up over the years in my garage. I went on line and read a study an American university did on the house mouse. I adopted the attitude of "This is war with no prisoners taken." None of these mamby pamby traps for me. I bought ten of "The little Nipper" and baited them with peanut butter and chocolate (The mice seemed to prefer Cadburys). I caught lots of the little blighters and then it all stopped. The article said they can become trap shy, I suppose when they see their brothers and sisters laying on a trap with their eyes sticking out on stalks. I left the traps baited but not set and after a couple of days the bait began to disappear. I then reset all the traps very fine and tied the bait on with cotton so they had to tug to get it off. Result, caught the rest of them. Even now I leave a couple of pieces of chocolate in a couple of small dishes in the garage to monitor if any new little beggars have arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocket Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks for all the helpful advice,think I have got rid of them(no sign last 3 days) but leaving traps in permanently while not used.Agree only spring killer traps any good,dont like killing animals but no choice,have put "screamer" in and mothballs.......happy camping..Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B. Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 crocket - 2012-02-15 6:44 PM Thanks for all the helpful advice,think I have got rid of them(no sign last 3 days) but leaving traps in permanently while not used.Agree only spring killer traps any good,dont like killing animals but no choice,have put "screamer" in and mothballs.......happy camping..Chris I would mark the traps area with a post it note or something if I were you. Otherwise when you go down to the van all excited in Spring and start rummaging through your cupboards without thinking-OUCH sore fingers!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Mike B. - 2012-02-16 12:59 PM crocket - 2012-02-15 6:44 PM Thanks for all the helpful advice,think I have got rid of them(no sign last 3 days) but leaving traps in permanently while not used.Agree only spring killer traps any good,dont like killing animals but no choice,have put "screamer" in and mothballs.......happy camping..Chris I would mark the traps area with a post it note or something if I were you. Otherwise when you go down to the van all excited in Spring and start rummaging through your cupboards without thinking-OUCH sore fingers!! Mike That's if the Mice haven't eaten the Post-its >:-) >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocket Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Had a good look in the van today noticed the little b..........s have been nibbling the upholstery! Hope I can get some more material from Autosleepers to get it repaired ,van is a 1995 symphony.Only need one small piece on one seat base.Will make sure they dont get anywhere near again.Got a good upholsterer near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK5 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Get a cat, easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocket Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Got two cats lying in front of the fire at present,old tom does catch the odd mouse then brings it in the house to disect it and make a mess. Anyone know where I might get any original material to repair covers as A/S have none and van is 17 yrs old ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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