Mouse/Mice in Van

Roger Haworth

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I know there has been a thread on this topic before but it perhaps deserves another airing.

Last May I discovered that a mouse had got into our van (Fiat Ducato Adria Twin PVC) and chewed up the lipseal washer on the toilet!!

On that occasion I had a theory as to how it got in - there was a small gap in the underside of the van where the drain pipe from the fresh water tank comes out. I put some filler around the pipe thus blocking the gap.

Today I noticed quite a lot of mouse poo on the van floor so there is obviously another way in. Has anyone with a Ducato based PVC had similar problems and if so have they discovered how the little blighters got in?

Anyway I've put a trap baited with chocolate spread in the van now and I'm hoping for a speedy assassination!
 
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Use your nose. Find the nest.
Man they are stinky little buggers. We had a nest in the toilet roll supply, but it was parked up in a barn for a while.

No problems since parked on hardstanding.
 
We have had mice in the air filter, and a dormouse hibernating in a spare toilet roll.
There is now three vans together and gf's sister has surrounded them with traps and poison on an industrial scale.
 
Roger Haworth said:
I know there has been a thread on this topic before but it perhaps deserves another airing.

Last May I discovered that a mouse had got into our van (Fiat Ducato Adria Twin PVC) and chewed up the lipseal washer on the toilet!!

On that occasion I had a theory as to how it got in - there was a small gap in the underside of the van where the drain pipe from the fresh water tank comes out. I put some filler around the pipe thus blocking the gap.

Today I noticed quite a lot of mouse poo on the van floor so there is obviously another way in. Has anyone with a Ducato based PVC had similar problems and if so have they discovered how the little blighters got in?

Anyway I've put a trap bated with chocolate spread in the van now and I'm hoping for a speedy assassination!
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Mice, any where there is a gap they will try and get in, they are looking for somewhere nice to spend the winter.

Another tip in a cold house/place they head for the motor on the back of the fridge or freezer to keep warm.

Found one once in a touring caravan between the inner and outer skin, hiding in the insulation.

They reckon mice can get through really tiny holes.

Rats will eat anything, including telephone cables.
 
there's never just one. as soon as i see signs i get these out Amazon.co.uk: pre-baited mouse traps one on the cab floor, one on the w/top and one on the hab floor. normally get 2or 3 a night, seem to get 7 or8 then don't see them for ages
you can buy tubes of extra bait , and they're really easy to set
 
Can't help with your original question Roger as never experienced mice in a van but did have some in the house once (hole in the wall which a "so called" heating engineer kindly left after fitting a new boiler :mad2:). We got rid of them by using mousetraps too but used peanut butter as bait, it worked a treat. Good luck.
 
I pulled a nest out of the front slam plate in September after been parked up in long grass.
 
Murdering lot,leave micky & minie alone as there someones children,OR try my lend lease cure.
 

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a friend of mine uses a quantity of moth balls spread around the inside of his garage to DETER the little blighters . aswe live close to the fields they do seek shelter in the winter time, and garages are ideal for them.......

rentokil also do sachets of poison.....for indoor use. GOOD luck......
 
AllanD said:
Can't help with your original question Roger as never experienced mice in a van but did have some in the house once (hole in the wall which a "so called" heating engineer kindly left after fitting a new boiler :mad2:). We got rid of them by using mousetraps too but used peanut butter as bait, it worked a treat. Good luck.
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A friend of my Son lived in an old Farmhouse which was bothered by Mice. He bought a young Corn Snake which escaped and he gave up looking for it.

About 18 months later a Builder was removing a fireplace when a large healthy looking Corn Snake appeared and frightened the bejasus out of him. :)

Then it was noticed that nobody had seen any Mice for a while. :)

My tip - Buy a Snake for the motorhome and never worry about Mice again. :cool1:
 
maingate said:
A friend of my Son lived in an old Farmhouse which was bothered by Mice. He bought a young Corn Snake which escaped and he gave up looking for it.

About 18 months later a Builder was removing a fireplace when a large healthy looking Corn Snake appeared and frightened the bejasus out of him. :)

Then it was noticed that nobody had seen any Mice for a while. :)

My tip - Buy a Snake for the motorhome and never worry about Mice again. :cool1:
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One of my corns can wolf down a couple of mice too !! their staple diet, In the US they are starting to introduce them in corn stores again to take care of pest control. Took em millions of years evolution to be this good !!

Channa
 
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Another one killed in the van overnight. Chocolate spread bait.

I hope trevskoda isn't right about there being children now that Mickey and Minnie are deceased!

I've reset the trap.........
 
hairydog said:
An ex-colleague of mine had mice eat the wiring under his car bonnet. It cost thousands to put right!
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They do seem to like wiring, luckily for me all the neighbourhood cats use under our motorhome as a shelter and meeting place.
 
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A friend of mine a few years ago had mice and did not do much to get rid. Until they caused about £5000 of damage to upholstery and wiring he now runs 2 electronic repellers all the time.

Alf
 
helen262 said:
They do seam to like wiring, luckily for me all the neighbourhood cats use under our motorhome as a shelter and meeting place.
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A dog like a Jack Russell Terrier will chase mice and rats, :dog:

It's nothing personal you just want the mice and rats to live somewhere else.

:goodluck:
 
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