That was lucky

Whittakerr
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edited March 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

I brought the caravan home yesterday to wash it and to empty it prior to a service next week ready for the first trip of the year. When I was emptying the gas locker I found that a family of mice had set up home in a bucket full of rags I keep in the locker.
They had shredded most of the rags and a sponge to make some bedding but nothing else in the locker had been touched. There were the remains of a dead mouser on the floor of the locker.

It would have been disastrous if they had moved in to the caravan and not just the gas locker.

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  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #2

    At the end of our touring season we seem to gather an abundance of bags etc, I dread the thought of it being overun whilst in storage from mice but been OK so far. I suppose the locker is the easiest to access for mice so all that's left in there are some wood blocks over winter.

    Lucky for you indeed.

  • Navigateur
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    edited March 2016 #3

    Traps are available. Apparently they like peanut butter.

  • Whittakerr
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    edited March 2016 #4

    Traps are available. Apparently they like peanut butter.

    Yes. I use traps with peanut butter with great success in the garden shed.

  • KENNYG
    KENNYG Forum Participant Posts: 215
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    edited March 2016 #5

    On our first outing I lifted the rear bunks and picked up a carrier bag and was horrified to see that inside were a pile of ripped up carrier bags, on inspection they had degraded into brittle bits of plastic, panic over. 

  • TanyaandMick
    TanyaandMick Forum Participant Posts: 139
    edited March 2016 #6

    Or, use the van all year....

  • Wildwood
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    edited March 2016 #7

    Just thank your lucky stars they did not get inside and ruin the cushions. Not a lot you can do about the little blighters other than remove the cushions and bedding if you have room at home for them.

  • Pippah45
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    edited March 2016 #8

    I did that and the mice invaded home - took in new caravan cushions to preserve and was using old set - new ones were wrecked. 
    Undecided

  • petertr
    petertr Forum Participant Posts: 199
    edited April 2016 #9

    I brought the caravan home yesterday to wash it and to empty it prior to a service next week ready for the first trip of the year. When I was emptying the gas locker I found that a family of mice had set up home in a bucket full of rags I keep in the locker.
    They had shredded most of the rags and a sponge to make some bedding but nothing else in the locker had been touched. There were the remains of a dead mouser on the floor of the locker.

    It would have been disastrous if they had moved in to the caravan and not just the gas locker.

    When I took my motorhome for a service, mice had set up nest in the engine air filter!!!

  • Remus
    Remus Forum Participant Posts: 132
    edited April 2016 #10

    Give the flexible gas pipe a good check.  Mice are prone to chew rubber and plastic - they may have had a nibble.

  • Whittakerr
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    edited April 2016 #11

    Give the flexible gas pipe a good check.  Mice are prone to chew rubber and plastic - they may have had a nibble.

    Thanks Remus, i'll have a look tomorrow. Had the caravan serviced over weekend and no problems reported, but i'll check anyway. It only takes a few swconds and better safe than sorry.

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