Mouse in my motorhome

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I found chocolate drops a good bait. 

We have also used peanut butter on a trap and it was eventually very successful. Always read the instructions on the trap as I eventually discovered  I was using too much and when he was finally caught he was a monster.   

We’ve  lived in a rambling circa 1700s farm house for many years now  and the annual autumn influx of numerous mice is more of an irritation these days. There are traps and traps but the most effective are the wooden “little nipper” traps. They will spring on smaller as well as larger mice. The metal traps are more difficult to set and not worth the hassle. Set the nipper traps so that they’re on the point of springing after you’ve set the bait. Cumbrian mice are partial to milk chocolate. I’ve never tried peanut butter but that’s not to say it’s less effective. Loose bait like Pasta Bait should be avoided because if the creature dies in an inaccessible place it will be difficult to eradicate the smell. 

If its rats you will get the best results with a dog but I’d be surprised if a rat was living in your motorhome unless you leave food laying around. 

It’s important to wipe and disinfect ALL surfaces since mice have little control of their bladder. 

On a lighter note, don’t worry, they wont stay for long when the weather improves.

 

It's always the second mouse that gets the cheese or peanut butter. 😁

I suffered with mice nesting too and chewing through the fuel injector wiring. Managed to do a home repair mind for pence when the dealer quoted hundreds of pounds to replace the whole cabling. However, 'over there' martens are a real problem under the bonnet. They cause far more damage than our rodents. Approaching €100m on car insurance repairs last year.

Which is why I buy and set  my mouse / rat traps in twos or threes

And I only use cheddar cheese softened in my fingers 'cos that holds the choccy drops quite nicely

Another vote for the little nipper traps here and used with peanut putter are extremely effective.

I set a couple of them in my garden shed a few autumns back and heard one go off, successfully catching one of the little blighters, before i'd got back to the house.

much more humane to use those nice little boxes you can buy (Rentokil) or similar, you put the poison inside the box, mouse enters box eats the poison (granules) leaves the box goes back to nest and dies within 24 hrs, eventually body turns to dust, if mummy mouse with young, young also die, with a spring trap you only catch one and in my experience if you have one you have two, when living in Scotland we had loads just used to throw granules of poison into loft space, you just need to be careful of pets consuming the poison.  

Monitor the situation  closely.....night & day

Hire a Kestrel & a Barn Owl or tame it and use it with your computer