bonnieE350van
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Sept. 30, 2018: a critter has gotten in my van...I've had critters get in before, especially if I left a window or door open for any length of time...but they always left willingly.
This is a different story however...
In the middle of the night I hear the scratch, scratch, of something unidentified. at first I thought it was something outside the van and didn't give it much attention but it kept up, so I sat up the rest of the night with the light on in my van.
the next day it's pouring rain, so I can't do much about it. that night when I got into the van for the night I caught a glimpse of the noisemaker...
A mouse...5 years of full time living in my vehicle and NO problems with mice...until now...
another night without much sleep as it decided to crawl on my covers, which I felt, and knocked it off. it thumped against the door of the van and disappeared into the inner reaches of who knows where...
Still raining, so I can't empty out the van and evict the sucker...
It's now 6 October, I finally was able to empty the van and straighten things up...lot's of evidence of the mouse...a large trash bag of things that were gotten into, but no actual mouse...hopefully it left... three bait traps set out in different spots for 2 days now aren't even touched...
So I go to bed with the light on and a small motion light positioned on the floor behind my sleeping space, which gets tripped 2-3 times each night...not much sleep actually happening right now...when the scratching starts I whack the totes, walls, etc. with a large machete and the noise stops for a while, so I doze off again...but it's taking a toll...
whatever happened to the pellet style bait that used to be available?? just open the triangular box, set it out, the mouse would eat it and DIE...
I can't find it anywhere here in Maine, just these stupid self contained cube style bait traps that the rodent goes in, nibbles the bait and then supposedly goes in search of water then dies?...HA
A few words of advice: 1.) NEVER leave any kind of food open and lying around in your vehicle, it's an open invitation for a vermin invasion...
2.) Heavy duty totes with secure lids are your best friend as they make it harder for critters to chew through...
3.) If a rodent gets in, don't be complacent about taking the necessary steps to expedite it's removal...they can be very destructive and
hazardous to your life, especially if they start chewing wiring...I know of an incident where a rodent chewed a brake line and it wasn't
known that it was happening until the couple left, travelling down the road to their next destination, and the RV caught fire. they were unable to unhitch the tow vehicle and lost everything but their lives...
not something I ever want to experience!!!
This is a different story however...
In the middle of the night I hear the scratch, scratch, of something unidentified. at first I thought it was something outside the van and didn't give it much attention but it kept up, so I sat up the rest of the night with the light on in my van.
the next day it's pouring rain, so I can't do much about it. that night when I got into the van for the night I caught a glimpse of the noisemaker...
A mouse...5 years of full time living in my vehicle and NO problems with mice...until now...
another night without much sleep as it decided to crawl on my covers, which I felt, and knocked it off. it thumped against the door of the van and disappeared into the inner reaches of who knows where...
Still raining, so I can't empty out the van and evict the sucker...
It's now 6 October, I finally was able to empty the van and straighten things up...lot's of evidence of the mouse...a large trash bag of things that were gotten into, but no actual mouse...hopefully it left... three bait traps set out in different spots for 2 days now aren't even touched...
So I go to bed with the light on and a small motion light positioned on the floor behind my sleeping space, which gets tripped 2-3 times each night...not much sleep actually happening right now...when the scratching starts I whack the totes, walls, etc. with a large machete and the noise stops for a while, so I doze off again...but it's taking a toll...
whatever happened to the pellet style bait that used to be available?? just open the triangular box, set it out, the mouse would eat it and DIE...
I can't find it anywhere here in Maine, just these stupid self contained cube style bait traps that the rodent goes in, nibbles the bait and then supposedly goes in search of water then dies?...HA
A few words of advice: 1.) NEVER leave any kind of food open and lying around in your vehicle, it's an open invitation for a vermin invasion...
2.) Heavy duty totes with secure lids are your best friend as they make it harder for critters to chew through...
3.) If a rodent gets in, don't be complacent about taking the necessary steps to expedite it's removal...they can be very destructive and
hazardous to your life, especially if they start chewing wiring...I know of an incident where a rodent chewed a brake line and it wasn't
known that it was happening until the couple left, travelling down the road to their next destination, and the RV caught fire. they were unable to unhitch the tow vehicle and lost everything but their lives...
not something I ever want to experience!!!
