Mouse/Mice in Van

trixie88 said:
there is never usually just one mouse,,,,,if you find one then there are sure to be a family of them, if their is a family they reproduce every.....so many days....then its an extended family and so it goes until you have an army of them......

get a deep bucket (one where they cannot climb back out)

get an empty beer can etc........make a hole each end
open up a wire coat hanger.....push this thru can....so it can spin round
smear some peanut butter or choc spread on can
place across top of bucket...eachend of wire resting on side of bucket (leave ample overhang so it does not fall into bucket.
a piece of wood or something to make a ramp which they can walk up to investigate
as soon as they get their little feet onto can....it spins and they fall into bucket
you can then put a lid on bucket and release them into fields.
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Would it not be better to fill the bucket with water ? That way the little burgers won't return
 
We live out in the stick and this time of year (october) when all of the wheat is harvested we get mice indoors. They are no field mice but house mice uit i think as their food source has gone from outside we see them more looking for food indoors.

We set traps and usually have a run of about 8 of them before the activity drops off again

I sometimes wonder though if the bait is actually drawing them in.
 
I dont know if mice are territorial ? they may end up being killed by rivals in the area where they are re-located ?

I know that doo gooder trap urban foxes and release them into the countryside where they have no idea how to hunt or survive and usually starve !
 
hairydog said:
If you don't kill them, you have to take them a good distance if you don't want them back.
Taking vermin and depositing them on someone else's land is illegal, but I doubt you will be prosecuted.
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the countryside is a natural habitation for mice.........you would be returning them to their natural home...taxi service lol

i believe there is one species of mouse which is protected.....

there is also one species of doormouse which is apparently edible

the field mouse is of a grey colour....whereas the house mouse is more of a brown/grey coour
 
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Roger 10 Mice 0

It has been about six days now since I last caught a mouse in our van - I had caught nine up till then.

I thought that the combination of using three traps baited with chocolate spread and deploying the ultrasonic device recommended by Alf had cured the problem.

We have had to take everything out of the van and clean everywhere - the little blighters had been chewing things up and shitting in all sorts of places. I've tested all the electrical and water systems and it seems they have escaped being fatally chewed!

When I went into the van this morning I found mouse number 10 dead in a trap!

Today we are setting off on a long trip to Southern Europe. Professor Sod and his Law come to mind.
 
Roger Haworth said:
It has been about six days now since I last caught a mouse in our van - I had caught nine up till then.

I thought that the combination of using three traps baited with chocolate spread and deploying the ultrasonic device recommended by Alf had cured the problem.

We have had to take everything out of the van and clean everywhere - the little blighters had been chewing things up and shitting in all sorts of places. I've tested all the electrical and water systems and it seems they have escaped being fatally chewed!

When I went into the van this morning I found mouse number 10 dead in a trap!

Today we are setting off on a long trip to Southern Europe. Professor Sod and his Law come to mind.
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You will need to sort out Pet Passports for the Mice and make sure they have had their jabs. :(
 
Roger Haworth said:
It has been about six days now since I last caught a mouse in our van - I had caught nine up till then.

I thought that the combination of using three traps baited with chocolate spread and deploying the ultrasonic device recommended by Alf had cured the problem.

We have had to take everything out of the van and clean everywhere - the little blighters had been chewing things up and shitting in all sorts of places. I've tested all the electrical and water systems and it seems they have escaped being fatally chewed!

When I went into the van this morning I found mouse number 10 dead in a trap!

Today we are setting off on a long trip to Southern Europe. Professor Sod and his Law come to mind.
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Could you post a link to this please? "deploying the ultrasonic device recommended by Alf "

I don't have mice that I am aware of and would like to keep it that way! (and I don't like the thought of killing the wee things either as I'm a wimp :( )
 
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Get the defibrillator out we may be able to save it.
 
I am most upset..being a Buddhist I thought there could have been a more humane way to catch little mousy......
He was only Ickle looking for a little warmth in the cold cold Scotland..
 
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