Well rats

[Cade]

Spent the last couple of days at the cabin. With the chilly evening the critters are on the move.
I've had a mouse in the camper in the past, but this is a first for a rat under the hood, can see where he was chewing, He spent the day in the hole just above him between the insulating pad and firewall. could hear him moving around and his tail ticking but couldn't get him to come out in the daylight so After getting a rat trap and baiting it with peanut butter lowering the hood some I had him by 6pm the same evening. Set 2 more traps one behind the cabin and one on the front porch, scored on both of those also. The one inthe truck was a mid sized critter and smelly.
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh296/jabin48/IMG_0827_zps1c7c9e2f.jpg

Be advised that if you click on the above link you will see a dead rat! It is a very graphic pic. So if you are offended by this type of thing DON'T click on the picture link. Thanks, RVWheels, MOC Admin.

 

[DQDick]

Yup they can do a lot of damage. Had a problem with pack rats when we still had the S&B. Every fall I put mothballs in panty hose and tied the resulting bags to things under the truck and car hood. Never had a problem when the mothballs were on the job. Neighbors had 100's of dollars in damage however until they started doing it also.

 

[Overlord]

That must have been one weak rat you caught!

Here is what happened when I tried to catch one scurrying around in my 5er.

Scroll down for the graphic picture of the resulting carnage.

(Cue the theme song from the "Rocky" movies)

He now resides behind the refrigerator, and takes what ever he wants to eat, whenever he wants it!

 

[Montana4two]

We spent the past 3 winters on Vancouver Island. We had a pregnant rat mother, daddy and later her 3 infants move into the RV. The babies were easy to kill, caut 2 the first night in the one trap. However the parents were a different matter. They we very cagey and anything new we put out, such as traps and poison, were avoided like the plague. We eventually, and after a lot of reading, set up a feeding station in the front cargo hold. We put water and a nice plate of kibble to get them used to going there. Then after a week, we caught the female. Still the male eluded us, keeping us awake at night with his chomping and running across the ceiling. Eventually, a month after the first visit, quiet, and we found his body outside on the floor. The poison had eventually done its job.

 

[Chip-MOC]

Overlord, That is the funniest post I have ever seen!!!

I finally came up with a method of keeping mice out of the camper when parked at home between trips.

 

[BB_TX]

I had rats or squirrels or something (never did see it/them) chew the wiring in my '07 F350 4 different times over two years to the tune of about $400 each time. Last time the dealer gave me a frequent flyer discount. Some vacuum hoses and wires were completely gone, including the metal part of the wires.
Tried mothballs and fox urine. Didn't help. Bought some spray called Critter Ridder at Home Depot and sprayed all wiring and vacuum hoses. Never bothered it again. Sprayed every few months, or whenever I though about it. No noticeable odor. It is made from hot pepper extracts.

 

[ffaucheux]

The only real way to control rodents :
http://www.syngenta-us.com/images/resource_pages/pmp/Multiplex_Sell_sheet.pdf

 

[Artemus]

My neighbors cat likes to sleep inside Dually engine compartment. He must keep the rats at bay! I normally go out, bang on the side of fender at engine compartment and he comes out! I would hate to have him hurt, but nothing keeps him out?