How To Prevent Rat Damage To Trailers And Caravans
It can be upsetting to open the door to your trailer or caravan and find that rats or mice have made a horrible mess. Rodents can cause huge amounts of expensive damage to motorhomes; there are few parts which are not vulnerable. Carpets, bedding, wooden fittings wires, tubing and food are all prime targets for hungry rats looking for food and shelter. They can gnaw through plastic containers, ruining food and water supplies.
The most expensive damage is to the engine compartment where wire connections and fitting repairs can run to thousands of pounds. Unfortunately, once damage has occurred, it is even more likely to happen again. Even if you manage to get rid of all of the rats and mice which caused the problem, others will follow their scent trail. Once they realise that there are no other rodents left behind, they will take their place. They will then take full advantage of the comfort, warmth and food that your beloved trailer has to offer.
Conventional pest control methods are often ineffective. Rats get used to repellents and, as previously mentioned, poisons and traps are often only a temporary solution. So what can you do to prevent rat damage to trailers and caravans?
RatMat is an ideal solution to this problem. For decades, people have always made vertical electric fences, RatMat is the world’s first horizontal electric fence. Electrifying the floor will prevent rat damage to trailers and caravans as they will not cross it. You can walk over it with shoes on and you can drive your trailer straight across. This means it is a barrier to rodents but not to humans. It is simple to set up and does not require an electrician to install it. Simply place the tiles around your motorhome, screw them down and plug the system in and you are ready to go! It is low maintenance, only requiring an occasional brush clean and it is robust enough to last for many years.
Mice and rats carry diseases so, as well as financial cost, inconvenience and upset there is also a health risk here. Fires can occur as a result of short-circuited wires. In winter rodents will seek warmth and this is a time when your caravan or motorhome is particularly at risk. However, at harvest time, vehicles in rural areas are at risk as voles and shrews, as well as rats and mice will be seeking refuge from the fields. Noisy combine harvesters and tractors threaten their foraging behaviour so they seek out a safer place to live. If you really want to prevent rat damage to trailers and caravans click ‘Buy Now to find your nearest distributor and get your system today.