What do you do if you find a mouse in your home? 🐭😂
Apparently… prank your husband first.
What started as a harmless “there’s a mouse onboard!” joke quickly turned into a reminder of why sailors take rodents so seriously.
A mouse or rat onboard isn’t just annoying — it can become a real safety issue, especially when you live full-time on a boat.
• They chew electrical wires which can damage navigation systems, batteries and even cause fires
• They contaminate food and water supplies with droppings and urine
• They can carry diseases like Hantavirus and other harmful bacteria
• They destroy cushions, clothes, ropes, sail bags and insulation while building nests
• They hide in tiny spaces inside the boat, making them very hard to catch
• And once onboard, they multiply FAST
On land this may just be a pest problem.
At sea, it can become a serious one.