bross said:The only sure way keep them out and get rid of them once you have them is to set traps. The old snap traps baited with peanut butter work best but you have to check and re-bait them constantly.
If you're going to leave the camper unattended for an extended period put a few inches of antifreeze in a 5 gallon bucket, suspend a coffee can from a coat hanger through the ends, across the top of the bucket, put a few globs of peanut butter on the outside of coffee can, and then lay a stick against the outside of the bucket to the floor. Mice will run up the stick to the top of the bucket, jump onto the coffee can to get the peanut butter, the coffee can spins on the coat hanger and the mice fall into the antifreeze where they get preserved by the antifreeze. No smell, no mess, just dump the antifreeze every few months. Here's a video of one in action
but for those who have young children, the only way to get the crumbs out is to burn the camper.... lol It seems that they are very adept at getting food-stuffs in impossible places.Marsha/CA said:One of the best things to do to keep mice from coming in, is to remove all food stuffs. Canned goods are fine, but things that mice can get into like rice, crackers, cereal that sort of stuff just invites mice to come into the coach. Our coach is in storage also, and we removed everything that the mice might like.
I also use dryer sheets, specifically "bounce" and stuff them in and around holes where the mice might come in.
So far not one mouse.
Marsha~
I put fresh sheets in during the spring and late fall cleaning.JoAnn said:How often during storage do you need to replace the dryer sheets with new ones? The scent seems to fade.
Thanks,
JoAnn