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Rene T
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Mouse bucket trap is the only thing that worked for me. Put peanut butter on the roll and give them a way to get to the top of the bucket with a narrow board or stick.
Electronic device’s don’t work, peppermint soaked cotton balls didn’t work for me and dryer sheets all over the rv didn’t work for me. We had them all over the bed and they used the bed as their bathroom ruined the bedspread. The only other thing that would work is a cat
Electronic device’s don’t work, peppermint soaked cotton balls didn’t work for me and dryer sheets all over the rv didn’t work for me. We had them all over the bed and they used the bed as their bathroom ruined the bedspread. The only other thing that would work is a cat
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Kirk
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The first part is to make the RV more difficult for them to get in. To do that, first go over every part of the RV and fill any openings with an expanding foam. In larger areas put steel wool in before the foam. Next you need to address the place where the power cord and anything else make routes for them. I used stainless-steel scrubbing pads and ran the cord through one to block that opening and put several around the opening for the sewer hose.
Nothing will ever be 100% effective all of the time so I also kept poison baits in areas where a mouse might enter. Modern mouse baits use a chemical that will make the mouse dry up with very little if any odor.
Nothing will ever be 100% effective all of the time so I also kept poison baits in areas where a mouse might enter. Modern mouse baits use a chemical that will make the mouse dry up with very little if any odor.
DutchmenSport
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We've had mice a few times now over the last 3 years or so. To catch them, we use glue strips. You do not want to set out poison, like DeCon. If the mouse dies in your walls, or in your underbelly, you'll never be able to get the dead body out and it will stink horrible forever.
Glue strips ensure you get them and remove them.
Where did mine enter from? I finally determined they climbed up the water hose that was connected via that (mouse hole) in the convenience center and attached to the trailer connection.
I went back to old school methods and disconnected the water hose after filling the water tank, every time, and I keep those little round covers on the "mouse hole". Ever since, no more mice!
Glue strips ensure you get them and remove them.
Where did mine enter from? I finally determined they climbed up the water hose that was connected via that (mouse hole) in the convenience center and attached to the trailer connection.
I went back to old school methods and disconnected the water hose after filling the water tank, every time, and I keep those little round covers on the "mouse hole". Ever since, no more mice!
John From Detroit
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Cats
DutchmenSport
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Cats? Yea! We have a cat (at home). The cat catches the mouse and just plays with it, turns it loose, and like to catch it again.
Enter the 2 dogs. .... They see the mouse, attack and kill it, instantly. Cat move out of the way!
First time we had mice in the camper, the dogs went nuts, I mean .... absolutely nuts at night for several nights in a row. We could not figure out what their problem was. It was awful sleeping.... or should I say .... awful having lack of sleep.
Then we saw the mouse turds, and knew what was going on. Enter the glue strips. Dogs still go nuts at night when the mice were on the move. When the dogs quit being so crazy at night, we knew the mice were all gone.
Enter the 2 dogs. .... They see the mouse, attack and kill it, instantly. Cat move out of the way!
First time we had mice in the camper, the dogs went nuts, I mean .... absolutely nuts at night for several nights in a row. We could not figure out what their problem was. It was awful sleeping.... or should I say .... awful having lack of sleep.
Then we saw the mouse turds, and knew what was going on. Enter the glue strips. Dogs still go nuts at night when the mice were on the move. When the dogs quit being so crazy at night, we knew the mice were all gone.
Bearcatrp
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I put about 12 mouse traps through out my 5th wheel along with dryer sheets everywhere. Been lucky so far no mice.
Derby6
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I don’t know if it works, but I put used dryer sheets all over my unit when in storage. No issues thus far. Fingers crossed.
scottydl
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Somewhat of an urban legend I think. Someone here told a story about the plug-in "ultrasonic" pest repellers and dryer sheets, and in the Spring they opened up their RV to find droppings and mouse nesting made of shredded dryer sheets... right under the ultrasonic thing.
Here's what is now a 15-year-old thread (and holy cow, I remember when it was new!) singing the praises of the homemade bucket trap... which I agree with, having had great success myself setting one up in a stored RV. --> Ultimate mouse trap
Derby6
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If I have a problem I might try that. But with none now I’m not going to try and bait them in. Lol
uchu
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I do have some of those ultrasonic gizmos. I have them in "George", in our garage and in our old cabin cruiser boat (which sits at a rented slip).Somewhat of an urban legend I think. Someone here told a story about the plug-in "ultrasonic" pest repellers and dryer sheets, and in the Spring they opened up their RV to find droppings and mouse nesting made of shredded dryer sheets... right under the ultrasonic thing.
Here's what is now a 15-year-old thread (and holy cow, I remember when it was new!) singing the praises of the homemade bucket trap... which I agree with, having had great success myself setting one up in a stored RV. --> Ultimate mouse trap
We used to have rodent issues in all of these places. Since I started using the devices, no issues at all.
I guess, in my case, the urban legend became real
scottydl
Site Team
The design of those devices could have certainly improved in the last 15 years too 
Just got back from a 2 week trip to Reno for the Ballon festival and I'm glad we had a glue trap under the kitchen sink in the 5er.
I think the mice might be climbing up the water hose because the hole is about 5" in diameter where the hose comes into the trailer basement.
I think the mice might be climbing up the water hose because the hole is about 5" in diameter where the hose comes into the trailer basement.
DonTom
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Next time they have that, you're invited to my Sunroom here. Almost every year, a balloon or two barely misses my backyard. It's only a matter of time before one crashes into this house!
I am on the very top of the hill where I can see all the balloons.
About mice, another reason why ICE vehicles should be started once in a while (some say only start when using it). It's MORE of a problem in EVs because there is almost no heat ever. EV owners often put rat poison under their EVs when it is garaged.
BTW, a couple of years ago when I was at French Camp (the one near Tom's Place, CA--north of Bishop and NOT the town of French Camp, CA, which is not all that close), on a cold afternoon all my DC stuff went dead. I assume pack rats ate the wiring. I ended up running a cable from my house battery across the floor inside the motor home to the furnace. With that, everything worked again, so I didn't freeze that night. It's my old junky Y2k RV and I left it that way. At least now it will be easy to fix any such DC wiring problems.
I would have to get the motorhome above my head to see what happened. Since that was an RV Camp (not an RV park)I assume it was pack rats that chewed my cable apart. I will NOT take my newer Class A to such places. That is why I keep my older junky Class C with a much higher ground clearance.
BTW, the RV camps there are managed by @oldcrow , who is there right now and has been there since the spring. He was there watching me run the cable across the floor inside. Fortunately, I carry a lot of junk on my RV trips in case of problems like that. That includes a bunch ten gauge wire.
I never posted about this problem two years ago, this is my first post about it.
-Don- Reno, NV
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John From Detroit
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Re the Ultrasonic repellers.. Had an insect issue.. They cralled all over the ultrasonic repellers. multiple models. Oh well.
Re: mice.. don't much like to be around Cats.
Re: mice.. don't much like to be around Cats.
