janstey58 wrote:
PURE Peppermint oil on cotton balls all throughout RV in drawers and out. Never have a problem and the RV smells great at all times.
MMM.. Pepperminty fresh mice :S
I think Mythbusters need to try out all the myths purported to repel mice..
Adult mice can squeeze through holes as small as a quarter.
The BEST way by far is to simply close off any and all holes to the outside. Mice can chew through a lot of SOFT materials like canned foam insulation, Silicone (or pretty much any caulking), copper, aluminum, wood and I would EXPECT them to be able to chew through steel, stainless or brass "wool" type material. Although The fine metal wool pads might make it a bit more difficult on the mouses mouth I would not think it will stop a bunch of mice from working on it..
My solution is to take galvanized steel tin bigger than the hole, drill or cut a hole just slightly larger than the pipe in the center of the tin. Then I line the hole in the tin with flexible plastic grommet material. The plastic grommet prevents chafing or contact between metal and pipes.
To put my tin over the pipe in place I simply make a cut in the tin to the hole in the center. This allows me to open the tin in order to place it around the pipe. Once the tin is in place some screws in the corners of the tin will hold it in place.
Repeat this for all pipes and wire holes that go out to the outside world and you will never need to use any of the mythical wives tales methods like peppermint oils, dryer sheets, cat or fox urine, moth balls and so on..
Tin method works best for me...
