Ok, so my coach has been in storage all winter.fortunately for me its about a 10 min walk , or 2 min drive away from my house, so I go check on it and progress through renovation's about twice a week.I've set mouse traps after finding droppings on my counter a few months back. I'm averaging about one or two mice a week.I've searched everywhere I could think of for a possible entry point for these buggers. And just don't see where or how they're getting in.any of you out there have any tips or tricks? Unusual places that I may not have checked for their point of entry?.I'm starting to think maybe they have a nest somewhere inside already and are not actually coming in from outside.all my basement storage is clear, haven't caught one in the traps set down there.thanks in advance folks.

No, they have to be getting in somewhere. Did you crawl underneath and inspect every inch? They can get through very small openings. I had more of a problem with spiders. The biggest area for them to come in was right up the power cord. I cut a piece of sponge with a slit in it to go behind the power cord storage door. The inside box that the cord stores in had a huge hole where the cord comes through. There were places where propane lines and wiring had no caulk.When they shrink wrap my pontoon boat they put in a few dryer sheets to keep mice away.

I HAVE HAD 3 NEW CHOACHES . All 3 the mice could & did inter where the dump tubes come through the floor . If you are pluged into elecricty . I would look there , they could come up the cord . On a 1978 model they intered up thrugh the square tubing in the brace work in the fire wall . I would get a real bright light , like heat lamp with some one on the out side of the fire wall and check . thin move the lamp to the out side and chick that . GOOD LUCK

Just like in a house, I would check every hole that comes through the floor. Especially plumbing under sinks, where wires come through at the converter (or anyplace else) and gas lines.

Set traps under the sink where your plumbing drain lines pass through to empty in to your waste tanks. There is usually a cut hole that is big enough for any critters to get inside. They sell spray foam in the can that is rodent resistant that can be used to plug around the drain lines.

I fought this problem for 3 years trying to figure out where they are coming in. I even crawled under the MH at night and looked for lighted areas underneath, nothing to see. One year I took my cover off of the generator and found a nest under it. They also chewed through wires in the eng compartment. After trapping several a week I bought some steel wool are stuffed every crack I could find especially around the water drain pipes. Then stuffed Walmart bags in to act as a filler and to keep the steel wool tight. This seemed to work the best over moth balls drier sheets, peppermint etc. I still keep several traps with peanut butter just in case they slip trough another area. So far they have not chewed trough the steel wool areas.

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Effy
Explorer II
Mar 18, 2014
Who can stand the smell of moth balls? Makes me want to gag.
Usmcsousa
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
Thanks all, didn't think of using bright lights at night, will try that, and moth balls.
I checked below my kitchen and bathroom sinks, and they were both sealed with a spray foam in the gaps by the previous owner, I know when I removed my queen bed platform I had two large holes that the wire bundles when through the floor for my converter/charger box. I filled those before building a new bed and storage. Only place I really haven't checked is under my shower pan, the access hole is tiny and I can't see much, but I do have a trap in my tanks storage compartment which hasn't caught a thing. I'd assume they would enter the coach that way if they were getting up through a plumbing hole.
pianotuna
Nomad III
Mar 18, 2014
Hi,

I stuffed holes at my house with stainless steel pot scrubbers ($1.00 for three at the dollar store) and then used great stuff expanding foam. It worked well.
cocos_cabana
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
We store our TT in Mexico for 6 months every year. After the first year, we had mice. We used steel wool in all the nooks and crannies. Every year we do the "moth ball" trick and have had no mice. We even put moth balls on the ground outside around the tires.
the_bear_II
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
One of my buddies in Indiana has several RVs he keeps on his rural property. He swears by the moth balls to keep the mice away.

He keeps the moth balls in several plastic tubs with a lids. When the RV is being stored he takes the lid off of the tubs and places them inside the RV. When he takes the RV on a trip, he puts the lids on the tubs and then puts them in a storage compartment. He opens up the windows to air out the rig a couple of hours before heading out.

He claims he has never had a mouse in the 3 RVs since he began using the moth balls.
Gjac
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2014
I fought this problem for 3 years trying to figure out where they are coming in. I even crawled under the MH at night and looked for lighted areas underneath, nothing to see. One year I took my cover off of the generator and found a nest under it. They also chewed through wires in the eng compartment. After trapping several a week I bought some steel wool are stuffed every crack I could find especially around the water drain pipes. Then stuffed Walmart bags in to act as a filler and to keep the steel wool tight. This seemed to work the best over moth balls drier sheets, peppermint etc. I still keep several traps with peanut butter just in case they slip trough another area. So far they have not chewed trough the steel wool areas.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Mar 18, 2014
Set traps under the sink where your plumbing drain lines pass through to empty in to your waste tanks. There is usually a cut hole that is big enough for any critters to get inside. They sell spray foam in the can that is rodent resistant that can be used to plug around the drain lines.
ScottG
Nomad
Mar 18, 2014
Just like in a house, I would check every hole that comes through the floor. Especially plumbing under sinks, where wires come through at the converter (or anyplace else) and gas lines.
jlrobison2
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
I HAVE HAD 3 NEW CHOACHES . All 3 the mice could & did inter where the dump tubes come through the floor . If you are pluged into elecricty . I would look there , they could come up the cord . On a 1978 model they intered up thrugh the square tubing in the brace work in the fire wall . I would get a real bright light , like heat lamp with some one on the out side of the fire wall and check . thin move the lamp to the out side and chick that . GOOD LUCK
azrving
Explorer
Mar 18, 2014
No, they have to be getting in somewhere. Did you crawl underneath and inspect every inch? They can get through very small openings. I had more of a problem with spiders. The biggest area for them to come in was right up the power cord. I cut a piece of sponge with a slit in it to go behind the power cord storage door. The inside box that the cord stores in had a huge hole where the cord comes through. There were places where propane lines and wiring had no caulk.

When they shrink wrap my pontoon boat they put in a few dryer sheets to keep mice away.

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