Rodent Proofing ? Best Methods, What works, what Doesn't

Snap traps-rat traps for pack rats and mouse traps for mice. Use them under the hood for any vehicle you are not driving daily. If you put traps on the ground you will get rabbits, snakes, birds, etc. Use the mothballs, peppermint, etc. outside and the traps inside.

Since I live full time in my RV I use the Alex method. He invitex the mice to come in and play and stick around for (er. As) Dinner but alas, they don't want to play with Alex the cat.

Essense of cat. You can buy it in some specialty natural remedy places Might work.

stugotz61 wrote:
What are the most likely spots where they penetrate the Interior ? How do they get In? I am trying to find the entry points - any recommendations ? Thanks for all the responses - Very Helpful!

Exterior refrigerator vents. (wall and rooftop) Chassis air conditioner fresh air vents. Exterior water heater and furnace vents. Black/grey waste water discharge vents. For some reason, a previous owner cut an access hole in the floor underneath a cabinet in the stateroom of my Class A. Somehow mice got into the rooftop AC vents and made tunnels in the foam sandwich in the ceiling. I could hear them crawling around up there at night. Foam pellets would drop out of the rooftop AC vents on occasion. The pellets would also show up in the roof mounted 12 volt light fixtures.

Snap traps always eventually got them for me, usually at night. A Jack Russell Terrier will locate them (the mice) for you.

Chum lee

stugotz61 wrote:
What are the most likely spots where they penetrate the Interior ? How do they get In? I am trying to find the entry points - any recommendations ? Thanks for all the responses - Very Helpful!

Electrical cord entry. Water/drain pipes. Slide seals. Engine firewall. When it's dark outside, turn on the interior lights and get on a creeper underneath the rig to look for light. Then open the bins and look for the light to bleed through. What might seem like a "too small" entry might just be the spot where they get in. "Great Stuff" expansion foam works pretty well to seal holes too!

What are the most likely spots where they penetrate the Interior ? How do they get In? I am trying to find the entry points - any recommendations ? Thanks for all the responses - Very Helpful!

The previous owners of our rig swore by dryer sheets. We've tried them, and still got a mouse or two over the winter. Best is to keep a regular check on it and set the wooden snap traps. DOn't let it sit more than a day without checking on it though...there is no worse smell than a decaying mouse.

PURE Peppermint oil from GNC soaked into cotton balls has worked flawlessly in my rural RV barn stored DP for many years. Some dispute it, but I can tell you it works for me. And in the Spring, the RV smells very nice!

Nothing like the sound of grinding mice when you start the generator, gruesome i know.

I don't know what works.

First we tried Irish Spring chunks only to find that they were chewed on.
Then we tried dryer sheets, we didn't know how poorly that worked until I found a nest that included shreds of same.

Matt

I use decon laden sticky traps in the basement area catch them before they get up inside the mH works for me
Moth balls are also a excellent deterent also