Rodents?

Cats, dogs, snap traps, glue traps, humane traps.....anything but poison.

I just had a professional exterminator come to the house for the same problem. He uses a copper mesh to plug holes. Steel wool rusts.

I also am employing a trick previously reported on this forum. Put aluminum foil under the tires. They cannot get sufficient traction to climb the tires that way. I am hopefully taking that theory to the next level this year. I am parking the MH on aluminum flashing with car wax on it to make it even slicker. The flashing should be permanent, and I can tape it to the MH garage floor and always park in the same place and hopefully have all year protection. I will report on results next year.

I forgot to mention the pro also told me to use fox urine available at hunting supply stores to deter entry. I will place a few drops on the afore mentioned parking pads.

I will not use poisions because we have pets. My father lost his dog that way. Apparently the critters carried small bits to a area accessable to the pet before they expired. The dog got into it and also expired. Very traumatic for all involved.

Thank you all so much for your replies. I feel so much better now and will give these a try. :)

Sticky pads!

portscanner wrote:
Cats, dogs, snap traps, glue traps, humane traps.....anything but poison.

Agreed.

I sealed every hole I could find with spray foam and sealed around the power cord with sheet metal and duct tape. No problems since I did that.

Sticky pads are cruel but do work.
I had a mouse get caught in a spring trap last spring. I noticed the trap gone and it took a few minutes to find it. The mouse dragged it off and fell into the driver side doorwell. Unfortunately, it was still very much alive. I had to club it to put it out of its misery.

dpgllg wrote:

midnightsadie wrote:
I,ve used peppermint oil for years in my rv and my boats that are stored in a open pole bldg ,never seen a sign of mice.

This sounds like a great idea! I use moth balls and I hate trying to get that smell out in the spring. Much rather smell peppermint then mothballs.

How do you put it out? In a dish or on cotton balls etc?

Dave

I put some on a cotton ball and then put the cotton ball in a small plastic cup. That way it doesn't make a mess.