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samhain7
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Feb 22, 2016

Mice - My observation

I hope this dispels some of the myths out there about Mice.
Nothing you put inside your camper is going to keep them out.
You have to stop them from getting in through small hols or other access points.
To prove my point, I put almost everything in my camper that has been suggested. Dyer sheets, moth balls, some tea tree oil, peppermint oil etc.
Guess what. I got a mouse.

One of the drawers actually had the moth balls AND a dyer sheet. Not only did it NOT deter the mouse from entering the drawer, it went to the bathroom on the dryer sheet AND the mothball.

So again, just seal up the access points. If you use one of the above methods, sure you might not have gotten a mouse as I haven't on previous years, the the above had nothing to do with it.

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  • It has been said they use the dryer sheets as bedding and the mothballs to play soccer. Could be.

    Many of us who have a feed room at our horse barns swear that leaving ceder chips on the floor deters mice. I haven't really decided if it actually works or not, but we do it. So in that vein, I keep a couple of socks full of ceder chips in the camper. One in the cabinet under the galley, and the other in the front storage compartment.

    But I'm with you, the most important thing is to keep the trailer sealed up. I have not had any mice in this trailer. Could be the cedar chips work ? But then, I have not had any bears, lions or elephants in here either, so who's to say ???? :) ;)