Just a reminder of what time of the year it is!!!!Mice time, they love to come in and bed up in our travel trailers for the winter.They can eat or naw throught iron if they want inside.just remember to put mice bait packs around the trailer, on top of your trailer and inside the trailer.Just good insurance, as you normally will never see or hear them until the damage is done.for some reason they really like wiringgood luck and stay safe, but do not forget the mice paks.last year randy the raccoon determined he wanted into my travel trailer, he ripped about a 2ft dia hole in the rubber roof material. He never got into the trailer, but why did he do that and the trailer was setting in the shed?????????

"last year randy the raccoon determined he wanted into my travel trailer, ...?????????I suppose even racoons like to go camping! After sleeping in trees and holes in the ground all summer long, they're just looking for somewhere cozy to bed down for the winter .... If you have a barn cat, that's probably the best "rodent" protection you'll ever have, especially if the cat has a shed to live in.

Yep, I caught a mouse in the kitchen trash can last night. First time I have found one inside. 9 Victor Mouse traps are scattered throughout the house right now. I bought my TT a couple months ago and as part of the deal, the dealer was going to keep it stored over the winter for me. I will be looking for any kind of rodent damage when I pick it up in the spring. When I had my pop up, I used to scatter little moth ball packets throughout the camper during the winter. I never had a problem. I know there were plenty of holes for them to get in if they wanted. Did I just get lucky or is that a valid way to deter critters from invading during the winter?Bruce

PLEASE, DON'T USE MOTHBALLS, they are considered a carcinogen, and can cause cancer, liver, and brain damage. Children, and pets are most at risk. If you doubt what I'm saying, please Google " dangers of mothballs" and decide for yourself if you want to continue to use them. The poison can enter your body by handling, or breathing the vapors, children can mistake them for candy, and ingest them, which can be fatal.

We don't have too much in the way of mice here, pretty urban but we just use Drier sheets to keep them out and keep the trailer smelling fresh....

OK, sounds good. I have heard of using dryer sheets as well. But now, I am waiting for someone to post how that will pose a health risk as well.And, do the dryer sheets really work? Has anyone else gotten mice in the winter after using dryer sheets?Bruce

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GpaVader
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Dec 12, 2012
We don't have too much in the way of mice here, pretty urban but we just use Drier sheets to keep them out and keep the trailer smelling fresh....
My_Roadtrek
Explorer
Dec 12, 2012
PLEASE, DON'T USE MOTHBALLS, they are considered a carcinogen, and can cause cancer, liver, and brain damage. Children, and pets are most at risk.
If you doubt what I'm saying, please Google " dangers of mothballs" and decide for yourself if you want to continue to use them. The poison can enter your body by handling, or breathing the vapors, children can mistake them for candy, and ingest them, which can be fatal.
esox07
Explorer
Dec 12, 2012
Yep, I caught a mouse in the kitchen trash can last night. First time I have found one inside. 9 Victor Mouse traps are scattered throughout the house right now. I bought my TT a couple months ago and as part of the deal, the dealer was going to keep it stored over the winter for me. I will be looking for any kind of rodent damage when I pick it up in the spring.
When I had my pop up, I used to scatter little moth ball packets throughout the camper during the winter. I never had a problem. I know there were plenty of holes for them to get in if they wanted. Did I just get lucky or is that a valid way to deter critters from invading during the winter?
Bruce
DutchmenSport
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Dec 12, 2012
"last year randy the raccoon determined he wanted into my travel trailer, ...?????????

I suppose even racoons like to go camping! After sleeping in trees and holes in the ground all summer long, they're just looking for somewhere cozy to bed down for the winter ....

If you have a barn cat, that's probably the best "rodent" protection you'll ever have, especially if the cat has a shed to live in.

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