Just back from checking on 5er in storage:(

[shadows4]

DW and I went to check on the 5er today. Mice have invaded again. We had poison out, all gone. Also had cotton balls spread around with the peppermint oil on them. Found a nest with peppermint scented cotton balls in it. Smelled good. Didn't find any mice though. Hopefully the poison did as it is supposed to. Make them thirsty so they leave to find water.
I have been using the poison for 4-5 years now and have never found a body, or smelled one. Hoping that is a good sign.
We went and bought more poison to put out. Also bought some moth balls and spread them around the outside of the trailer. I hope when the little buggers get close to the trailer they smell them and turn around.
I hate mice!!!!!!:(

[avvidclif1]

DHCamper wrote:

fpresto wrote:
I put a sign in my RV that said "no mice allowed" and it worked! The fact that I had no mice proves that it works so I suggest that everyone do. Seriously it will work just as good as all of the home remedies that I read here. The only things that are sure to work is sealing entrances, traps and poison.

The predator urine thing is not one of the "household remedies". It is based on scientific studies. Read this abstract: Harvard Biology Research Abstract These folks wear claw proof suits.

If the urine works sprinkling around some used kitty litter should do the trick.

[oldtrojan66]

I don't for a minute disbelieve the bobcat urine thing would keep away mice. However, one of the uses is to lure bobcats! Unfortunately, I have a nice little Cairn Terrier we're pretty fond of that would not last too long in a cat fight. I have also read that coyotes are drawn to the stuff. Don't need more of either of those critters.

[DHCamper]

fpresto wrote:
I put a sign in my RV that said "no mice allowed" and it worked! The fact that I had no mice proves that it works so I suggest that everyone do. Seriously it will work just as good as all of the home remedies that I read here. The only things that are sure to work is sealing entrances, traps and poison.

The predator urine thing is not one of the "household remedies". It is based on scientific studies. Read this abstract: Harvard Biology Research Abstract These folks wear claw proof suits.

[Tvov]

Most mice poison available to us homeowners is very weak. I was talking to a guy who worked for years for an extermination company, and he mentioned to buy Ramik or One Bite if those baits were available. He had more powerful baits available to him, but he said those were the best available to the general public (I forget what the active ingredients are). He said the joke at his company was that DeCon would kill mice, if you dropped a 1 ton pallet of it on the mouse...

[huron52]

I have heard that mice poison doesn't really work to kill them. They just carry it off to hide it for later. If they remember where they put it they might eat it. and then of course die. I put mice poison out in the garage and would fill the bowl every night. Every morning it was empty. Found mice poison hidden all over the garage. Changed to mice traps with either peanut butter or cheese. I would kill at least one a night.

In my 5th wheel I sealed up the cracks and put bounce sheets out. Touch wood I have had no problems.

[fpresto]

I put a sign in my RV that said "no mice allowed" and it worked! The fact that I had no mice proves that it works so I suggest that everyone do. Seriously it will work just as good as all of the home remedies that I read here. The only things that are sure to work is sealing entrances, traps and poison.

[NC_Hauler]

Veebyes wrote:
We use mothballs wrapped in dryer sheets. Lots of them. 5 months, no visiting. Indoor srorage. Never had a critter problem. There are cats on the premises also.

Some years back we had mice in our 5er and put mothballs everywhere you could put them wrapped in dryer sheets.....never worked for us, maybe it has to do with where one camps. Used traps to rid 5er of them, then went with outside traps, (again, depends on where you camp), and the peppermint oil and cab fresh packets.....again, no mice in 5er for well going on 2 years now using what we do now....Have also used steel wool shoved into holes and crevices and covered over with the foam,,,so far that has added to keeping the mice from getting in I guess...

[NC_Hauler]

DHCamper wrote:
The use of poison baits conflicts with the use of peppermint oil and dryer sheets. The odor of the oil and sheets is to confuse and disorient the rodent olfactory senses. This creates an environment they do not wish to be in (theoretically because they constantly seek food when not mating). Bobcat urine would work great if you could find it, The smell of the urine creates a strong natural predator avoidance response in rodents. I don't think you would want to put that inside your trailer however. PEEMART The bait is designed to draw them in and do them in. Peppermint oil, used liberally, has work for us for years now (knock on wood). The poison bait is best used in your neighbors trailer.

not if poison baits are used OUTSIDE the 5er in maze type traps..., again, the dryer sheets were complete flops....peppermint oil, works for us as well cab fresh packets...

Tried to get some Bobcat urine once, but that dang cat wouldn't hold still for me, I had scratches all over me:B

[NC_Hauler]

Bird Freak wrote:

iawoody2 wrote:
We use dryer sheets spread out the 5er. Got this from our local rv dealer, they use them in all the units on the lot.

I tried that a couple of years ago. The mice in mine made a bed out of them.

Agree, never had any luck with the dryer sheets, waste of time.....the peppermint oil and the Cab Fresh packets work very well, (as did the poision traps set outside behind the 5er tires...No mice this past year:), zip, nil, nada....

[Deb_and_Ed_M]

valhalla360 wrote:


Rodents of all types, chew pretty much continually and on whatever is available to keep thier teeth ground down. Your power cord was just handy when they weren't eating.

It is possible the food source is outside the trailer but odds are it is somewhere in the trailer.

Nope - they ATE the insulation. There's massive amounts missing off the cord and not a shred of chewed-off insulation laying around. (I could look into the cord compartment with a viewing scope)

I know how rodents like to chew - had 4 pet rats when my kids were small 🙂

[kennethwooster]

Best remedy is to find where they are coming in. Even though there is poison in the unit, still have to live among their filth. Go out and night and turn on all the lights inside the unit. Might even need a real bight light to put under the sink. May have to drop seal on bottom of RV so you can see the entire underbelly. Watch for any sign of light. It only takes a very small hole for a mouse. Also crawl into the storage compartments and see is you see any light. This is work and a lot of crawling, but worth keeping the dirty nasty creatures out. As a farmer I've dealt with mice and rats most of my life. Poison in the barn is simple, but where you live you have to be more careful. My mother used this method and it worked.

[DHCamper]

The use of poison baits conflicts with the use of peppermint oil and dryer sheets. The odor of the oil and sheets is to confuse and disorient the rodent olfactory senses. This creates an environment they do not wish to be in (theoretically because they constantly seek food when not mating). Bobcat urine would work great if you could find it, The smell of the urine creates a strong natural predator avoidance response in rodents. I don't think you would want to put that inside your trailer however. PEEMART The bait is designed to draw them in and do them in. Peppermint oil, used liberally, has work for us for years now (knock on wood). The poison bait is best used in your neighbors trailer.

[valhalla360]

Deb and Ed M wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:
Take away the food sources. No food no mice. Everything else is treating the symptom not the problem.

Plugging up entry points is a lot harder than it sounds.

In MY case, the insulation on the main power cord was the food 😞

Rodents of all types, chew pretty much continually and on whatever is available to keep thier teeth ground down. Your power cord was just handy when they weren't eating.

It is possible the food source is outside the trailer but odds are it is somewhere in the trailer.

[dezl_dr]

Spray foam around every hole and crack.