Caught the Mouse

[augustpilot]

Well, surprise this morning. I found some mouse droppings yesterday, set trap on floor under the steering wheel, caught the little guy. Has anyone had mice in motor home . Don't. Know how he got in or if there are more. I reset two more traps just in case.

[J-Rooster]

I use string lights on the ground around the coach, electronic noise devices inside the coach and, I've pulled out every bottom drawer in the coach and filled all cubby holes and would be run ways with coarse steel wool.

[rockhillmanor]

Roadglider09 wrote:
We had 3 mice last winter. FYI - DO NOT USE POISON! The little boogers will eat it, then crawl behind your dashboard and die. The only way to find them at that point is by SMELL.
We used regular mouse traps baited with peanut butter and got all 3 in a day. Then we put peppermint oil on cotton balls and put 5 or 6 of them in the coach and the meeces havent been back.

That peppermint oil really does work!

I got rid of gophers in my yard (that showed up the day I put the For Sale sign up!) They were putting holes and mounds all over. I tried every dangerous chemical and they would just come up in an different spot. I put peppermint soaked cotton balls down all the holes and they were gone!!!

I faithfully keep a couple peppermint balls in my MH. Smells nice and keeps the critters out.

BTW: I was told by a trucker they dab peppermint oil around their neck area to keep them alert while driving. I tried it when I started getting tired one day and that works too. I just stuff the cotton ball in the vents!

[Roadglider09]

We had 3 mice last winter. FYI - DO NOT USE POISON! The little boogers will eat it, then crawl behind your dashboard and die. The only way to find them at that point is by SMELL.
We used regular mouse traps baited with peanut butter and got all 3 in a day. Then we put peppermint oil on cotton balls and put 5 or 6 of them in the coach and the meeces havent been back.

[barlow46]

Pet snake.....

[down_home]

We haven't had any meeces in the RV yet but...the Factory spent some time and foam and other things blocking holes.
It is a lot less dusty and hopefully no meeces.

[rockhillmanor]

Executive wrote:
I thought this was a posting about Disneyland....:R....Dennis

There you go!

To the OP:
Get a mechanic crawler and go out at night and turn on the lights "inside" the MH and slide under your MH and enjoy the light show from below! :B

Doesn't matter if you paid $50,000 or $400,000 for it you will see all the open spaces from where they run water, electrical lines, etc. Haven't seen one yet that they sealed every single opening during manufacturing.

[Executive45]

I thought this was a posting about Disneyland....:R....Dennis

[Rascally_Road_W]

Poor little guy... and all he wanted to do was climb under the covers with you and snuggle.

[Rich_D_]

augustpilot wrote:
Well, surprise this morning. I found some mouse droppings yesterday, set trap on floor under the steering wheel, caught the little guy. Has anyone had mice in motor home . Don't. Know how he got in or if there are more. I reset two more traps just in case.

Keep the traps set. No such thing as only one mouse. I spray my garage with "Critter Out" and keep peppermint scented packs inside the coach. Also keep several self sealing traps set for peace of mind. We never catch a mouse or see signs of them. The scented pouches are available at a feed store and the "Critter Out" is bought online. This is a non solicited endorsement of the products named because they work for me. I have no affiliation with the companies or the sellers.

[amandasgramma]

We had one. Discovered the back wall in the cabinet next to the bed (the table part) was not fastened and it got in thru there. When I moved that wall out I could see the motor and the ground. It traveled from there up to the cables for the back up camera. Two cats in the rig, neither thought to CATCH the mouse....LOL Saw it in the driver's seat area one night. Yeah, I freaked.

[Daveinet]

augustpilot wrote:
Don't. Know how he got in or if there are more.

Your motorhome resembles Swiss Cheese. If you want a reality check, drive it north in the dead of winter and feel where all the cold drafts are coming in. We did this with my parents motorhome, which allowed us to seal all the holes we could find with spray foam. This is normal for modern motorhomes.

[NCWriter]

We had one running around in the van while camping in Canyonlands NP. But I think when he saw how small it was inside, he got claustrophobic and left.

[rockhillmanor]

Shutting off your heat/ac in the coach before you shut the engine off so all the vents close helps to keep them out.