Damage to RV while in storage by Rodents

Sorry Jody, I don't know. I know at our field sites they are putting sensitive equipment inside buildings. Not a solution for someone renting a storage site I know. Best of luck, come on Rabbit lovers, help Jody! All the best. Hans

Sooo HJGyswyt- the correction for the harnesses to mask the scent of the soy based cover is?

I'm waiting, not, for critters to start chewing the tires.
The Michelins have orange oil in the rubber, probably some soy something or other too.

You folks are all offering wonderful advice for small rodent issues, but as the original poster has indicated, it's not small rodents, it is RABBITS! They chew on the soy based plastic coating of wires, everything from battery cables to small wires along the frame rails. So unless you have suggestions on how to keep the rabbits from accessing the the engine compartment of a motor home or the frame rails, your not really helping. Rabbits can smell the Soy Based wire insulation, it's like food to them.

I was at a local rv dealer yesterday and they had a product on the counter to keep critters out of rvs or vehicles. It was a "natural" product that also keeps the rv fresh smelling while repelling rodents. I think it was $20. Sorry, I don't have the name but a search should bring it up.

Some good advice here. But one area i think needs addressing is where the weatherstripping is at the bottom (maybe even the sides) of the doors. I've gone all over the underside of my class B & this the one area i can't figure out, also the engine compartment. I've tried a lot of the ideas suggested & they seem to work, but that could also be because we haven't camped back in infested territory! I remember reading somewhere that mice can worm their way through an opening the size of a pencil, so it's not too big of a stretch to imagine them just pushing aside the weatherstripping that much.

I work in the defence industry, and the rabbit story is getting to be an issue at remote sites as well with equipment.

Seems the rabbits have taken a real liking to wiring that is shielded with soy base plastic coating. At one site we've had our material handling equipment malfunction multiple times because the rabbits get under the equipment and chew the insulation off and short out the wiring.

So owners have to come up with ways to keep the rabbits from finding and chewing on the soy based wiring insulation. That is the solution. Good luck.

Use steel wool and chink it into any opening even those you think they can't pass thru. Chink around pipes, electrical, gas lines, and water line openings. Mice and rats are the biggest offenders and will lay waste to an RV in short order. The use of dryer sheets and peppermint oil is good but not all inclusive. It is good to cut off their entries. They will eat the insulation off of wiring, strip the canvas off of the flexible heating and cooling ducts. They have been known to chew thru a plastic water line. They pack in trash and once you find their calling card a full inspection is wise in order to evaluate what was damaged. Don't forget rodents are carriers of the Hanta Virus. If they get in a good cleanup is advisable.

Well my friends- the RV is home- Keith will be asking to move RV to paved area-we will be using some of the suggestions- but in the meantime we will put out a donations jar so kritters can pay for their 385. Repair- thanks all for advice ??