GOOD AND BAD

[TOMMY47]

Brought the stored inside, recharged battery to the RV and it started in about 2 second after this brutal Michigan winter.----GOOD
Looked at all the mouse droppings and at least 2 nests from chewed to pieces foam---BAD
I'm going to try the red neck mousetrap I saw here a few weeks ago.
Hope it works. This is major war.

[BassinDmax]

X2 on Fresh Cab

You'll have to get rid of them first, than try Fresh Cab to keep them away. Been using it for my 2nd year now with no sign of activity.

[TOMMY47]

Nothing caught in "redneck" trap over 4-5 days--Caught nothing in higher end conventional traps, 2 days. Put in the Tin Cat today.
Maybe, they already vacated because of peppermint oil?

[TOMMY47]

Caught nothing last night. Will try some better conventional traps and the "Tin Cat".
Since I had NO food in the RV, maybe they just used it for a warmer nest and have departed to look for food. I'll find out soon enough.

[Veebyes]

We are also on a farm & in a building, concrete floor. The building is equipped with killer cats but we also do the dryer sheets & mothball routine inside.

[travelnutz]

In 28 years having my nice pole building (toy barn) we've only had those cute gray little mice once and I felt so sorry for them having to constantly hunt for food, so I fed them personally and very well. "D-Con" All I can figure is they must have gotten tired of the same constant taste and wanted more variety because they never came back. Maybe if D-Con were too come in different flavors would help their boredom? Picky little fellas aren't they? Probably told all their friends and relation too because even they are boycotting my free food!

Ohhh! how we miss them and all the little tiny babies they used to have! We'd have been very happy to share some of the cute little babies with any of you if you wanted some so you can feed and watch them grow and each have more families so you could enjoy a thriving community right in your own yard! Those "in the house sealed ant farms" are way too small when you can have a "mouse farm" as big as your whole property...

PS: They like to RV too and they don't take up much room or add much weight so why not?

[TOMMY47]

I set out a "redneck" mousetrap yesterday. Hopefully a bunch of them fell for it.
I have absolutely no food stored in the RV. Not sure why they were attracted except for shelter.

[mich800]

Preventing mice is part preparation and part luck. We just thoroughly clean and leave nothing inside during storage and have never had mice.

[suprz]

I second using cats, every year when I close up the popup for winter, while winterizing I open every cabinet, drawer, etc and let my cat in to just wander around, rub up against stuff etc. then during the winter when there is snow, and the cat can't get out (we trained her to go outside to go do her business) we put a pee pad in front of the sliding door the cat uses, and I put the used pads under the popup (maybe 2 for the entire winter) and in 7 years not once have I had any mice issues. I know they are around because the cat will kill them and put them in front of the door as "presents" for us.. Lol

[fla-gypsy]

I use nothing and never had mice. I recommend a good heavy trap to break them in half and leave the peppermint oil to the candy makers.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

spoon059 wrote:

TOMMY47 wrote:
Jan--Did that last fall. My RV smells like a candy cane factory. Got it from GNC. Apparently the mice don't know this is supposed to drive them away.

I've got a trio of dogs that don't know they are supposed to hate the smell and taste of bitter apple.

What does the trio of dogs have to do with mice?..:h

Do you use bitter apple to keep mice away - or the dogs happy?..:?


"TOMMY47" - try "Fresh Cab".

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[CREATO]

Google
Mouse out

[Yeti_plus]

We had mice in the house when a new subdivision went in near us. Snap traps were a pain. one at a time. Bought a Tin Cat at TSC (might be called Tractor Supply in the USA )and caught 6 in one night and that was the end of them. It is basically a live trap that can handle large numbers of mice. In the morning fill a 5 gallon bucket almost full with water, drop the Tin Cat in and wait a few minutes, dump them out. Repeat as necessary.
Good luck with your hunt.
Brian

[TOMMY47]

Nothing I'm aware of.
Pure peppermint oil on cotton balls. Spread around 30 all over the place.

[midnightsadie]

I get my oil from e bay, and we have two boats three rv,s stored in a barn no mice 5yrs ,wonder what tommy is doing wrong??