Mice

We have lived in the country for the last 30+ years. Have always had outside cats and used Dcon and other poisons with about the same luck you have had. About four years ago I ran across a tip from a pest control forum I have read for years. So far, it has worked like a charm. The pleasant odor of peppermint that we as humans usually find most pleasant seems to mess up a rodent's sense of smell something awful. We used peppermint tea bags and placed one in each corner of a room where we discovered traces of mice and it was the best deterrent we have ever used. Placed a couple in our pantry where we have always had trouble keeping them out and a couple of days later they had vacated. I have them under control and every two to three months I will rotate fresh tea bags in a couple of rooms. Been mice and rodent free for at least four years now and will continue to use peppermint tea bags as long as they continue to work as well as they do. All I can say is give it a try as it is not an expensive option and if it works as well for you as it has for us you will be very pleased. Good luck with the little critters!

You can't deter (without deterring your own willingness to enter), only kill. Poison and glue traps work. Mice can get in a 1/4" crack, so it's lot's of work to figure out how they're getting in. If you can, put poison around outside as a first line of defense.

Thanks for the replies. A friend found some stuff called rodent rid. But it made the trailer smell awful. I'll defiantly try the mint tea bags. The dryer sheet idea didn't work.
Thanks

A lot posts / threads here recommend something called "Cab Fresh"
I've seen it on Amazon

We have two cats that have been with us since we lived on the farm.The only rodents or mice that show up in our rig are there because they seek help with assisted suicide.

Once they get inside they migrate to your heater. Had to have ours sanitized. We now use sniff & repel bags, or something like that I don't remember the exact name.

Best things we have found, is... real peppermint scent (not the cheap fake stuff for indoor smell-good purpose) in the possible openings, mouse traps with peanut butter and cheese on top, and sealing obvious openings in the frame with strong sealant and/or wire mesh - but be prudent about this, they can squeeze into through very small openings. And always keep checking once a week... it's a constant battle of wits and cunning if you're in the country.

When we camp, we set traps by the wheels and stabilizers, last camping trip for 11 days, caught 9 mice, none in the camper

I have used glue traps the one or two times we had them in the motorhome. I didn't want them eating poison and dying somewhere I couldn't get to them.

Putting poison out and especially outside means that other animals that feed on mice, i.e., owls, cats, hawks, etc., will die when they ingest those poisoned mice.

The peppermint is an interesting idea. I think I would try that.

Dale

Not mice, but we have chipmunks so this year we are trying the peppermint route, "Fresh Cab" packets initially and refortified with a dropper of real peppermint oil every month. Will see if that works.

Larry