While camphosting in Maine, those around us voiced some problems, but we had none.  I credit that to some paradichlorabenze (mothballs) we placed around each tire,  landing gear jack and where our connectionhoses and cables entered the coach.  They need replacing every few weeks, but what a small chore and expense!

Were I a mouse, I would seek another RV to attack for that reason alone!

We to keep a few traps armed with peanut butter in the under belly etc. We also try to keep anything like bird seed or dog food in sealed containers.
I tried the sonic thing when we had a house. I think it attracted them for a 10 mile radius judging by the number that i trapped. If i'm gone for a period i will set some traps on vinyl areas like the bath room floor

Peanut butter and traps to get rid of them once they have gotten inside.

Peppermint Oil or Mothballs to prevent them from entering.

Or get a big old nasty tom cat.

I went over every inch of the bottom of our 5th wheel and filled in any gaps with copper scrubbers. We still had one more mouse come in and the trap got it. None since so it's possible the mouse was still in the 5th wheel and just wasn't hungry enough to try a trap before.

"Hmmm, I'm so hungry...hey that smells good... I'm going to try some of that brown stuff" "What's was that click ?" BANG....lights out.

Last summer we had a mouse problem in the 5th wheel, DW hates mice (they come she leaves). My brother sugested a product called "Mouse Magic" he has some collecter cars that he stores in a pole barn that is not mouse proof. This product has worked for him in his cars. We set traps and caught 4 mice, then sealed up the bottom as best we could and put mouse magic in the basement area and under kitchen sink cabinets. We have not had a mouse problem since, the active ingredients in this product are peppermint oil and spearmint oil. We bought this product at ace hardware.

-- Edited by TDCDintheRV on Sunday 6th of March 2011 12:30:29 AM

I will second the suggestion for using Peppermint Oil. Buy some cotton balls and put a drop or two on as many of them that you wish to use. Place them in the back of cabinets, drawers, and anywhere else you think mice may scurry around. Replace with a new cottom ball when the scent disipates. Peppermint oil isn't cheap, but it works. 

It is not recommended to use moth balls inside living space. The active ingrediant naphthalene, is a registered carcinogen. Putting them in outside storage areas instead of the expensive peppermint treatment may be ok.

And if for no other reason, peppermint smells better than moth balls.

Howdy

Jackie and I will be receiving a new Montana FL Fifthwheel  May 1st and locating it in Pinedale, WY - with Jackie and I will be 3 miniture dachshunds and 1 katt. With winter temps getting down to a -30F in this part of the world next winter will be interesting. At least we will have the summer to gear up for it.

We have not picked out a tow vehicle yet - still  plowing thru all the specs/opinions/ prices etc, all suggestions along this line are appreciated.

We are not new to RVing having a 23' Winnabago for 5 years - it was our hurricane plan while we lived on our 35ft sailboat in St Petersburg, FL for 11 years - I was a sailboat charter captain and sailing instructor down there for 7 years & sailed Central America for 2.

 

While crusing on the sailboat in Central America  we found it almost impossible to keep roaches and mice from sneaking aboard, they would either climb across the dock lines or simply jump from the dock to the boat. Since we had our 3 miniture dachshunds with us we did not want to use any form of poison or traps - we had very good sucess using the fly trap type sticky square type material - just place them in any compartments the pest may hide or eat and at entry points. They get stuck and are not able to crawl to a space that not accessable & die stinking up the vessel as is the case with poison.

BTW -sailboats are horrible for getting mold & mildew & sweating  during the colder months as they have little or no insulation in the hulls or ceiling - good ventlation is a must & we used an ozone generator ( available thru the harbormasters office) every two months or so that removed what mold/mildew we had and made the boat smell so much better - these units (about the size of a shoebox) should be available through apartment cleaning businesses/carpet cleaners  - I used one on a townhome I moved into that had a smoker living in it  - unit was set in place, plugged in overnight and cigarette smell was gone!!

Captain Randy

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Randy & Jackie

Hi all, I heard about something called Mouse Free from a friend and decided to try it out on my RV last summer. Have not seen a mouse since! Plus it’s easy to apply, you just spray the product under the RV. It doesn’t even smell bad it smells like peppermint! So far so good! Here’s the website if any one wants to have a look, http://www.mouse-free.com

 

EDIT by Moderator:  Activated link  Terry

-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 01:09:39 PM