Before my wife makes me disassemble my Isata 4

jalans11 · 08-13-2018, 01:08 PM

How could a mouse get in? She saw a tiny mouse crawl out from under our fridge. I will get him out, but how on earth did he get in? Everything seems so tight and I don't think a mouse can crawl up waxed paint (heat and fridge exhaust). We use our camper weekly and keep it in our garage which is pest free, so we are very confident it got in over past day or two at our current campground. Yes, we are next to the dumpster.....

Any tips would be appreciated!

FOURWHL · 08-13-2018, 01:15 PM

Having a DX3 I can’t offer any detailed suggestions but waging this war currently in my barn I can suggest:

Get a can of great stuff and stick your head in every storage bin, crawl under and look under every cabinet. I agree they’re really well sealed but I did find a few spots that could use some more. I also put wire mesh over the heater duct in the wet bay. Thought I had it sealed up but seems they’ve found a new entrance.

For catching them I’m having good luck with the glue traps. Not the most humane but keeps the mess a lot more under control than the snap traps. At this point I’m about to resort to a 5 gal bucket.

Also, somewhat on topic if anybody knows of a feral cat looking for a hunting ground I can recommend one....

IsleDog · 08-13-2018, 01:35 PM

I think you all need to get to know Shawn Woods and Mouse Trap Mondays on Youtube! We live next to a humane society that feeds the feral cats, so we do not have any mouse or other rodent issues.

Reverse_snowbird · 08-13-2018, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jalans11

How could a mouse get in? She saw a tiny mouse crawl out from under our fridge. I will get him out, but how on earth did he get in?

Supposedly, if you can stick a ball point pen through a hole, a mouse can get in. Those little devils can scale pipes. They can jump too.

If you're up to it, I'd suggest crawling under that rig and seal any opening. Someone said that fine steel wool works because they can't chew through it.

Then I'd move if possible.

Whalenss · 08-13-2018, 03:14 PM

Had mouse in my I5. I think it got in before I picked it up. Where it got in from is a mystery. Used glue trap.
Now when I store it I put in a couple of glue traps. The wife reads about using peppermint and other oils to keep out mice. Don’t know if it works but haven’t had any since the first one.

milkman55 · 08-13-2018, 06:48 PM

They usually climb up the tires to gain access. In my winter storage I put glue traps around the tires to catch any before they get in. I then use the mouse trap boxes like you can get any any home supply store. Of course there is the primitive snap mouse traps, but most seem to use the boxes these days.

There are lots of gaps a mouse could work through. Just think about your slide, it could never move in and out of things were so tight even a mouse could not get through.

asquared · 08-13-2018, 07:03 PM

They like to climb power cords too.

rsdata · 08-13-2018, 07:05 PM

On two different trips to NV desert locations camping only overnight I got mouse nests in my TV... pesky suckers...

Jammer151 · 08-13-2018, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird

Supposedly, if you can stick a ball point pen through a hole, a mouse can get in. Those little devils can scale pipes. They can jump too.

If you're up to it, I'd suggest crawling under that rig and seal any opening. Someone said that fine steel wool works because they can't chew through it.

Then I'd move if possible.

We had a “resident” in our over the winter. While things are sealed really good from factory I did find a few areas that were less than the size of a dime opening. So I took great stuff and made sure every suspect area was sealed. I then removed all food sources and put in 2 Tomcat Kill and Contain traps and two bags of Shake Away Mouse Repellent bags (one up front and one in the back).

We never caught anything but we have also not seen any further signs of the visitor. So don’t know what worked but so far we are visitor free.

Awilson · 08-14-2018, 02:29 PM

It is encredible how small of a hole they can jump to and squeeze through. Any place that a pencil will fit, so will a mouse. Someone suggested steel wool which is good idea but that stuff rusts. I would suggest the same thing only made of brass. Tires are usually the way they gain access so cover the ground around the tires with traps. Sticky or live. Just do it. Seal up every hole that has wiring, big or small or any water line or anything coming through. Plug them all!

Susanmcnabb · 08-14-2018, 02:30 PM

Really ugly campground

The Newsoms · 08-14-2018, 03:41 PM

We finally resorted to poison after it chewed the water lines behind the hook up panel. We had water going everywhere. Thank goodness it didn’t die in the camper but we were at our wits end. We could hear it at night chewing on stuff.

Pod2Vibe · 08-14-2018, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Susanmcnabb

Really ugly campground

Doesn't add to the conversation and not even troll worthy.... Epic Fail.

Ree · 08-14-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jalans11

How could a mouse get in? She saw a tiny mouse crawl out from under our fridge. I will get him out, but how on earth did he get in? Everything seems so tight and I don't think a mouse can crawl up waxed paint (heat and fridge exhaust). We use our camper weekly and keep it in our garage which is pest free, so we are very confident it got in over past day or two at our current campground. Yes, we are next to the dumpster.....

Any tips would be appreciated!

I have heard mention of irish spring soap as a deturant. Since we like the smell, and rodant do not, I bought two packages and place them around our TT and so far so good. I even pulled the drawers out near the floor and put some back there and in the under storage.

rockfordroo · 08-14-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverse_snowbird

Supposedly, if you can stick a ball point pen through a hole, a mouse can get in. Those little devils can scale pipes. They can jump too.

If you're up to it, I'd suggest crawling under that rig and seal any opening. Someone said that fine steel wool works because they can't chew through it.

Then I'd move if possible.

If you do this, make sure it's stainless steel wool. Regular steel wool will rust.

In another post I just read, someone figured out that if they lit up their trailer with lights, the mice stay away. YMMV (Your mileage may vary)!

**bclemens** · 08-15-2018, 08:32 AM

you need more cats.

Tigger1 · 08-15-2018, 09:00 AM

Over the years we’ve had good luck keeping mice and other critters out by using both fresh cab botantical rodent repellant and bounce dryer sheets original scent.

RV Randy · 08-15-2018, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Ree

I have heard mention of irish spring soap as a deturant. Since we like the smell, and rodant do not, I bought two packages and place them around our TT and so far so good. I even pulled the drawers out near the floor and put some back there and in the under storage.

Even if it doesn't work, at least the mice will be clean and smell nice!

**bclemens** · 08-16-2018, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by RV Randy

Even if it doesn't work, at least the mice will be clean and smell nice!

Maybe we've been looking at this all wrong. Domesticate them. Free pets...they keep the crumbs cleaned up so it does not attract bugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpHunEWCLg

clr · 08-16-2018, 08:10 AM

We travel with a cat he seems to take it personal if a mouse enters his home. We did have a mouse problem years ago in a storage area right next to a composting site. The old fashion snap traps with peanut butter on them took care of that problem. You can also secure some cat hair and place it into a small fabric type bag and the mice will smell the cat and move on to easier pickings next door. You do have to replace the hair about every year.

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