I set out dcon bait and a couple rat traps right on the flat area behind the windshield.
Mice in rv underbelly.
Nearly all rv owners will get mice in their camper especially if it s stored and unused for long periods of time.
Mice have been getting into rvs ever since there have been rvs.
The first thing you do.
Look for even the tiniest strip of light seeping through.
Fabric softener sheets spread dryer sheets all over the rv when it s in storage to keep mice away.
The presence of the aluminum belly on your airstream helps chris but mice are sneaky and can work their way into an opening of perhaps inch diameter or smaller.
You ll want to move the light around and inspect the underbelly of both the driver and passenger sides of your rv.
It keeps them and other pests from entering through the small holes and cavities on the under side of your motorhome or.
Commonly recommended deterrents include peppermint oil mothballs pine needle spray dryer sheets and oddly enough irish spring bar soap.
Then when you take it out put the sheets in a plastic bag and use them for laundry.
What you can do.
For several months of the year the camper is empty without much activity making it the perfect spot for rodents to hang out unnoticed.
Any small hole in an rv can serve as an entrance for mice especially the underbelly the compartment where the shore power cord is kept and even the air conditioner.
Knowing how to keep mice out of an rv requires this because where the light shines through is a space where a mouse can enter the rv.
Using various scents to keep mice at bay is usually the first thing rvers try to correct the problem.
Put these traits together and you have an underestimated rv enemy.
Every spring i open the engine dog house and inspect the area i usually find scraps from pinecones and nesting material tucked into engine cavities because it s warm there and.
Mice are hungry curious and small.
An rv is a warm cozy place for a mouse to take up residence during the winter months.
Irish spring soap same idea as the dry sheets.
Supposedly mice hate the smell.
If you re one of the campers who find evidence of little pests inside your rv you need to follow a good attack plan to get rid of them.
Mouse free is a non toxic formula that stops the entry of mice into your rv.
You notice that rodents are using your rv s engine compartments as storage areas.