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Old 05-31-2012, 06:18 PM   #1
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HEY! prevent Mice from crawling around

Check this out. I'm gonna see if this works. My new trailer sits in a farm machine shed with mice activity off season.
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Old 05-31-2012, 06:26 PM   #2
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Interesting idea. Maybe you should line the top of the plates with some "mouse food" as a backup plan.
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Old 05-31-2012, 06:33 PM   #3
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Ya I thought of that

I thought of putting some sticky raps around on the sheet metal so in the chance that they got up there, they would maybe get in the traps. My wife thinks there should be tar smeared around a bit.
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Arnt barn mice typically jumpers? I would think they would jump up on the axels, plumbing etc and find a way in somehow. Got a barn cat by chance??
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Old 05-31-2012, 08:18 PM   #5
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Ya well its been there for a while. No sign of mouse terds on the ledge. I hope ours are the type that dont jump. They have plenty of places in the shed to hang out as long as there is no reason to scale the cliff, they may not....
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Old 05-31-2012, 08:35 PM   #6
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Those would be good for stopping termites from building tunnels into your camper as well.
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It does look interesting. I wood like to know if it works. And I like the sticky trap idea also.
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Old 06-02-2012, 05:56 PM   #8
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Sticky Traps

So I got a few sticky traps. One per wheel block...
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Interesting.
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Dryer Sheets

Come across this suggestion several years ago after having mice "move in" during winter storage. Place dryer sheets around inside the trailer- floor, counter, etc. I was told they don't like the smell (your choice on fragrance?), but haven't had to set any traps for awhile now. No droppings, nothing. And, when you open it up to air it out come early spring, it smells good inside!

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Cottonballs soaked with "pure" peppermint oil (Amazon) is supose to work good too. Some folks do up a bunch of cotton balls and keep them in a plastic zip-up bag. These are for stuffing into cracks and holes you find. Miceses cant see very good it seems and run with their nose. I'd rather smell peppermint than moth balls...
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Ya thats fine to put the fabric sheets inside but I dont want them cumin in at all. Im trying to make a foolproof way to keep them off the trailer if I have to hang the trailer from cables on the cieling.... Hah but when im camping, im not worried because where I camp like in the canadian rockies there arent mice hangin around. A MOUSE THAT HAS FOUND FABRIC SHEETS IN THE DRAWER OR CUPBOARD HAS TRESPASSED AGAINST MY JAYCO ALLREADY... But maybe i will try puting the sheets underneath the trailer around the axles or something. Thanx for the ideas and input.
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