2017 Minnie Winnie 31K- Mice Holes

[d58kerry]

New to us a 2017 Minnie Winnie 31K. Have had trailers and fifth wheels and mice could be an issue until you find most of the entry points.

Looking for current owners experience as to where to find these pesky hole in this model. I have stainless steel wool ready to stuff where I can.

 

[Eagle5]

Greetings d58kerry,
I am not aware of any overt entry holes in the house-portion of the coach. The only problem I have had was with squirrels getting into the engine bay and camping-out in the valley of the V-10. I use 5000 Kelvin bright-white light ropes to keep them away, and for me that works wonderfully.

Squirrels in the Engine Bay of a 22M

I have been getting squirrels hanging-out in my engine bay, as evidenced by the empty seed casings piled-up. I purchased LED Rope Lights at 25 feet long in the Bright White 5000 Kelvin color temperature. The theory is that squirrels and rats do not like the bright white light, and so far, it...

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Welcome to the forum.
Eagle5

 

[d58kerry]

Hadn’t thought of a light in the engine bay but I can see it working. Mine has to be in storage so I don’t have power for a light but I’ll keep a eye on the space in the V.

 

[d58kerry]

Hadn’t thought of a light in the engine bay but I can see it working. Mine has to be in storage so I don’t have power for a light but I’ll keep a eye on the space in the V.

 

[HiBanky]

Good luck with finding all the possible entry points a mouse could get through. These guys can squeeze their way into imposably small holes. I have found the only way to gid yourself of the pesky creatures is to poison the vermin. "D-Con Refillable Bait Stations" work very well. Put one in each of your shoreline compartments and a few under cabinets. Anywhere you see droppings are also affective spots. We haven't had a mouse in the house for years.

 

[d58kerry]

I agree they can get through some very small holes. Had the issue with my house and had pest control come round and filled a lot of holes. So far so good.

Hope I don't have to go the poison route because that's a fix not a prevention but I'll keep "D-Con Refillable Bait Stations" in mind in case I do. I'll probably start with some peppermint oil and see how I go.

I would think any plumbing or wiring passing underneath from the coach are likely candidates. When I finally pick it up I for sure take a good look to see what I can find.

 

[HiBanky]

If you are looking for a non-poisonous solution, place an empty beer bottle standing up with a ramp leading to the top. Fill it with a lot of bread crumps. A mouse will climb in and eat so much he cannot jump out without getting stuck in the bottle neck. Take the bottle to the wilderness before he gets skinny and leave it there. Retrieve the empty bottle later and repeat. Or... my wife from Costa Rica says to put sticky paper down and when a mouse gets stuck on it, slam him in the head with that same beer bottle.

 

[klook]

You will find they will use the peppermint oil for a cologne. They chew on Irish Springs for dinner, and the cedar smelling little bags they use for beds and dining tables.

 

[Morich]

I grew up on a farm and lived/worked farm country for years, so I have a pretty different outlook on pests. We have a choice when I think of where they want to live compared to where I want them. One big thing that I have found is that rodents like rats, mice, and squirrels is that they will make their own holes if they can find a way.
Here in central Texas, that includes chewing throuigh the trim to get in the attic for the winter. In my view, if they chew the wires off my furnace, they have to die!
They don't just chew to eat but are "required to chew to avoid their teeth growing long enough that it kills them. Telephone and power companies have spent lots of big bucks to find how to keep them off cables where they chew the insulation off. That means they will chew whereever they are and many things that they don't want to eat. That means things as odd as wires, insulation, or rubber things like brake lines!
Once you find they will chew the wiring looms on your RV, you may have a different outlook on those "cute little furry things"! In my view, there is nothing cute enough to stop me from killing them in any way possible once they have torn up my house, my car or my RV!
I find throwing some of the rat bars or cubes back far out of sight and out of my life is one way to slow them down. Those are designed to dry them out to avoid smell problems and seem to be the only thing that works!