This video brought back a childhood memory, watching my mom and dad chase a mouse around the family room while Wally our cat sat on the sofa watching the show.
Fresh Cab has worked well for us so far (2 years) and we only replace the packs every 6-9 months. We haven't had one critter set up shop yet. As for live catch vs kill, I think it's worth noting that literally millions of mice die or are killed in the wild naturally due to seasonal changes and the food chain, so I don't loose any sleep if I need to dispatch a few to take care of my home and family. Not that I have a problem with live traps should they be employed! That Tin Cat looks awesome.
Thank you for being humane. That little guy or gal was actually quite cute, guess it was a field mouse. We're with you and always use a catch and release. I love his last supper before relocating quite a menu.
Good job. They are smart and tricky. We had a Houdini rat in our Malibu for weeks. Tried foggers, traps, glue boards. He avoided them all. Even saw him/her a couple of times. Finally resorted to the De-Con poison and dealt with the smell when it croaked, because it began to destroy the soy-based wire insulation to the point that most of the gauges and indicators stopped working. Cost over $200 to rewire the important circuits and $6.00 for the bait... maybe another $15 for a case of Lysol spray.
Our cat decided to skedaddle one evening when we opened the door. We never again saw her again at that house. In the mean time we moved a few miles away and one morning my MIL called my wife and said she heard on the radio one morning that someone found a cat that matched ours that got away. This was like 6 months. She fended for herself all that time and looked pretty ragged. Got her back home and she made a habit of bringing mice to the porch for praise. Our elderly neighbor said he would watch her catch mice and moles really slick and was the best mouser he ever saw. Mice was not ever a problem until one day she brought a mole home inside to play with while my wife was having a tupperware party with a number of ladies there. I was downstairs and all of a sudden I heard loud screams and a call for me to come right away. I could have sworn there was people being stabbed and thought the worse only to be told the cat brought in a mole to play with. I guess I shouldn't have laughed.
We’ve used a Tin Cat as well, and carry it with us whenever we’re out camping. It’s worked well for us. Mice are nearly blind and depend on their sense of smell to navigate-which is why you need to drop live mice 2 miles away- too close and they’ll smell their way back. Their sense of smell is why FreshCab, Peppermint oil or anything strong smelling may work at keeping them away-it disrupts their navigation system. We place the TinCat along a wall since they tend to stay close to walls when they’re running around (again, their vision issues). Glad you were successful-hate the critters and their tiny calling cards!
I was making a trip through Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Had stayed in Craters of the Moon a couple nights in my Teardrop camper. Headed to City of Rocks but they were completely full, so moved on to Wendover and the Salt Flats. All seemed well. The Jeep was running great and the weather was good. Made my way to Ely, Nevada for a couple days and a ride on the Northern Nevada Railway Steam Locomotive. Next stop Great Basin NP. That's when I noticed tiny little pieces of Kleenex behind the drivers seat, all over. I told myself it was from having the rear windows down while driving. Next morning, still in Great Basin, I reached for an energy bar and noticed 3/4 eaten bar in the bag. I hadn't eaten a bar in a couple days. Hummmmm!!! Next morning, I discovered a hole in the bottom of a bag of dates. I'm SURE that wasn't me. Made my way to Wellington, Utah to see 9 Mile Canyon and the next morning more Kleenex pieces. Left the doors open in the Jeep for a couple hours, while making dinner and watching a fantastic sunset. I set out food for a couple days, while deciding whether to purchase a trap or not. Nothing. I think he/she/it must have liked Utah better and jumped Jeep. Over the next several days, no other mysterious Kleenex pieces, holes in bags or half eaten energy bars.
We rented a travel trailer for a few days boondocking on a remote property we own. Since we were conserving water, we kept the dishwater from one meal in the sink to prerinse the next meal's dishes. There was quite a yelp that went up when that water got drained after prerinsing breakfast dishes to find a drowned mouse at the bottom of the sink. 😏
Deer mice are also a participant in the tick cycle. The best thing to do is to seal every single slit and space in the RV. As you said, they seem boneless. We redecorated/remodeled our old 96 fifth wheel and made sure to seal every crack and crevice around the edges of the floor, around every fixture and cord that pierced the floor and walls. Everything. Never a mouse problem and we live in the forest. We also use the dryer sheet trick when it is stored.
the ending is hilarious...3 years camping, no mice! We have 4 daschunds & a cat. 28 ft 2018 RQ International Serenity that we call the Wiener Wagon..been following you for years, & you are the reason we purchased an Airstream. safe & happy travels
In 14 years we've only had mice twice and both times it was in Grand Teton National Park in sub freezing temperatures. So, I really think the colder temps are why they come inside --- motivation to get warm! 😄
One year at deer camp, nobody had been there for 3 months, we turned on the oven to bake a lasagne one of our wives made. About 30 minutes into cooking it, the smell was horrendous. Not wanting to insult the guy whose wife made it we all just kept making faces at each other. When we pulled out the rack to get the lasagne out. There was a mouse nest on the back of the rack with the whole roasted little family. Not sure if they were dead before we put the lasagne in but they were when we took it out!
“Not even the mouse would eat the gluten free cookies” 😂. Great video! Awww! The mouse 🐁 looked soo cute, but yeah move on with the fleas and other cooties!
W Last Fall when I put out camper into storage I placed 4 poison bait traps in areas I assumed would be where they like to hang out over Winter. The design was such the mouse could enter, eat the poison and die inside the trap before being able to get out. Fast forward to Montana and Sept. 2020, I hear mouse sounds at night. The next day reveals no signs so I pass it off as an animal outside the camper. The following night I hear it again. The next morning I notice of the 4 traps set, most of the poison was consumed and the "door" that was meant to contain the mouse inside the trap, was chewed to bits. I bought 2 Victor traps baited with peanut butter. Within minutes I caught/killed a mouse and 4 more over the next 4 days, after that and ever since, none. Nothing strikes fear into me more than the potential damage mice could do to a camper from wiring and water systems to cushions and food loss.
Here is a follow up idea for a video. At your next camp site, set up one of those night vision cameras and document the tens of mice snooping around the outside of your RV. Mice truly do own the night.
An alternative catch and release trap to try, and probably something you already carry, is a five gallon bucket. Attach something on the outside which a mouse can climb or place it next to a chair, etc. Attach a stick or pipe across the top, put a shorter piece of pvc, pipe, paper towel core, or some item on it which will rotate freely. Smear peanut butter in the center and when the mouse steps on the rotating portion, he will fall into the bucket.
The tin cat is the only trap that has worked well for me. I put one under my trailer, by each tire. They seem to climb up on the tires to look around for places to travel to next. Also one by my front hitch. Any place that touches the ground. I have used them next to my foundation of my home. Under the hood of vehicles that set outside. By my woodshed and inside my garage. I find peanut butter works well for bait. I'm not as kind either if I catch them they will not be released. I don't enjoy there death but I do not have time to drive them 2 miles away.
I have had good success using a product called “Mouse Free”. It’s an undercoating spray for the camper which deters mice from coming in, and has the added benefit of stopping rust ! I spray the underside before winter storage, and also in spring and during the season if I have been moving on the road through a lot of wet weather. Takes about 1/2 hour with spray gun and compressed air.
We got a mouse visit at at Gros Ventre Campground in 2019. We bought the only option we could find in Albertson's in Jackson. The old NUCLEAR OPTION had to do. Added peanut butter and cheese to it and he went out happy. Placed him out in the grass near the rv and he was gone within 15 minutes so something appreciated lunch.
Timely post. We recently had one get in our Winnebago. I noticed the little poop pellets in the sink and a few drawers. Cleaned it up but no sign of mouse. Next day as we headed out I saw something dart out of the corner of my eye as we backed out of the driveway. The little turd hopped off the driver platform and hooked to the rear of the RV. We hit a Walmart and grabbed some basic snap traps and placed them in several places baited with peanut butter. On the way to our destination we heard a snap from the back. When we got parked and checked the trap that little varmint was toast. Left the other traps in place and haven't seen any since.
I love your videos. The humor is everything. I got a mouse on board 1.5 year ago, and got it to leave in 3 (long) days. My advantage: a small space, a minivan. So I do not store any food (except in a cooler/fridge). I never cook or eat there either. I never snack. So first I doubled checked absence of obvious food source. I used first the stuff I had on hand: cloves, cayenne peper. Purchased Bounce sheets. Vick Vaporub: rubbed it on anything I could...generously. Sounds: I used my air horn (120 Db, put on ear plugs) generously 3 or 4 times a day, and always when I heard that crackling sound of plastic bags (or any interior sound) in the night. I would leave some sound on while out for a hike. On😮😮 DAY 3 I left just one rear window slightly open 2 to 4 am, with no repellent around it, and the mouse took off (heard it running on that roof). Where did the mouse enter at the start? open doors! Again, I do have the advantage of a small space where I will hear the slightest sound and the air horn can get into action right away. Also, fighting the mouse as soon as it gets in is probably key: when it is not yet its territory. But I will purchase that trap you used, to have in hand. The small space becomes a bit problematic when using traps...close and personal. Several of my friends did have wires damaged in engine compartment. Will increase precautions this winter (strobe lights under van seem to work for others)
Yup you are absolutely right I have a vintage trailer that someone used dissimilar metals for electrical connections it may have worked for the short term but Boy oh boy what a mess it made for me to clean up.
I just spent a couple of weeks in our RV camping in the wilderness hunting. The mice in these parts of Ontario Canada are prolific. In order to try and keep the numbers down around our camp site and lessen the chances of an invader we set a trap outside. The trap consists of a 5 gal Home Depot pail with six inches of water. Drill two 1/4" hoses directly opposite each other about 2" from the top rim. Thread a pc of 10 ga wire with 1" of wire bent at 90 degrees through one hole through an empty pop (soda) can then directly through the opposite hole in the pail. Put another 1" 90 degree bend on the other end of the wire after threading it through This will prevent the wire from slipping out of the holes and the wire acts as an axle for the soda can to spin on. Here comes the good part. Using a piece of board or something to act as a ramp for the little guy to crawl up to the top of the pail. Spread peanut butter on the soda can that should be located approx in the centre of the pail opening. Because of the cold weather here lately we've had to replace the water with plumbing antifreeze. This trap is EXTREMELY efficient. It can be set up at night inside the rv and put out through the day. The only downside is trying to dispose of all the bodies.
I'm with you. I would rather catch and release the mouse. We had, for the first time since we started rv'ing about 10 years ago, a couple of mice in our rv this summer. We had come back from a trip and had left some dog food in the camper. A no no. Anyway we used a couple of those first plastic taps you showed and they did work for us. We'll probably get one of those metal traps also. Thanks for the entertaining video on a not so pleasant subject.
If you have a way of putting honey on something in trap and release that well work . The SOS PADS do you know you can pull them apart and use smaller .
I have found, living in the country, where the mice try to come into our home every fall, the optimum way to achieve trap-success is to create pathways that guide the mouse to your trap. So often on "survival" shows we see folks set traps and snares with no canalization (creating a "canal" or barriers to guide the critter to the trap). Animals and humans follow what's called a "natural line of drift" where we avoid obstacles, if there's an easier path. As the "Mouse Trapper" you have the task to convince the mouse that the easiest path is the path way to the trap's opening. Also trap placement (along walls, in hidden areas, dark places where mice like to run) is the other consideration for optimum success. Love the show. Getting our RV soon. Soaking up as much as we can!
This video hit home for this past years (2020) camping in the Adirondacks. At NYS DEC Rollins Pond campground campers were catching 20-25/night. We only caught 4 over 3 nights. This could be a better option for 2021. We tried many options too, thinking it did deter for one week. 2nd week no. Will have to try your repellent suggestions.
Sounds like a good must addition for any camper. I have used the repellent . Had no rodents with it. We also remove all food and paper goods that are not in a sealed container.
Not sure if it's already been said, but make sure your electrical cord is not touching the ground. I've had mice come in by climbing up the cord and into the trailer.. Just a thought
I used the tomcat live trap. Trick is not to have too much weight in the back because it works on a pivot. I use sunflower seeds. A few in the back and a few at the door for enticing, Caught a whole family of mice that were in my garage.
Great vid, lots of chuckles. Those cute little critters can do hundreds of dollars of damage lickity split! A note on Decon or poisoning, dogs think mice are ice cream and will eat them readily. We have lost two loved dogs recently, or so we think, from neighbors putting out rat/mouse poison. Just a thought.
I had good luck with dryer sheets, peppermint, and cab fresh. Used plenty of each of them when storing the RV over the winter. 6 years storing it near a field and not one single mouse has ever came in. The poor results you had could be a result of not having enough of the dryer sheets etc. Mouses urinate a lot. It leaves a trail they can use to get around. Using enough of whatever you use like dryer sheets interferes with their trail and they move on.
I use to live on a 100 acre ranch, and you have never had a mouse nightmare till you wake up with 25 mice having a party on your kitchen counters. You can't trap them fast enough, so I turned to ultrasonic pest control and electromagnetic pest control. They are perfectly fine for dogs and cats. Never seen that many mice exit a house so fast in my life. You do have to replace every 6 mos. They also work for bugs including roaches, spiders, mice and rats, I have watched flies fly in and turn right around and fly back out the door. My dog comes home with less fleas, any he picked up outside seem to jump off at the door. It's a, "No thank you to this house" kind of deal. The best part of this is that it will prevent any future infestations from joining your journey! I use one in each room including the bathroom. They do not work through walls. Now the Electromagnetic will clear anything you have living in your walls, and I do use one of those too. I feel a bit bad, because I live in an apartment which means that all pests are moving from my apartment to my neighbor's apartment. I have to say after employing the ultrasonic devices, (in California) I no longer would find black widows hanging out in my shower anymore. That said, I don't know if they will keep snakes out of your RV? My parents full time RV'd for over 30 + years and at one point they had a snake come up out of their stove top when they turned on the oven one day. My mom practically had a heart attack! My point is install the above devices, but also block all your holes off too.
My favorite trap is a deep mixing bowl with Peanut oil. They can't resist the smell and fall in and can't get out from being slippery. Then you can dump them/release them in the morning.
Absolutely intolerable, outrageous. LMAO. Funny in the Sean fashion. Informative in the Kristi fashion. After all Kristi, someone needs to be the voice of reason. Keep em coming. Great job.
Success!! You guys are two for two: Garmin 890 and now Tin Cat! Caught my mouse in one day of delivery of my three Tin Cats. I drove him/her to New Hampshire crossing over the Connecticut River set the mouse free! Boy it ran/hopped away fast. I’ll put one in my 1969 Safari Airstream although I’ve not seen droppings in 15 years in my garage Thanks Ronald
Woke up one night in Washington National Forest with mouse in my bed. Talk about panic. Have been using Repels All spray around all access points, tires, jack, stabilizers , and no invasions since. Plus I use lights under the Airstream. Thanks for the great informative and entertaining video.
Had my first mouse ever two weeks ago. Luckily, it seemed to like just one drawer that had chop sticks and paper-wrapped straw in it. Four Fresh Cab pouches and a paper towel loaded with peppermint oil apparently did the trick. Yay!!
Just watched your video on mice and liked it. I also received your stickers in the mail this weekend and have already put them on my truck & trailer. Keep up the great videos and keep camping.. Tim
We had a mouse visit with us twice about a year ago while on trips in our class b van. We tried two different types of catch and release traps, and neither seemed to work, despite many different treats offered. Likely mouse only stayed a day or two and decided to look for better pickings. We also had our elderly cat with us at the time, but once when all saw the mouse together she looked simply looked up at us as if to say ‘deal with it’. The tin cat mouse trap now on order from Amazon, just in case! Great video!
Hello LoLoHo!.......Mike & Sarah here, recent retirees in the Hoosier state.......we had mice in our house recently.......we had very small openings at our plumbing lines, down into the crawl space........one night I saw a critter scamper across m Living Room floor......That was the Final Straw!.......I think we had 3 mice total......and Love the Tin Cat (but I hope we never need it).
YES! A Pack rat family just did $1600 damage to my wife's Subaru Outback. Chewed all the wire harness on top of the engine. Subaru had the brilliant idea to make all wire insulation from SOY! Rodents just can't resist the soy-derived wire coatings used in many Subaru vehicles. The chewed up wires are costing owners hundreds, and sometimes thousands of dollars in repairs but Subaru, like other automakers, insists this isn't a defect.
The beginning is so funny. I had two nights of a mouse in my RV. Finally got um with snap traps set everywhere. Outside and inside. Got three more outside be the landing gear.
Love the outfit in the end!!!! Looks like the outfits they had on when they took out the killer hornet nest in Washington State the other day. Safe travels. Fellow Alabama RVer.
Glad to know about the tin cat , my rv's in storage with as many openings as I can find sealed. A couple of cats being reusable should be a worthy investment. I still think Sean needs help. Safe travels 🙏
Rodent Sheriff or just plain Peppermint oil on cotton balls in the areas where they may come in works wonders. I have cotton balls in dixie cups in all of my outside storage areas and inside the outside fridge access.
We had our first invasion this past year. We filled the area we think they were coming in through with copper wool. We also now have fresh cab. We shall see what happens. We have had our travel trailer for 7 1/2 years. Safe travels. Love your channel.
I just went through that battle. Saw signs. Then got face to face. Bought glue traps and set out four on his obvious paths of travel. As soon as the sun went down I heard some rustling and checked the traps. Some how he got his face stuck on it. I've seen them break free so I immediately got a paint stick and pushed his body more onto the trap to secure him. Then I got a second glue tra A sandwiched him. Threw him in the camp trash can. This is no less human than a hawk eating it alive. Btw, mouse in video was deer mouse that carries hante virus. Spray poop before sweeping up to reduce airborne particles.
Not sure if this is completely true, but a an exterminator had told me that you don't have to worry about poisoning mice because the poison actually either dehydrates them or makes them feel dehydrated and will typically leave to go outside to find water.
We dealt with mice for the first time this fall during hunting season. I used spray foam, steel wool, duct tape... Went underneath and sealed any tiny open in the enclosed underbelly. I think they were actually coming in through the slide rails. What a pain. Bad year for mice in the Rocky Mountains..
Female mice go into estrus every 28 days, so they reproduce VERY quickly! If you had carpenter ants I'm pretty sure you would eradicate them, and in my books the same applies to mice!
The HUX EYE humane live traps on Amazon work great. I didn't have much luck with the metal trap. I prefer the plastic traps that can be seen through. Last year, the chipmunks chewed through every single section of plumbing. There were no signs of them inside the airstream, no noise. The main area inside the airstream where they spent time, was around the hot water heater. Even under the closet floor, they left almost no mess, while they were chewing! How did they access the plumbing? They had a freeway from when a repair shop dropped the black tank, and didn't replace it properly. 30' Classic. Snap traps can also snap on just a foot. Glue traps - too many wildlife rehabbers get too many animals caught in these once discarded or left outside. Thanks for a great video! I've followed every mice story for years. This is one of the best!
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This video brought back a childhood memory, watching my mom and dad chase a mouse around the family room while Wally our cat sat on the sofa watching the show.
That intro was hilarious! What an entertaining and informative video! Glad you were able to humanely catch your vermin.
A mouse that poops in my wine glass is a dead mouse. A man has to have limits.
I concur....death sentence
Fresh Cab has worked well for us so far (2 years) and we only replace the packs every 6-9 months. We haven't had one critter set up shop yet.
As for live catch vs kill, I think it's worth noting that literally millions of mice die or are killed in the wild naturally due to seasonal changes and the food chain, so I don't loose any sleep if I need to dispatch a few to take care of my home and family. Not that I have a problem with live traps should they be employed! That Tin Cat looks awesome.
Thank you for being humane. That little guy or gal was actually quite cute, guess it was a field mouse. We're with you and always use a catch and release. I love his last supper before relocating quite a menu.
Always a good mix of entertaining and informative. Oh and congrats on the big hands...🤣
Good job. They are smart and tricky. We had a Houdini rat in our Malibu for weeks. Tried foggers, traps, glue boards. He avoided them all. Even saw him/her a couple of times. Finally resorted to the De-Con poison and dealt with the smell when it croaked, because it began to destroy the soy-based wire insulation to the point that most of the gauges and indicators stopped working. Cost over $200 to rewire the important circuits and $6.00 for the bait... maybe another $15 for a case of Lysol spray.
the best mouse trap i ever had in my rv was a good cat! But finding a GOOD cat can be more trouble than its worth.
Our cat decided to skedaddle one evening when we opened the door. We never again saw her again at that house. In the mean time we moved a few miles away and one morning my MIL called my wife and said she heard on the radio one morning that someone found a cat that matched ours that got away. This was like 6 months. She fended for herself all that time and looked pretty ragged. Got her back home and she made a habit of bringing mice to the porch for praise. Our elderly neighbor said he would watch her catch mice and moles really slick and was the best mouser he ever saw. Mice was not ever a problem until one day she brought a mole home inside to play with while my wife was having a tupperware party with a number of ladies there. I was downstairs and all of a sudden I heard loud screams and a call for me to come right away. I could have sworn there was people being stabbed and thought the worse only to be told the cat brought in a mole to play with. I guess I shouldn't have laughed.
@@larrybe2900 But you made me laugh.... wait a minute, aren't women the equals of men in all ways possible???
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@@larrybe2900 Happy wife, happy life..... I get it.
We’ve used a Tin Cat as well, and carry it with us whenever we’re out camping. It’s worked well for us. Mice are nearly blind and depend on their sense of smell to navigate-which is why you need to drop live mice 2 miles away- too close and they’ll smell their way back. Their sense of smell is why FreshCab, Peppermint oil or anything strong smelling may work at keeping them away-it disrupts their navigation system. We place the TinCat along a wall since they tend to stay close to walls when they’re running around (again, their vision issues). Glad you were successful-hate the critters and their tiny calling cards!
When you live in a stationary house it isnt practical to drive the little critters 2 miles to release them.
@@bobbiedenney1877 You can't get in a car, or ride a bike to release them away from your home?
Highly entertaining!! We haven’t had problems with mice, but the pine squirrels - OMG! They reek havoc in our 5th wheeler and our home!
You are waaaay too kind. A mouse in MY house or trailer is going to be a dead mouse! Snaps, planks or bolt action, I don't care!
Fantastic video. Educational at the same time funny to the point of tears. Love you guys. Thank you and be safe.
Thank you for catching and releasing. 💕
I was making a trip through Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Had stayed in Craters of the Moon a couple nights in my Teardrop camper. Headed to City of Rocks but they were completely full, so moved on to Wendover and the Salt Flats. All seemed well. The Jeep was running great and the weather was good. Made my way to Ely, Nevada for a couple days and a ride on the Northern Nevada Railway Steam Locomotive. Next stop Great Basin NP. That's when I noticed tiny little pieces of Kleenex behind the drivers seat, all over. I told myself it was from having the rear windows down while driving. Next morning, still in Great Basin, I reached for an energy bar and noticed 3/4 eaten bar in the bag. I hadn't eaten a bar in a couple days. Hummmmm!!! Next morning, I discovered a hole in the bottom of a bag of dates. I'm SURE that wasn't me. Made my way to Wellington, Utah to see 9 Mile Canyon and the next morning more Kleenex pieces. Left the doors open in the Jeep for a couple hours, while making dinner and watching a fantastic sunset. I set out food for a couple days, while deciding whether to purchase a trap or not. Nothing. I think he/she/it must have liked Utah better and jumped Jeep. Over the next several days, no other mysterious Kleenex pieces, holes in bags or half eaten energy bars.
A Man with compassion and bigs hands, and a Wife with a Great Big Smile..Thank you for sharing the Journey..
Sorry, I am still giggling about the big hand reference. Too darn funny!!! Love your channel.
We rented a travel trailer for a few days boondocking on a remote property we own. Since we were conserving water, we kept the dishwater from one meal in the sink to prerinse the next meal's dishes.
There was quite a yelp that went up when that water got drained after prerinsing breakfast dishes to find a drowned mouse at the bottom of the sink. 😏
Thank you..it made my Sunday night. Laughed the entire time!
Deer mice are also a participant in the tick cycle.
The best thing to do is to seal every single slit and space in the RV. As you said, they seem boneless. We redecorated/remodeled our old 96 fifth wheel and made sure to seal every crack and crevice around the edges of the floor, around every fixture and cord that pierced the floor and walls. Everything. Never a mouse problem and we live in the forest. We also use the dryer sheet trick when it is stored.
the ending is hilarious...3 years camping, no mice! We have 4 daschunds & a cat. 28 ft 2018 RQ International Serenity that we call the Wiener Wagon..been following you for years, & you are the reason we purchased an Airstream. safe & happy travels
In 14 years we've only had mice twice and both times it was in Grand Teton National Park in sub freezing temperatures. So, I really think the colder temps are why they come inside --- motivation to get warm! 😄
One year at deer camp, nobody had been there for 3 months, we turned on the oven to bake a lasagne one of our wives made.
About 30 minutes into cooking it, the smell was horrendous. Not wanting to insult the guy whose wife made it we all just kept making faces at each other. When we pulled out the rack to get the lasagne out. There was a mouse nest on the back of the rack with the whole roasted little family. Not sure if they were dead before we put the lasagne in but they were when we took it out!
Auschwitz!!LOL
Your carefully, devious search. For thr eco solution is inspiring!
“Not even the mouse would eat the gluten free cookies” 😂. Great video! Awww! The mouse 🐁 looked soo cute, but yeah move on with the fleas and other cooties!
Marvelous editing, and inserts!
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Last Fall when I put out camper into storage I placed 4 poison bait traps in areas I assumed would be where they like to hang out over Winter. The design was such the mouse could enter, eat the poison and die inside the trap before being able to get out. Fast forward to Montana and Sept. 2020, I hear mouse sounds at night. The next day reveals no signs so I pass it off as an animal outside the camper. The following night I hear it again. The next morning I notice of the 4 traps set, most of the poison was consumed and the "door" that was meant to contain the mouse inside the trap, was chewed to bits. I bought 2 Victor traps baited with peanut butter. Within minutes I caught/killed a mouse and 4 more over the next 4 days, after that and ever since, none. Nothing strikes fear into me more than the potential damage mice could do to a camper from wiring and water systems to cushions and food loss.
Here is a follow up idea for a video. At your next camp site, set up one of those night vision cameras and document the tens of mice snooping around the outside of your RV. Mice truly do own the night.
An alternative catch and release trap to try, and probably something you already carry, is a five gallon bucket. Attach something on the outside which a mouse can climb or place it next to a chair, etc. Attach a stick or pipe across the top, put a shorter piece of pvc, pipe, paper towel core, or some item on it which will rotate freely. Smear peanut butter in the center and when the mouse steps on the rotating portion, he will fall into the bucket.
The tin cat is the only trap that has worked well for me. I put one under my trailer, by each tire. They seem to climb up on the tires to look around for places to travel to next. Also one by my front hitch. Any place that touches the ground. I have used them next to my foundation of my home. Under the hood of vehicles that set outside. By my woodshed and inside my garage. I find peanut butter works well for bait. I'm not as kind either if I catch them they will not be released. I don't enjoy there death but I do not have time to drive them 2 miles away.
I have had good success using a product called “Mouse Free”.
It’s an undercoating spray for the camper which deters mice from coming in, and has the added benefit of stopping rust !
I spray the underside before winter storage, and also in spring and during the season if I have been moving on the road through a lot of wet weather. Takes about 1/2 hour with spray gun and compressed air.
Can you share a link to the product?
TomKat bait/poison + electronic rat-zapper. I have a black heart when it comes to mice in my nice, clean trailer.
We got a mouse visit at at Gros Ventre Campground in 2019. We bought the only option we could find in Albertson's in Jackson. The old NUCLEAR OPTION had to do. Added peanut butter and cheese to it and he went out happy. Placed him out in the grass near the rv and he was gone within 15 minutes so something appreciated lunch.
Timely post. We recently had one get in our Winnebago. I noticed the little poop pellets in the sink and a few drawers. Cleaned it up but no sign of mouse.
Next day as we headed out I saw something dart out of the corner of my eye as we backed out of the driveway. The little turd hopped off the driver platform and hooked to the rear of the RV.
We hit a Walmart and grabbed some basic snap traps and placed them in several places baited with peanut butter. On the way to our destination we heard a snap from the back. When we got parked and checked the trap that little varmint was toast. Left the other traps in place and haven't seen any since.
I love your videos. The humor is everything.
I got a mouse on board 1.5 year ago, and got it to leave in 3 (long) days. My advantage: a small space, a minivan. So I do not store any food (except in a cooler/fridge). I never cook or eat there either. I never snack. So first I doubled checked absence of obvious food source. I used first the stuff I had on hand: cloves, cayenne peper. Purchased Bounce sheets. Vick Vaporub: rubbed it on anything I could...generously.
Sounds: I used my air horn (120 Db, put on ear plugs) generously 3 or 4 times a day, and always when I heard that crackling sound of plastic bags (or any interior sound) in the night. I would leave some sound on while out for a hike. On😮😮 DAY 3 I left just one rear window slightly open 2 to 4 am, with no repellent around it, and the mouse took off (heard it running on that roof).
Where did the mouse enter at the start? open doors!
Again, I do have the advantage of a small space where I will hear the slightest sound and the air horn can get into action right away.
Also, fighting the mouse as soon as it gets in is probably key: when it is not yet its territory.
But I will purchase that trap you used, to have in hand. The small space becomes a bit problematic when using traps...close and personal.
Several of my friends did have wires damaged in engine compartment. Will increase precautions this winter (strobe lights under van seem to work for others)
We were camping next to you in Gros Ventre....we had mice too! Thanks for the heads up on the Tin Cat......ordering 2 now....Happy Camping!!!
Thanks so much! Will try putting them in and out under the rv and lighting under the rv as a deterrent.
What I will say is be very careful using steel, brass or copper wool to fill gaps in your RV. Dissimilar metals touching = corrosion!!
Actually brass will not react with steel, not sure about aluminum
Yup you are absolutely right I have a vintage trailer that someone used dissimilar metals for electrical connections it may have worked for the short term but Boy oh boy what a mess it made for me to clean up.
HILARIOUS! And informative! Thank you so much for airing Mouse Wars. We’re new to the RV game and this was incredibly helpful. 😊
Awesome video! Great info! Thanks so much!
Great video, as usual :-) I love your senses of humor and that you don’t take yourselves too seriously.
We have our own mouse wars battle going on currently. Thank the lord we watched your videos on the Tin Cat!!! Works like a charm!!!
I just spent a couple of weeks in our RV camping in the wilderness hunting. The mice in these parts of Ontario Canada are prolific. In order to try and keep the numbers down around our camp site and lessen the chances of an invader we set a trap outside. The trap consists of a 5 gal Home Depot pail with six inches of water. Drill two 1/4" hoses directly opposite each other about 2" from the top rim. Thread a pc of 10 ga wire with 1" of wire bent at 90 degrees through one hole through an empty pop (soda) can then directly through the opposite hole in the pail. Put another 1" 90 degree bend on the other end of the wire after threading it through This will prevent the wire from slipping out of the holes and the wire acts as an axle for the soda can to spin on. Here comes the good part. Using a piece of board or something to act as a ramp for the little guy to crawl up to the top of the pail. Spread peanut butter on the soda can that should be located approx in the centre of the pail opening. Because of the cold weather here lately we've had to replace the water with plumbing antifreeze. This trap is EXTREMELY efficient. It can be set up at night inside the rv and put out through the day. The only downside is trying to dispose of all the bodies.
Glass bowl with 3/4” peanut oil . Then YOU can figure out what to do with the live mice inside. Compliments of mouse trap Monday
I'm with you. I would rather catch and release the mouse. We had, for the first time since we started rv'ing about 10 years ago, a couple of mice in our rv this summer. We had come back from a trip and had left some dog food in the camper. A no no. Anyway we used a couple of those first plastic taps you showed and they did work for us. We'll probably get one of those metal traps also. Thanks for the entertaining video on a not so pleasant subject.
My favorite video of yours. Quite entertaining and useful
If you have a way of putting honey on something in trap and release that well work . The SOS PADS do you know you can pull them apart and use smaller .
Nicely done! Appreciate your catch and release philosophy.
I have found, living in the country, where the mice try to come into our home every fall, the optimum way to achieve trap-success is to create pathways that guide the mouse to your trap. So often on "survival" shows we see folks set traps and snares with no canalization (creating a "canal" or barriers to guide the critter to the trap). Animals and humans follow what's called a "natural line of drift" where we avoid obstacles, if there's an easier path. As the "Mouse Trapper" you have the task to convince the mouse that the easiest path is the path way to the trap's opening. Also trap placement (along walls, in hidden areas, dark places where mice like to run) is the other consideration for optimum success. Love the show. Getting our RV soon. Soaking up as much as we can!
My head hurts watching your videos ,Shawn you slay me 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
This video hit home for this past years (2020) camping in the Adirondacks.
At NYS DEC Rollins Pond campground campers were catching 20-25/night. We only caught 4 over 3 nights. This could be a better option for 2021.
We tried many options too, thinking it did deter for one week. 2nd week no. Will have to try your repellent suggestions.
My Jack Russell, Rosie, would have a Jack Russell Saturday Night, with that mouse!
Terriers, better than cats.
Look up Severn Valley Ratters videos out of UK..😳
Our Jack Russell Betsy didn’t care at all about mice. Weird. But her sister, a mutt, killed anything she caught in the fenced back yard.
I had a rat terrier that would possums and anything else that she could catch. Miss that dog!
Sounds like a good must addition for any camper. I have used the repellent . Had no rodents with it. We also remove all food and paper goods that are not in a sealed container.
Sean, Love that intro! Regarding the rest of the video,Well done! Very good, practical advice.
Not sure if it's already been said, but make sure your electrical cord is not touching the ground. I've had mice come in by climbing up the cord and into the trailer.. Just a thought
I used the tomcat live trap. Trick is not to have too much weight in the back because it works on a pivot. I use sunflower seeds. A few in the back and a few at the door for enticing, Caught a whole family of mice that were in my garage.
Thanks, I have seen more mouse poop in your 20 minute video than I have in my 70 years on earth. What a thrill!!
very funny, practical and enjoyable. thanks for not being a killer. I'm sure the mouse approves.
You covered the Star Wars and Star Trek reference! “He task me” said Sean to the mouse. Well done sir! Well done!!
Ok, had to stop this, finish my breakfast, and then watch😂 Mouse droppings are unappetizing 🤣
Great vid, lots of chuckles. Those cute little critters can do hundreds of dollars of damage lickity split! A note on Decon or poisoning, dogs think mice are ice cream and will eat them readily. We have lost two loved dogs recently, or so we think, from neighbors putting out rat/mouse poison. Just a thought.
Oh no! That's awful. I'm so sorry for the loss of your pups!
Best opening 43 seconds EVER!
I like the gator snap trap.
I had good luck with dryer sheets, peppermint, and cab fresh. Used plenty of each of them when storing the RV over the winter. 6 years storing it near a field and not one single mouse has ever came in. The poor results you had could be a result of not having enough of the dryer sheets etc. Mouses urinate a lot. It leaves a trail they can use to get around. Using enough of whatever you use like dryer sheets interferes with their trail and they move on.
Oh my gosh I almost spiked my drawers laughing 😂/ great tips on an otherwise gross subject. Thanks!
Some GREAT content tonight- THANKS 🥂
I use to live on a 100 acre ranch, and you have never had a mouse nightmare till you wake up with 25 mice having a party on your kitchen counters. You can't trap them fast enough, so I turned to ultrasonic pest control and electromagnetic pest control. They are perfectly fine for dogs and cats. Never seen that many mice exit a house so fast in my life. You do have to replace every 6 mos. They also work for bugs including roaches, spiders, mice and rats, I have watched flies fly in and turn right around and fly back out the door. My dog comes home with less fleas, any he picked up outside seem to jump off at the door. It's a, "No thank you to this house" kind of deal. The best part of this is that it will prevent any future infestations from joining your journey! I use one in each room including the bathroom. They do not work through walls. Now the Electromagnetic will clear anything you have living in your walls, and I do use one of those too. I feel a bit bad, because I live in an apartment which means that all pests are moving from my apartment to my neighbor's apartment.
I have to say after employing the ultrasonic devices, (in California) I no longer would find black widows hanging out in my shower anymore.
That said, I don't know if they will keep snakes out of your RV? My parents full time RV'd for over 30 + years and at one point they had a snake come up out of their stove top when they turned on the oven one day. My mom practically had a heart attack! My point is install the above devices, but also block all your holes off too.
Store your glasses upside down. Keeps all kinds of stuff out of them.
My favorite trap is a deep mixing bowl with Peanut oil. They can't resist the smell and fall in and can't get out from being slippery. Then you can dump them/release them in the morning.
Absolutely intolerable, outrageous. LMAO. Funny in the Sean fashion. Informative in the Kristi fashion. After all Kristi, someone needs to be the voice of reason. Keep em coming. Great job.
You guys are the bomb! Love your sense of humor!
Success!! You guys are two for two: Garmin 890 and now Tin Cat! Caught my mouse in one day of delivery of my three Tin Cats.
I drove him/her to New Hampshire crossing over the Connecticut River set the mouse free! Boy it ran/hopped away fast.
I’ll put one in my 1969 Safari Airstream although I’ve not seen droppings in 15 years in my garage
Thanks
Ronald
Thanks Ronald, the Tin Cat will never let you down. Safe travels! 🐭
Love your second mask 😂
Woke up one night in Washington National Forest with mouse in my bed. Talk about panic. Have been using Repels All spray around all access points, tires, jack, stabilizers , and no invasions since. Plus I use lights under the Airstream. Thanks for the great informative and entertaining video.
Cats work exceptionally well. Probably better for a house than an RV though.
Had my first mouse ever two weeks ago. Luckily, it seemed to like just one drawer that had chop sticks and paper-wrapped straw in it. Four Fresh Cab pouches and a paper towel loaded with peppermint oil apparently did the trick. Yay!!
Oh, and my dog apparently wasn't concerned about the new occupant.
Just watched your video on mice and liked it. I also received your stickers in the mail this weekend and have already put them on my truck & trailer. Keep up the great videos and keep camping..
Tim
Thanks for the info. Just purchased the products you recommended. Just starting out as a newbee so stocking up on essentials...
We had a mouse visit with us twice about a year ago while on trips in our class b van. We tried two different types of catch and release traps, and neither seemed to work, despite many different treats offered. Likely mouse only stayed a day or two and decided to look for better pickings. We also had our elderly cat with us at the time, but once when all saw the mouse together she looked simply looked up at us as if to say ‘deal with it’. The tin cat mouse trap now on order from Amazon, just in case! Great video!
Hello LoLoHo!.......Mike & Sarah here, recent retirees in the Hoosier state.......we had mice in our house recently.......we had very small openings at our plumbing lines, down into the crawl space........one night I saw a critter scamper across m Living Room floor......That was the Final Straw!.......I think we had 3 mice total......and Love the Tin Cat (but I hope we never need it).
YES! A Pack rat family just did $1600 damage to my wife's Subaru Outback. Chewed all the wire harness on top of the engine. Subaru had the brilliant idea to make all wire insulation from SOY! Rodents just can't resist the soy-derived wire coatings used in many Subaru vehicles. The chewed up wires are costing owners hundreds, and sometimes thousands of dollars in repairs but Subaru, like other automakers, insists this isn't a defect.
Oh wow! Soy wiring... what could go wrong???
The beginning is so funny. I had two nights of a mouse in my RV. Finally got um with snap traps set everywhere. Outside and inside. Got three more outside be the landing gear.
Love the outfit in the end!!!! Looks like the outfits they had on when they took out the killer hornet nest in Washington State the other day. Safe travels. Fellow Alabama RVer.
Hilarious opening.
Glad to know about the tin cat , my rv's in storage with as many openings as I can find sealed. A couple of cats being reusable should be a worthy investment.
I still think Sean needs help. Safe travels 🙏
Tip for the parasite issue. Place cotton balls soaked in pyrethrin in the trailer. Mouse takes it for bedding, parasites die.
Great information, guys. LMAO at the ending! 😁
Lol, looks like you are giving that mouse a winter home!!!
Rodent Sheriff or just plain Peppermint oil on cotton balls in the areas where they may come in works wonders. I have cotton balls in dixie cups in all of my outside storage areas and inside the outside fridge access.
We had our first invasion this past year. We filled the area we think they were coming in through with copper wool. We also now have fresh cab. We shall see what happens. We have had our travel trailer for 7 1/2 years.
Safe travels. Love your channel.
I just went through that battle. Saw signs. Then got face to face. Bought glue traps and set out four on his obvious paths of travel. As soon as the sun went down I heard some rustling and checked the traps. Some how he got his face stuck on it. I've seen them break free so I immediately got a paint stick and pushed his body more onto the trap to secure him. Then I got a second glue tra
A sandwiched him. Threw him in the camp trash can.
This is no less human than a hawk eating it alive. Btw, mouse in video was deer mouse that carries hante virus. Spray poop before sweeping up to reduce airborne particles.
Lol. Too funny, glad you got him. Did u ever find the place he snuck in ??
I haven't finished watching the video but MOUSE!!. Suffice it to say that Sean is Stooopid.!🤣🤣
Another great video. Thank you.
Not sure if this is completely true, but a an exterminator had told me that you don't have to worry about poisoning mice because the poison actually either dehydrates them or makes them feel dehydrated and will typically leave to go outside to find water.
We dealt with mice for the first time this fall during hunting season. I used spray foam, steel wool, duct tape... Went underneath and sealed any tiny open in the enclosed underbelly. I think they were actually coming in through the slide rails. What a pain. Bad year for mice in the Rocky Mountains..
Female mice go into estrus every 28 days, so they reproduce VERY quickly! If you had carpenter ants I'm pretty sure you would eradicate them, and in my books the same applies to mice!
Great video! Were you in Alaska with the other mouse invasion? Loved Tetons! You really helped make my trip amazing! Hugs to you both!
The HUX EYE humane live traps on Amazon work great. I didn't have much luck with the metal trap. I prefer the plastic traps that can be seen through. Last year, the chipmunks chewed through every single section of plumbing. There were no signs of them inside the airstream, no noise. The main area inside the airstream where they spent time, was around the hot water heater. Even under the closet floor, they left almost no mess, while they were chewing! How did they access the plumbing? They had a freeway from when a repair shop dropped the black tank, and didn't replace it properly. 30' Classic.
Snap traps can also snap on just a foot. Glue traps - too many wildlife rehabbers get too many animals caught in these once discarded or left outside.
Thanks for a great video! I've followed every mice story for years. This is one of the best!
We use the electronic ones- plug them into a outlet - garage- bathroom- kitchen area - work so far - Home Depot or Lowe’s- or how about a pet snake!!
Only u guys could make that so interesting and funny for 21:18 mins