Lets face it! Cold weather is coming and soon we will be placing our
Campers, RV's, Boats and Motor Homes or Cars in storage.

It's that time of year where mice are apt to enter our stored valuables or even our Cabin homes.

Lets talk a bit about their abilities and senses first.

Rats and mice cannot see very good beyond 3 or 4 feet but have a very good sense of motion up to 30 to 50 feet away and for the most part they are color blind. Rodents are most active at night.

These rodents have a very good sense of taste so baits or traps may be rejected by them if they are contaminated with insecticides or odors from other chemicals. Even touching your bait or traps after smoking a cigarette will make these rodents to shy away from the them.

Rats and mice also have a good sense of smell. They mark pathways with urine and use their sense of smell to recognize the odors of the pathway to and from food sources.

Their hearing is much better than humans and make noises in various situations such as mating.

Rodents have a highly developed sense of touch due to their sensitive body hairs. They rely heavily on touch and smell to guide them through movements. The territories of most rats are between 50 and 150 feet from the nest. For mice the average territories within buildings are between 10 and 30 feet.

Although house mice usually feed on cereal grains, they will eat almost anything. They have been known to chew through electrical wires, walls etc. They are sporadic feeders, nibbling bits of food here and there.
They are excellent climbers and can run up any rough vertical surface. They will run horizontally along wire cables or ropes and can jump up 12 inches from the floor onto a flat surface.

In a single year, a female may have five to 10 litters of usually five or six young each. Young are born 19 to 21 days after mating, and they reach reproductive maturity in six to 10 weeks. The life span of a mouse is usually nine to 12 months.

The best way to control mice and rats is to make it impossible for them to enter. That can be difficult with mice because they can pass through an opening only 3/8 inch thick. In general, all openings greater than 1/4 inch thick should be sealed for mice and all openings greater than 1/2 inch should be sealed for rats.

Rodent Proofing Your Home, Cabin, RV, Boat, Motor Home etc.

Campers, RV's and Homes are more easily excisable (Well even cars) by mice and rats! Because of their openings around pipes such as water, gas line and electrical inlets also through engine compartments.

So check all openings around these that enter your property so that they are well sealed. Also check for broken windows and unscreened vents. Vents should be covered with metal grillwork backed by rust-resistant screening. Roofs should be checked to see that shingles are down tight and sheathing is complete. Check roof ventilators, screen vents and in wall vents.

Make sure you check under sinks where pipes enter the wall or floor. This is a great area for mice and rats to enter.

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