My wife and I have decided to buy a travel trailer. Online, I've read lots of posts about how "mice will always get into your parked trailer" and "pack rats will chew through the wires underneath if you leave it parked for any length of time."
An RV dealer said -- of course -- that mice will not be a problem with the trailer we were looking at because it's sealed. Not sure if I believe that.
He also said positioning LED lights under the trailer will keep the pack rats away, which I've heard from other sources.
Is he right, or was he just selling? Thanks.
Sealed w a kiss!!! LOL.
Stolen from the web: In response to rid-a rat question.
"The simple answer is research has shown there is NO effective rodent repellant, with one exception. In one study, a statistically significant number of mice avoided an area that contained cat urine.
The truth is, controlling rodents in structures is tedious, often dirty and physically difficult work. Professional rodent control techniques are based on three things: Exclusion, baiting, and monitoring. Exclusion is the #1 step and the most difficult - prevent entry. Exterior bait is the second because it reduced local populations which reduced what's known in the industry as "Pest pressure." Monitoring gives you verifiable feedback as to the effectiveness of your methods. You could throw sanitation in there because it makes a structure less attractive, but pests still need shelter and while you can keep a spotless RV, it still smells like food and provides perfect shelter and protection from predators.
Think of any advertised rodent repellent to be the pest control equivalent of those miracle diet pills you see on TV that claim to "Melt the fat off without changing your diet or needing to exercise!" or the product on the Auto Parts store shelf that claims to be: "Engine rebuild in a can!." No matter how much proof there is that they don't work, the promise of a simple solution that takes little effort is very attractive to the consumer.
One final thing circling directly back to your question - if something like Rid A Rat worked, I'd be answering all these questions by shouting YES! from the rooftops because it - or things like it - would have made my 16 years in institutional pest control waaaayyy simpler. Rodents, ants, and stinging insects made up over 90% of my "pest" work orders and phone calls. I'd even suspect the solution would exist in the form of a "sticky" thread in most RV forums because rodent problems are so common across all makes and models of RV."
A suggestion from the web:
"Search for every possible opening and stuff it with bronze wool. It's like steel wool but wont rust. Pay particular attention to where the power cord comes in. If the rig is plugged in, make sure the cord is 90 degrees vertical to the ground and give it a shot of silicone lube at that point. The goal is to make it as hard to climb as possible for them to climb it."
