Mice in Your RV? How to Keep Them Out This Winter

Mice do not wait for winter to move into your RV. As nights turn cold, a parked RV can look like the perfect place to nest. And it takes only a tiny opening for a mouse to get inside. This week, Mike and Jennifer talk about where mice get in, how to find the gaps, and what actually helps keep them out. They also discuss the products and folk remedies that may not be worth your money. Plus, our new guide, The Ultimate Canadian Maritimes RV Road Trip, is now available in print and digital. And we answer your questions about crossing into Canada with dogs and food, and whether to leave your RV plugged in between trips. In this episode Why mice head for RVs in the fall How small an opening a mouse can squeeze through Where to look for entry points Ways to seal gaps and discourage mice What to know about mothballs and cleanup Taking dogs and food across the Canada-U.S. border RV battery care during storage Links and resources The Ultimate Canadian Maritimes RV Road Trip Print and digital editions: https://shop.rvlifestyle.com/products/the-ultimate-canadian-maritimes-rv-road-trip Mechanic's wheeled creepers (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/47wFteE Keeping mice out of your RV Victor: How mice fit through small spaces: https://www.victorpest.com/articles/how-do-mice-fit-in-such-small-spaces Victor: How to keep mice out of your RV: https://www.victorpest.com/articles/how-to-keep-mice-out-of-your-rv University of California IPM: House mouse pest notes: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7483.html Orkin: Steel wool and copper mesh for rodent control: https://www.orkin.com/ask-orkin/steel-wool-rodent-control University of Florida IFAS: The facts about mothballs: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/PI289 CDC: About hantavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/index.html National Park Service: Hantavirus facts and cleanup guidance: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/upload/Hantavirus-fact-sheet-and-light-infestation-cleaning-guidanceJune2025-508c.pdf Crossing the border with dogs and food Canada: Traveling with pets, food or plants: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/travelling-pets-food-plants Canada: Bringing animals and pets to Canada: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/importing-food-plants-animals/pets Canada: Bringing food into Canada for personal use: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/food-safety-consumers/bring-food-personal-use CDC: Bringing a dog into the United States: https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/index.html CDC: Dogs entering from rabies-free or low-risk countries, including Canada: https://www.cdc.gov/importation/dogs/rabies-free-low-risk-countries.html USDA APHIS: Traveling from the United States to Canada with pets