unwanted rodents lurking in my shed :(

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can you nail wood over any holes or seal it in some way?

we filled any holes in our bungalow when we had mice or shoudl I say a mouse a very persitant one, with expanding foam it blocks any holes up brilliantly, I know the are under our decking in the garden but so far ( fingers toes and anything else crossed ) it has kept them out of the home, and dont forget they chew wiring a common reason old houses catch fire
 
It's ok to say don't kill them but if they terrify you as they do me what else can you do.

I'm maybe a wimp but I am terrified of spiders and mice and they are not invited into my house I will condone then if rhey keep a low profile but not as full time visitor's
 
They scare me too, I think if you know where one is that's ok, but it's not knowing that's scary. Like we're sitting in our living room and I catch sight of something out the corner of my eye and jump, and it's usually a mouse.... I've had pest control from the council out several times and blocked up holes etc in the house but they still find a way in. Next door was derelict as was our house, and he still hasn't finished his guttering and drains and there are big holes in the ground and pest control think they could be coming into the house via the foundations :o They are tiny and it's almost impossible to prevent them.

The problem with the shed is that it's got out of control and they're breeding in there. The shed is def going and we're not putting decking down or anything that they can go under and breed. We're going to have a small metal toolshed only. Food for the piggies and buns will be stored high up in a cupboard in teh house in chew proof containers. But they go into the hutches at the moment for their food as there's no food anywhere else in the shed as it's all in containers in there. Pest control says you can get mesh that mice can't get through and to line the mesh of the hutches with it - fine but I don't think the piggies will be able to see out of the hutches then :(

I've been too scared to use traps in the shed in case the piggies escape from their hutch and get in one, and obviously can't use poison and humane traps don't work as there's too much yummy food around in the hutches for them. So they've got out of control. Next year we need to prevent them moving in in the first place :tickedoff:
 
I think one of my hutches has the mesh that you are talking about. Micecan defiantly not get in the hutch and my guineas can still see out of it. It is also a bit more solid. :)
 
Cavy Crazy said:
I think one of my hutches has the mesh that you are talking about. Micecan defiantly not get in the hutch and my guineas can still see out of it. It is also a bit more solid. :)
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Thanks I'll try it.... do you know what the size of holes are?
 
You can get mesh which has tiny squares, smaller than 1cm, probably about 1/2.

What a problem for you Kayjay. I didn't realise they'd actually gnaw through a shed to get in.
 
Jillybean said:
You can get mesh which has tiny squares, smaller than 1cm, probably about 1/2.

What a problem for you Kayjay. I didn't realise they'd actually gnaw through a shed to get in.
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Nor did I - there are a row of little mouse holes around the bottom of the shed ::)

We've spent the weekend emptying the shed and moved the piggies out to the garden. I put two lots of poison in the shed last night and it's all gone today :o So two more lots have gone down - I hate to think how many mice there are
 
Mice gnaw through almost anything! we used polyfilla after we had holes in the floorboards but they got through, not sure how long they could stay alive for after eating that much of the stuff though! and they most definatly can get in a shed they eat anything! they leave distruction everywhere htey go we had clothes, carpets, sofas, wires, wood, plastic etc etc chewed and most of that had to be ditched! cant wait for uni no mice and no ghosts peace at last!
 
;D The farm I use to volunteer at had hundreds of the critters, living in the walls, under the sheds, in the barns, stables and just about everywhere you can think of. Mice can start breding from between four and six weeks of age and their gestation period is between 19 and 24 days, meaning they can have around a dozen litters a year, producing between 1 (which is very rare) and 10 young, between five and eight being average. :o
 
Cavy Crazy said:
;D The farm I use to volunteer at had hundreds of the critters, living in the walls, under the sheds, in the barns, stables and just about everywhere you can think of. Mice can start breding from between four and six weeks of age and their gestation period is between 19 and 24 days, meaning they can have around a dozen litters a year, producing between 1 (which is very rare) and 10 young, between five and eight being average. :o
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:o :o :o :'( :'( :'(

.....they're still taking the poison :( :'(
 
They are probably taking the poison back to the nests. :'( It's either them or the guineas. :(
 
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