Bleedin mice! Any advice on how to mouse proof?

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Not only are moles creating mini mountain ranges in my field but mum told me when I got back from the OH's that we now have mice somehow getting into our lockup :eek:
Little sods are reverse houdini's as there doesn't seem to be any way for them to get in but somehow they've managed it and have nibbled on mum's brand new rug :eek::o
We keep our saddles and bridles in our lock up too so I'm worrying that they'll decide that leather is a tasty desert :mad: They are both on saddle stands so they are off the ground but if the little s**tes can get into an apparently sealed lockup I'm sure the criminal masterminds will figure out how to scale the saddle racks to eat the expensive leatherworks :cool:
Any ideas on what I should do? Don't want to put down any rodent poison in case it somehow gets into the horses systems.
 
Airtight boxes for blankets etc.

Lots and lots of mouse traps.

A resident cat (complete with litter tray for night time) ?
 
You can get semi feral cats from charities! We have many cats from neighbouring houses prowling our fields so no troubles with rodents in the sheds, although I would like it if they could deal with the moles (so annoying) and the foxes digging holes.... We're going to need bigger cats!
 
Ha ha! Love the cat idea Enfys! That would put schroedinger's theory to the test! Unfortunately can't have a cat as it's just a field with the ponios and two lock boxes... strangely they infiltrated the sealed lock box with hardly anything in it and haven't gone near the one with the lid that won't close because someone broke in to it at our previous yard and it's got all sorts of mouse-edible things in it: rugs/headcollars/leadropes/grooming kit/haynets/rope/first aid for horses kit/human first aid kit/horse treats etc etc :confused:
Where can I get mouse traps from?
 
Thanks again Enfys :D
Been having a look online and apparently mint is a rodent detterant... hope the horses don't break into the lock up and start chewing things if I try that! :eek:;)
 
Now look...I'm getting fed up of posting this (I expect everyone else is too ha ha ha) but here goes... There's a new cheese-less mousetrap you can buy that would suit your situation perfectly. It's just a block of wood with a very sharp razor blade set edge on in it. Mouse comes up, stretches its head over the razor blade and looks from side to side, saying "Where's the bloody cheese then?". End of. Snigger.
 
Much as I hate poison you van get boxes that you put down with the poison inside. The mice can get to it but nothing else.

Last year we had a rat infestation and have a professional past man comes in once a month. He has a lot of bait boxes around the place and we have no rats.
 
Rodents tend to have a population surge every 3yrs or so you might have a difficult spring! The only way to really get rid is to cut off their food supply and don't provide and nest sites. So I'd get yourself some big plastic containers for everything and check them daily for chewing. Make sure lids are sealed down on feed bins (a 5mm gap will be let them in), and don't store hay or straw inside your lock box. Sweep thoroughly and that should keep your tack safe. Trapping or baiting is useful but make sure your not feeding as many as your killing!
 
The trouble with poison is that birds of prey and carrion eating birds take the poisoned carcasses and then get poisoned in their turn.
I keep meaning to get a barn own nest box in a tree near mine - if you have barn owls in residence the mice get eaten or move for the sake of their health. Takes a while for the owls to find and settle in though.
 
sandi_84 said:
Not only are moles creating mini mountain ranges in my field but mum told me when I got back from the OH's that we now have mice somehow getting into our lockup :eek:
Little sods are reverse houdini's as there doesn't seem to be any way for them to get in but somehow they've managed it and have nibbled on mum's brand new rug :eek::o
We keep our saddles and bridles in our lock up too so I'm worrying that they'll decide that leather is a tasty desert :mad: They are both on saddle stands so they are off the ground but if the little s**tes can get into an apparently sealed lockup I'm sure the criminal masterminds will figure out how to scale the saddle racks to eat the expensive leatherworks :cool:
Any ideas on what I should do? Don't want to put down any rodent poison in case it somehow gets into the horses systems.
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we use these chest freeze 100% mouse proof
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Box_Of_Frogs said:
Now look...I'm getting fed up of posting this (I expect everyone else is too ha ha ha) but here goes... There's a new cheese-less mousetrap you can buy that would suit your situation perfectly. It's just a block of wood with a very sharp razor blade set edge on in it. Mouse comes up, stretches its head over the razor blade and looks from side to side, saying "Where's the bloody cheese then?". End of. Snigger.
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thats why i have my web so you don have too just direct to it :)
 
Nearest rescue centre for a semi-ferral, my ratter cost me £50 8years ago and that covered his vaccinations and neutering and he is the best investment ever made plus hes funny like a guard dog he growls at people and chases them off but never seen a live ouse or rat since buying him hes a true killer and partial to bunnies too takes them out twice his size!
 
Please don't put down poison. I've just read a heartbreaking post on fb about how owls are dying due to eating poisoned rodents. Traps are much more humane. Instant death. No suffering.
 
If you put racks high up on a wall surely they cant jump ... lol ... do it away from any walls to make sure they cant jump across :D

Ferrel cats good idea - although my rottie pooch loves the game 'wheres the mice' since he's been there - no mice (he spends hours looking for them) ha x
 
Loads of feral cats round here - they like living in our polytunnel when it's cold - but they didn't stop the flipping mice eating the diesel feed pipes in my Landie a fortnight ago and we have just discovered they've also eaten the battery leads and air filter in the tractor. I've got bait boxes in the house but am at a loss to know how to protect my car!
 
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