RAT SKIRTS

[flap]

Don't understand! What is your point?

My question is, although they may not be able to dig, would they use the mesh to climb up and enter the aviary thrugh the mesh?

[west finch]

I dig the iron down about 100 to 150 mm put the mesh strip in bottom of trench sit iron on top and fix to wall frame then back fill with gravel . And make a gravel path about 5 to 600 mm wide . You still have to have a skirt up the wall of iron form 600 to 1000 mm high to stop entry through the wire.Any mouse , rat or snake that can jump 1 mtr wont get through 12 mm wire. That’s the theory .

[Tintola]

Don't understand! What is your point?

My question is, although they may not be able to dig, would they use the mesh to climb up and enter the aviary through the mesh?

Sorry flap, very small mice could get through the mesh and yes they all climb. It is 12 mm mesh and no rat or dog etc can get through that. It is just there to stop them digging under. Vermin proof mesh could be used to stop mice.

[west finch]

I did some testing by catching some wild mice (in catchall trap) and placing them an a cage with 12 mm wire as the floor and placing it on sand (witch we all know mice love to dig in) and waited to see what happened . Even though they tried it was impossible for them to displace any sand to start a hole.So they haven’t go a hope in hell of moving 18 mm gravel through a 12 mm gap .

[murf]

Good point.

[Danny]

sorry I just saw the topic name and had the most hilarious image in my head
but a good idea

Did it look like a scrawny Colonel Sanders in a furry mini skirt. If so, seek therapy immediately.

[Tintola]

Danny....The skirt is not made from rats, the rats are wearing the skirts, as in the pic below.
Hence the reference to Beatrix Potter. And don't anyone tell me that they think I have found my corkscrew again.

[gomer]

Some good ideas there all I actually use this method for foxes and dogs around my house boundary,It has been successful for over 7 yrs I have been here. I had never thought about using this same method for avairies using a wire skirt though.

[Danny]

Some good ideas there all I actually use this method for foxes and dogs around my house boundary,It has been successful for over 7 yrs I have been here. I had never thought about using this same method for avairies using a wire skirt though.

The main reason I surrounded my yard with it was to exclude bandicoots and therefore exclude paralysis ticks. Bad idea in retrospct considering how many dogs have now moved in. Ticks would have been helpful to keep numbers down. Anybody want a few tonne of papillons.

[wagga]

Danny

Anybody want a few tonne of papillons.

Do sell them by the kilo and are they fresh or frozen?????? I hope the better half does not read this!