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What are you guys using besides a barn cat to keep mice out of your garages, barns?
My father just had a 40x60 built last year with cement floor its pretty secure
but we know how them mices are sneaky little bastards
and we wanna keep them out before it becomes an issue
as we will be storing cars and other items in there...any help would help thanks guys
Moth balls help
I used to have a house and 15 acres on Squirrel, right where the Chrysler Tech Center is. I had a barn and I even raised pigs which I feed straight corn and Mice (meeces) really like that corn. I fount the best way to keep mice away is to get a cat! Really!!! After I got a cat, which stayed in the barn by the way, I never had trouble with mice anymore.
Just my .02.....grr
problem is we dont live up there...its just a weekend get away...Cat concerns me with not be able to take care of it everydayQuote:
Originally Posted by grr456
I was thinking thats what I used before for winter storage cars...Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesfastss
They are outside/barn cats.Quote:
Originally Posted by twotwoturbo
I grew up on a farm and all the cats were outside cats. We fed them, but they mostly at whatever they could catch. they were friendly, but lived outside. (we only had one at a time).
As others have said, I too have one cat, that kills & eats the mice and
other little monsters. You need to get the "right one".
I don't really take care of her, she takes care of herself. I do leave water
and a small amount of dry food out for her (this keeps them home).
She has a small flap door that she can enter the garage to sleep and
get her food. She sleeps during the day for the most part and hunts
at night.
I use to set traps and would have to empty about daily. She now pretty
much has wiped out the critter population.
If you could figure out a way to feed & shelter the cat (doesn't take much),
I think it could work, even for your northern property.
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Barn tiger!!
a 50/50 mix of oats and dry cement / powder add in a hand full of raisins or corn shake up in a bag to coat everything and put in a small dish - Cheep and effective