hi guys - interesting to see your place and also glad to knnow I am not to only one suffering with mice!!! They have the ability to jump quite a distance and get in anywhere - they also create extensive tunnels. Ours have come into the veg patch since the fields have been harvested and some are in the house (roof). I did make sure the trees were not touching our house but they still get in. It seems a lot of people here in Hungary have bigger presence of them than the UK. I know when mice season starts, as the local farm shop starts selling traps and bait. Part of it I guess
Hi Simon, man I cant tell you how frustrating this is being, I have spent days sealing up the roof where places I think they can enter. I have used fine strong mesh, metal fly screen, silicone, 6 traps in the attic, slowly but surely we getting there. I just found on Monday 2 more possible entrances, the only place I haven't managed to do is the top half of the roof edge trims as I cant reach safely, saying that it is a very steep pitch so maybe they cant get up there, I will do that job in spring.I can try from inside the roof space with expanding foam, but looking, it may prove difficult. We also have in the veggie patches, voles, mice and moles. if you didn't know it's illegal to kill moles in this country, strange law ! maybe if you kill the moles rodents take over the tunnels, I cant think of any other reason. I have seen the odd rat too, sorted one, but they don't seem to come often, I use a trail cam to monitor it. we both live in big surrounding farming land, (I have a woodland next to my garden where I do my wildlife channel photography) also raise chicken and geese, so there is no getting away from it, just plant more, control them as best we can and accept the losses. We desperately need it to freeze and snow as that does kill a lot off. Onwards and upwards.
hi guys - interesting to see your place and also glad to knnow I am not to only one suffering with mice!!! They have the ability to jump quite a distance and get in anywhere - they also create extensive tunnels. Ours have come into the veg patch since the fields have been harvested and some are in the house (roof). I did make sure the trees were not touching our house but they still get in. It seems a lot of people here in Hungary have bigger presence of them than the UK. I know when mice season starts, as the local farm shop starts selling traps and bait. Part of it I guess
Hi Simon, man I cant tell you how frustrating this is being, I have spent days sealing up the roof where places I think they can enter. I have used fine strong mesh, metal fly screen, silicone, 6 traps in the attic, slowly but surely we getting there. I just found on Monday 2 more possible entrances, the only place I haven't managed to do is the top half of the roof edge trims as I cant reach safely, saying that it is a very steep pitch so maybe they cant get up there, I will do that job in spring.I can try from inside the roof space with expanding foam, but looking, it may prove difficult. We also have in the veggie patches, voles, mice and moles. if you didn't know it's illegal to kill moles in this country, strange law ! maybe if you kill the moles rodents take over the tunnels, I cant think of any other reason. I have seen the odd rat too, sorted one, but they don't seem to come often, I use a trail cam to monitor it. we both live in big surrounding farming land, (I have a woodland next to my garden where I do my wildlife channel photography) also raise chicken and geese, so there is no getting away from it, just plant more, control them as best we can and accept the losses. We desperately need it to freeze and snow as that does kill a lot off. Onwards and upwards.