Home made mouse guards

Stone · October 02, 2011, 09:06:53 AM

Anybody have some good ideas for home made mouse guards?

I tried to make some from that metal screening that masons use to spread mortar on walls. If you're using tin snips it takes forever.

Michael Bush · October 02, 2011, 12:23:32 PM

Cut a piece of 1/4" hardware cloth to fit.

S.M.N.Bee · October 02, 2011, 12:47:29 PM

I made mine out of aluminum angle I bought at menards. Just cut to size and drill five 3/8" holes near the center.

John

bee-nuts · October 02, 2011, 10:50:30 PM

Or just make a entrance reducer and drip a few 3/8" holes in it. Other ideas are just as good or better. This time of years is bad for robbing where im at. I reduced all mine to two 3/8 holes. Last winter I thought I had entrances small enough to be mice proof and come spring I found out differently. Field mice can get through much smaller holes than you think.

D Coates · October 03, 2011, 10:51:22 AM

I'm with Michael. What I do is get a 1/4 mesh and cut it to width of the lower entrance, but taller than the needed height. I then bend it into a "V" the length of the strip. I then wedge it into entrance.

Robo · October 03, 2011, 01:15:09 PM

Quote from: D Coates on October 03, 2011, 10:51:22 AM
I'm with Michael. What I do is get a 1/4 mesh and cut it to width of the lower entrance, but taller than the needed height. I then bend it into a "V" the length of the strip. I then wedge it into entrance.

Same here, but I use 1/2" mesh. Seems to get less clogged up with dead bees.

dpence · October 03, 2011, 10:15:41 PM

I use 1/2" hardware cloth as well. Works well for me.