gavclojak Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 So sorry guys I bet this has been answered a zillion times but can a rat get through the wire around the bottom of the cube? I have read they will tunnel under slabs so assume they can't otherwise why would they tunnel when they can just walk through The reason I ask is I had trouble with rats a few months ago which now seems resolved but I have just changed my set up and my cube is outside the enclosure but attached. Many thanks again everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm not with my Cube right now, so can't get the mesh size exact, but as I can put a piece of batton through I'm guessing a rat would get through pretty easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 I'm not with my Cube right now, so can't get the mesh size exact, but as I can put a piece of batton through I'm guessing a rat would get through pretty easily Oh that's isn't what I wanted to hear, I thought they were supposed to be rodent proof... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Didn't have any rats inside cube run, definately had some around the garden but no evidence of them getting in. I had a trap behind the cube and caught a few. Where the handles are for the wheels is the biggest gap so I just put some folded chicken wire over and secured with cable ties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjayne Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 We had rats getting through the bars of the run of the eglu classic. I had to put wire mesh over it, they them tunnelled underneath so had to slab under the run. That seems to have stopped them, fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Didn't have any rats inside cube run, definately had some around the garden but no evidence of them getting in. I had a trap behind the cube and caught a few.Where the handles are for the wheels is the biggest gap so I just put some folded chicken wire over and secured with cable ties. Funny enough that's exactly what I did about an hour ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Yes, they definitely can. Our cube is outside the run, too, and some years ago we rigged up chicken cam to see what was happening. When night fell all we saw were several pairs of rodent eyes glinting at us on the night vision! We then watched them freely coming and going through the cube bit of the wire. The rest of the run is 1cm square Weldmesh and slabbed underneath, so there was no way they were getting in there. A trip to B&Q to get smaller mesh ensued. The next night we saw no eyes glinting back but we did hear a lot of rodent teeth trying to break into the new mesh round the cube! After 2 nights they gave up. That was 7 years ago and, touch wood, they've not been back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Okey dokey off i go to B&Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
