Advice for securing preps

[dollyndrew]

Soo... How ones one protect preps from rodents when they are so determined that they chew holes through plastic buckets? Lost 80lb of Durham flour and 80 litres of Water plus some miscellaneous bits n pieces. Forgot to add, they also ate their way up through the workshop floor.

And.....GO

[farmgal]

regular bait traps and a good supply of blocks to keep mice-rats out and a good supply of de dirt to help keep bugs out.. its a never ending battle, but in a nut shell, you need to give them something easier then the buckets, sorry for your losses

[PrepHer]

Ouch, sorry about your losses.
I keep my buckets of stuff, and even wrapped stuff not in buckets, inside an old non-working fridge or deep freezer in the garage (not anything that will freeze). These old appliances are all are surrounded by metal and so far no pests have invaded them.

[helicopilot]

Time for a nice mouser kitty cat?

[Denob]

Time for a nice mouser kitty cat?

We have one of those...the only buckets we've had a problem with are in the outdoor feed bin near the chicken coop.
We also encourage the garden snakes on the property...seen a few field mouse butts hanging out of a snake mouth!

[Jimbo Jones]

https://providentliving.lds.org/food-st ... lang%3Deng


if you look here you can purchase some items in #10 cans that are rodent proof

[The Island Retreat]

Secure all access to your storage area. Steel wool in small holes works. Rodents will not chew through that. Bait stations around your pails. Filled with real rat poison, not canadian tire-strength stuff. Buy it off a pest control guy.

A cat helps;)

[Protector]

We use galvanised steel garbage cans. Keeps everything out and gives us peace of mind. We like multiple catch traps with two one way doors. http://www.woodstreambrands.ca/victor-t ... dows-bm308 Some of them get Smart so you have to switch things up

[Clarence]

We use galvanised steel garbage cans. Keeps everything out and gives us peace of mind. We like multiple catch traps with two one way doors. http://www.woodstreambrands.ca/victor-t ... dows-bm308 Some of them get Smart so you have to switch things up

I Like the galvanized concept. harder to stack or conceal but they are mouse, squirrel, chipmunk safe.
Nice second layer for very precious goods

[scrounger]

You can buy new paint cans at most diy stores. Pricey but can be useful. Camouflage them with labels from old paint cans if you need to.