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So, I have this idea of weaving some sort of mesh through the base of my backyard fence. My neighbor has seen rats around his bird-feeder during the summer and spring.
I’m thinking the perimeter mesh would help keep them out of my yard. I haven’t seen any live rats. But, the neighbor used a snap trap last summer and I found a dead, maggot-ridden rat in my backyard. I think it got snapped and then limped into my—then unfenced—backyard to die.
I’ve sealed every visible/possible entry point around my townhome, but I don’t want to take any chances. I live alone and I am kinda freaked about the idea of rats. I can’t smash his bird-feeder, so this is the second-best option.
Is this an easy DIY or would you hire someone to do this? The fence is a standard townhouse wooden, board-on-board, 6’ high fence.
You think it'll have absolutely no affect on the rats? It wouldn't even make them turn toward another direction? I understand that if they're determined enough to chew through something, they probably can't be stopped. But, I'm looking to discourage them from entering the yard. The neighbor's yard is not fenced in; it is wide open.
It will not have an effect. So long as there is a reason for them to be there...
Agreed. If rats want the food from your feeder they will go under, around, over or through your mesh. The only barrier that is likely to work is a block wall surrounding your property with no penetrations for ours or gates.
That makes sense. I guess what I'm thinking is that, since the feeder is in my neighbor's yard (not mine), the mesh would keep them out of my yard. My yard has no goodies for them.
It still won't make any difference. Your yard, assuming you have grass, bushes, and trees has lots to attract rats. Sprinklers and hoses are water sources. Trash cans are food sources.
A rat population will spread out over an area. They won't consider mesh, chicken wire, or similar things to be any sort of impediment. They can wiggle through extremely small holes, dig through dirt, chew through wood, and bite through wire.
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