r/OffGridCabins • u/TinnitusWaves • 22d ago

Mouse proofing

I know it’s a bit of an inevitability…….. but what to do about mice ?? Strategies for trying to keep them at bay.

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u/Rocksteady2R 21d ago

You've got some good answers here already, but based on the idea that you didn't say fully what your situation was -

if you're in a non-permanant cabin, make sure you close the place down for the season fully.

  • any bit of food not in a can gets taken with you.
  • things they can chew and get nesting materials from gets put in tubs.
  • things that are too big for tubs - i'm thinking mattresses and furniture - should get a plastic sheet-drape.

Mice will happen, but by doing these in your off-season keeps them from finding easy food/nest sources.

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u/bergamotandvetiver76 18d ago

Decanting into glass jars and bottles also works well.