Electric Fence For Rodents

A fence charger which runs off a 120 volt outlet in the machine shed charges the fence.

Electric fence for rodents.

Rodents also burrow under fences. The complete 150 rabbit fence kit includes everything you need to install a rodent free fence enclosure to keep out bunnies groundhogs and other nibbling rodents. Likewise your fence can ward off wandering pets. Often rodents will crawl under the garden gate so pay extra attention to this area and reinforce it.

Use 3 to 5 wires to prevent small quick critters from jumping or hopping through the fence. I tried conventional spring loaded traps poison electronic sound generating devices and an electronic electrical trap that instantly kills the mouse when contact is made with two electrodes. Because the wires are close to the ground you should keep them free of vegetation or use a zareba low impedance fence charger. By constructing a small electric fence around your plot you ll be able to keep squirrels rabbits groundhogs and other wildlife away.

A low impedance charger increases its energy output as vegetation drains energy from the fence. You can stop them with some 1 4 grid hardware cloth. Electric fencing for garden pest control the fence is made of horizontal wires set 2 inches apart near the ground and vertical wires every 12 inches. If you do have a fence around your garden then you need to make it more secure.

The mouse climbs up the flashing and as soon as it contacts the hardware cloth it gets a big jolt of electricity and dies. The hardware cloth connects to the charger s positive wire and the flashing connects to the negative wire. If you don t have a fence already build one. To repel deer it is set up directly under two.

Made of 14 gauge pvc coated steel our welded wire fence for rodent control is welded together to give the fence material an extremely strong build. In an attempt to find where the mice were getting into the living area i adapted the electronic mechanical trap to form an electric fence. Liquid fence 112 1 quart ready to use deer rabbit repellent pack of 2 4 3 out of 5 stars 68. By protecting your garden with an electric fence you can return to tending to your growing plants rather than worrying about protecting them.