"Emery Davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:51:52 +0100, David Hill wrote:

Mice wont eat pearlite any more than they eat Styrofoam, if they tried
they would get their guts blocked and they would die of starvation. With
Styrofoam they will chew into it exploring.

Well OK, they make a mess of it which was my point. I wonder if they
still sell those awful styrofoam insulated panels, the mice tunnel
through them and you're left cleaning up bits forever.


At the risk of being unpopular, here in the Uk you can adopt from some of
the charities what is called "a working cat" They are usually ex-feral
kittens which have been tamed, but feel more comfortable living in, say,
your tool shed rather than inside. Provide them with a comfy bed there and
feed them twice a day and your mouse problems will be over.
I don't know if that would be feasible for you or even that such a scheme
exists in France.

My own "working cat" is now 13 years old and has moved into the house. He
was brilliant with mice and young rats but now he has semi-retired to the
duvet in the spare bedroom. He still does the occasionally sweep around the
chicken huts if it isn't raining.
Plus he was never a fierce cat, only very timid, he has alway been charming.

Tina


Tina