On 18/08/15 15:34, Emery Davis wrote:
I've got some 100l sacks, in heavy paper, of perlite that I need to store.

Does anyone know if mice will eat the perlite? I know they love
styrofoam, in some ways it's not that different.

Thanks, -E

I can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero?
Just liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just
remember to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some
perlite.

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Jeff

On 18/08/2015 17:23, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/08/15 15:34, Emery Davis wrote:
I've got some 100l sacks, in heavy paper, of perlite that I need to
store.

Does anyone know if mice will eat the perlite? I know they love
styrofoam, in some ways it's not that different.

Thanks, -E

I can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero?
Just liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just
remember to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some
perlite.

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.

On 18/08/2015 21:51, David Hill wrote:
On 18/08/2015 17:23, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 18/08/15 15:34, Emery Davis wrote:
I've got some 100l sacks, in heavy paper, of perlite that I need to
store.

Does anyone know if mice will eat the perlite? I know they love
styrofoam, in some ways it's not that different.

Thanks, -E

I can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero?
Just liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just
remember to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some
perlite.

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.

Or use it to insulate their nests. I expect they have building regs too

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.



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On 19 Aug 2015 09:32:42 GMT, Emery Davis
wrote:

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.

They are a fire hazard. They are still sold to the public but not the
trade. I think most of us prefer mice to burning.

Steve

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"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

On Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:36:16 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

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.

Because spaying a female cat is quite expensive here, most farmers don't
do it. Instead they drown the kittens or whack them. It's not very nice.

Kittens are easy to get hold of and as I've explained to you in another
thread we have one, now 12 but still very active. She kills about 2-3
mice/voles per day. Those are the ones I know about. We live in the
deep country and there is an endless supply of them. She is more
interested in hunting outside than in, which seems to be typical of the
largely outdoor cats around here.

How many per day does your cat catch?

In any case there is nothing comfortable about the storage area, it is a
400 yr old stone building, unheated and extremely damp. Although the cat
sometimes naps in the old hay loft, I doubt very much that any cat would
want to live in the downstairs rooms.

-E

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On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:23:18 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 18/08/15 15:34, Emery Davis wrote:
I've got some 100l sacks, in heavy paper, of perlite that I need to store.

Does anyone know if mice will eat the perlite? I know they love
styrofoam, in some ways it's not that different.

Thanks, -E

I can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero?
Just liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just
remember to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some
perlite.

In my experience that does not work. Mice like chilli.

Steve

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Neural Network Software for Windows http://www.npsnn.com

EasyNN-plus More than just a neural network http://www.easynn.com

On 19/08/2015 09:14, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:23:18 +0100, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 18/08/15 15:34, Emery Davis wrote:
I've got some 100l sacks, in heavy paper, of perlite that I need to store.

Does anyone know if mice will eat the perlite? I know they love
styrofoam, in some ways it's not that different.

Thanks, -E

I can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero?
Just liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just
remember to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some
perlite.

In my experience that does not work. Mice like chilli.

Steve

Did someone say chillies?
http://www.toonpool.com/cartoons/Speed%20Mouse_61506

On Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:23:18 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

can't see mice eating perlite unless it has a taste they like. But,
just
in case, got any hot chilli peppers, such as cayenne or habanero? Just
liquidise and paint the stuff on the outside of the sacks. Just remember
to wash your hands or wear gloves the next time you want some perlite.

That's an idea! Of course I love hot peppers so if I had some habanero
I'd be likely to cook with it instead.



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Gardening in Lower Normandy