How to Keep Mice and Rats Out of Your Feed
I don’t know about you but I do NOT appreciate mice anywhere. Sure, they have their place in the ecosystem. But, their place is not near me, in my feed or in my vehicles. There are many methods of controlling mice and rats out there but finding effective non-toxic methods that don’t require regular monitoring can be more challenging. So, this week’s podcast episode focuses on one non-toxic method of controlling mice and rats on your farm/ranch and in the house. Jeff Wilcox from Gallagher Animal Management and Adam Cording from Good Nature join the show to discuss this method along with the economic and health impacts that come from not controlling mouse and rat populations.
Economic & Health Impacts of Varmint Control
Rodents are small animals that can cause significant damage. They can spoil feed with their feces and urine droppings as well as chew on wires in your vehicles and other equipment. These are all things that are already high input costs for cattle producers let alone having a rodent ruin or damage them after the fact! Rodents can also carry diseases or fleas and ticks which carry diseases and cause problems of their own. The big picture is that these small creatures can cause a lot of damage if populations are not controlled.
How Good Nature Traps Work
Good nature mouse traps are a non-toxic form of killing rodents that happens instantly to prevent them from repopulating before dying. The traps also automatically reset to save you time and energy. The trap can be mounted or set on a stand to allow you to place it in the high-traffic areas on your ranch. It consists of a paste to lure the pests in and is then powered by CO2 to strike the pest when they activate the trigger. The pest then drops from the trap, the counter tracks the dead mouse for you to see how many it gets and then the trap is opened up for another pest to enter as they smell the lure.
Next Steps
The Good Nature mouse traps are straightforward and simple to use. They even come with resources to guide you through where to place them for the best results. So, if you are tired of mice, rats and other pests spoiling your feed or chewing on wires; take a look at these traps to start controlling rodent populations on your cattle operation.
