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1/4in screen???

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  • 10-23-2008, 08:02 PM
    Mitch21
    1/4in screen???
    Can mice and ASFs really eat out of 1/4" screening????

    I picked some up tonight to make some hoppers out of but it just looks so small....
  • 10-23-2008, 08:11 PM
    monk90222
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    They most definatley can. I've even seen regular rats do it!
  • 10-23-2008, 08:12 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    This is what I do for mine, see the cuts I make works a charm.

    http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...ers/Holes1.jpg
  • 10-23-2008, 08:35 PM
    Mitch21
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    Awesome! Thanks a lot!!!


    Mitch
  • 10-23-2008, 10:37 PM
    Brandon Osborne
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    No cuts needed. I'm not sure about ASFs but mice have no trouble eating from 1/4". If they are similar in size, I'm sure you won't have a problem.
  • 10-24-2008, 07:06 PM
    Bettacreek
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    Deborah, do you ever have problems with cut up faces?
  • 10-24-2008, 08:02 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bettacreek View Post
    Deborah, do you ever have problems with cut up faces?

    Never had!
  • 10-26-2008, 02:01 AM
    Clear
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    I am also concerned with this, so what I did was put a cup over the food so that its all together and pressure from the top will push down on the bottom ones. I hope this works!
  • 10-26-2008, 12:01 PM
    Brandon Osborne
    Re: 1/4in screen???
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Clear View Post
    I am also concerned with this, so what I did was put a cup over the food so that its all together and pressure from the top will push down on the bottom ones. I hope this works!


    You can use PVC. Depending on how many mice you have in a tub, you may need something larger. I just built a square food hopper for the front of my rack frames. I never had a problem with mice eating through 1/4".
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