Anyone used anti-climb paint for rodents?

[PhilipB]

It's Grainstore cleaning time again.

Of course we've never, ever had a trace of any rodent in our Grainstore, but if one was to think of climbing up an area of concrete blocks, would standard anti-climb paint stop them?

 

[D14]

It's Grainstore cleaning time again.

Of course we've never, ever had a trace of any rodent in our Grainstore, but if one was to think of climbing up an area of concrete blocks, would standard anti-climb paint stop them?

Sticky pads are better.

 

[PhilipB]

Sticky pads are better.

But you have to then check them regularly?

 

[D14]

But you have to then check them regularly?

So what?

 

[76masseyman]

The anti climb paint here does have a ‘skin’ to it to prevent birds etc becoming contaminated, so i presume rodents just walk on it.

 

[PhilipB]

Sticky pads are better.

But with sticky pads have to then check them regularly?

So what?
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So what?

I was thinking of it as a low imput prevention measure, rather than an active "control"

 

[PhilipB]

The anti climb paint here does have a ‘skin’ to it to prevent birds etc becoming contaminated, so i presume rodents just walk on it.

Ah, OK.

But on a vertical surface they would need to dig in a bit to grip, I guess.

 

[Yale]

What about some guttering fixed around the wall with the bow outwards?

They‘d have a job to climb over that.

 

[Grandad Pig]

What about some guttering fixed around the wall with the bow outwards?

They‘d have a job to climb over that.

The rats I have here would get their climbing gear, ropes and carabiners out. No problem. They are cleverer than me.

 

[vantage]

What about some guttering fixed around the wall with the bow outwards?

They‘d have a job to climb over that.

No problems, Mr Rat will just chew through it!

 

[Yale]

No problems, Mr Rat will just chew through it!

Or this.

Surfaces Rats Can't Climb
Single-sheet plastic: If you're wondering what can rats not climb up, the answer is they are foiled by anything that is extremely slippery. One way to stop a rat from climbing your walls is to install a slick surface over your existing wall.

 

[7610 super q]

I think there's a thread on here with someone fitting electrified fence wire around the perimeter.

 

[vantage]

Or this.

Surfaces Rats Can't Climb
Single-sheet plastic: If you're wondering what can rats not climb up, the answer is they are foiled by anything that is extremely slippery. One way to stop a rat from climbing your walls is to install a slick surface over your existing wall.

Looks good, so long as rattus rattus doesn’t find a way around it , to get on top and then chew through for his buddies to take the direct route.

 

[Still Farming]

Grease

 

[Doing it for the kids]

We use flat tin sheets, gives them wheel spin

 

[Flat 10]

Grease

Not ideal in a grain store

 

[Davey]

We use flat tin sheets, gives them wheel spin

I would have thought this would be the best idea? Just some normal tin cladding cut into foot long strips and fixed lengthways would surely be a relatively quick and cheap way of forming a break?

I'd put it near the top of the wall to make sure they couldn't just jump over it from the ground.

 

[camRon]

Haven't tried it for sure, but know other methods. Now, by the fall, there are even more rats and they became even more insolent . They gnawed the fuel line of my car in the garage, so I also had to repair it, but I coped with my friend. However, I should get rid of these barstewards. They nibble on everything that gets in their way, so I found the best rat trap options. At least that's what they say, but I want to check as soon as possible. I will also use non-toxic for humans and pets hypoallergenic aroma of peanut butter as a bait.