How do you connect 1/4" hardware cloth together?

[Kiki]

Can mice and rats squeeze their way inside 1/4" or 1/2" hardware cloth?

No but you must make sure there are no gaps in the hardware cloth for them to squeeze through.
1/4" is NOT good for flooring.

I use zip ties to attach hardware cloth to rabbit cages and it works perfectly.

 

[Sally PB]

But, you will have to do small 3 -4 foot sections at a time because the wire will want to get twisted the more times you weave it.

It really helps to do the sewing with two people if you can't easily reach both sides. Say, if you've already attached the hardware cloth to the wall of the run.

 

[sdm111]

For the zip ties users. Black are exterior and white/clear are indoor. The clear/white will degrade from the uv rays and break up over not too long.

 

[sdm111]

No but you must make sure there are no gaps in the hardware cloth for them to squeeze through.
1/4" is NOT good for flooring.

I use zip ties to attach hardware cloth to rabbit cages and it works perfectly.

No you don't, quit lying

 

[sdm111]

Can mice and rats squeeze their way inside 1/4" or 1/2" hardware cloth?

No

 

[Sammster]

I would overlap it a bit and use zip ties. Tons of tip ties. Hemostats are helpful, here.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I used to have 1/2" hardware cloth that I could connect together with J clips, but if I want to use 1/4" hardware cloth how would I connect them together? What tools would I need?

What would you be using 1/4" hardware cloth for? 1/4" hardware cloth is a thinner gauge and can break more easily than 1/2".

 

[scottischicken]

What would you be using 1/4" hardware cloth for? 1/4" hardware cloth is a thinner gauge and can break more easily than 1/2".

I was told that mice can enter in 1/2" hardware cloth.

 

[Squawkers]

Can’t some weasels also get through 1/2”? I have also seen that the smallest weasel can fit through 1/4” gaps

 

[StinkyAcres]

I was told that mice can enter in 1/2" hardware cloth.

I'm sure some small mice can. But chickens also eat mice. I'd rather the hardware cloth keep out predators than pests, but that's just me.