Humane way to stop mice from invading quail cage

[TobyTheQuail]

How do I prevent mice from climbing up the quails' cage without using traps? In other words...how can I stop them from climbing up the cage legs? I've already tried oiling the legs and that only worked for the first day until the oil dried up. It's a flight cage so it's not like I could hang it up from the ceiling. I haven't been able to sleep properly in the past 2 weeks...lights on, radio on, one eye open...and still get woken up in the middle of the night to find like 3 or 4 of them chillin' in the cage. If I don't get good sleep soon I think I'm going to lose my mind. Lol. Please help with some humane ideas on how to stop these mice from climbing up.

 

[KingD]

Poison

 

[TobyTheQuail]

Poison

 

[TobyTheQuail]

I agree with u 100% but in the meantime, how to I stop them from getting inside? It's so real my friend that even as I'm typing I'm standing in front of the cage keeping watch. Haha. Hey, look at what I caught 5 minutes ago...

 

[SpotTheCat]

I agree with u 100% but in the meantime, how to I stop them from getting inside? It's so real my friend that even as I'm typing I'm standing in front of the cage keeping watch. Haha. Hey, look at what I caught 5 minutes ago...

Are they rats or mice?
Looked at the picture closer looks like a mouse. to stop them getting in you would need to probably cover the cage with smaller wire about 1/4 inch wire(6mm)

 

[Quailobsessed]

This won't stop them, but taking their food out at night may attract less mice. A long term solution may be taking a mouse-proof enclosure for them.

 

[SpotTheCat]

As far as I know mice don’t hunt small animals so the worst they will Probably do is eat the quail food and use it as a toilet (the quail food) , rats will hunt and kill small animals.

 

[Quailobsessed]

As far as I know mice don’t hunt small animals so the worst they will Probably do is eat the quail food and use it as a toilet (the quail food) , rats will hunt and kill small animals.

They can spread diseases to the quail too.

 

[KingD]

There's not really any way of stopping mice from entering the cage. There's not really anything to worry about. Rats on the other hand are a pain, they can cause some real destruction to livestock as well. I've always had mice in my cage. No way of stopping them. They can fit through a hole the width of a pencil.

 

[TobyTheQuail]

They can spread diseases to the quail too.

Oh, fo' sure. They're both equally as bad. I already had a quail killed and beheaded by a rat many years ago. U live and learn...if I have to stand guard in front of their cage until this landlord resolves this rodent situation I will. Hehe. It's killin' me though bro.