Outdoor enclosure pest issues

[DanSB]

I have known many people with aviaries outdoors in my area and everyone has had at least one horror story of rats getting in and injuring or killing a bird, mice leaving contamination, and even crows and jays tormenting the animals in the enclosures not to mention the mites and other nasties all these animals carry.

My question is for those of you who keep outdoor enclosures: How do you avoid this issue? I feed some stray cats that hang around my yard and keep the garden free from rodents and birds and I assume they will also protect the chameleons (as long as I make sure the enclosure is cat proof which is easier than rat proof). Are there other precautions that should be taken?

 

[ibdragons]

pest

Put a fake owl by ur cages,for birds and some rodent,next put ur cages on a table and each leg put a small bucket with water in it ,the leg in the bucket, make sure the buckets are wide. And there u have it.good luck

 

[DanSB]

Put a fake owl by ur cages,for birds and some rodent,next put ur cages on a table and each leg put a small bucket with water in it ,the leg in the bucket, make sure the buckets are wide. And there u have it.good luck

Great ideas. I now remember years ago we used to leave half full 5 gallon buckets out. The rats would get into them and couldn't climb out. I would guess some sort of flange on the leg would be good to keep them from being able to climb the leg once they were in.

 

[ibdragons]

pest

Flange with spikes or better yet baby alligators in each bucket.,,,the buckets stop even ants Wich is one of my main problem.,put a board between the owl and cages cuz some of the chams might get freaked out by them.