Predator proofing

[chrismt89]

Just wondering about the different ways to predator proof a mews? Im not talking about air predators just the ground ones that might dig in. Do you guys put wire under the whole mews or just dig it down and put like a wire skirt around the base leaving the inside not wired? i plan on running wire the whole length of the mews on the bottom so the whole floor has a wire base under it then laying that gardening cloth over that to keep grass and weeds from growing then my pea gravel. thanks

[Deleted]

Mine has wire (2"x4" rectangles) under the whole thing. I'd skip the cloth. It will inhibit drainage and the weeds will still grow out of the gravel above the cloth. If you just ran wire inside under the gravel 1' to 2' from the walls that would suffice.

[chrismt89]

i thought the cloth was suposeto let water pass through it not make it pool ill have to read the label thanks for the tips though. i can put the wire under my whole mews for about $40 with my discount from work so im going to just do the whole thing better safe than sorry i have a groundhog around here that likes to dig everything she sees but she might be gone by they anyways

[kenbro77]

I put metal siding aprox. 8" deep down the walls all the way around my mews. Has worked great.