I spent several days staying at my Granddaughters house while she was away to watch after her dogs, chickens plants and garden.
Things were going well until day 4 and I noticed her chickens all huddled up at one end of her coup. Went to check it out and a rat snake was in there. When I went to get it, it went under the coup do I opened the roosting side and another rat snake already had an egg in its neck.
Scooped it up and carried it a ways down and set it over the fence. Went back, the other one was coming out. Chased it around as it went up the wire, thru the roof and just as I got a hold of it, a 3rd one slithered up the cage and came in.
She has, what she called snake wire, running around the cage and about 1 foot high, supposed to lightly shock the snake also, don't think that bothered them. I told her before snakes can climb dang near anything. Sent her some pics of them doing that on her coup.
Anyways, anybody have any ideas on how to keep snakes out? Thanks in advance!
Things were going well until day 4 and I noticed her chickens all huddled up at one end of her coup. Went to check it out and a rat snake was in there. When I went to get it, it went under the coup do I opened the roosting side and another rat snake already had an egg in its neck.
Scooped it up and carried it a ways down and set it over the fence. Went back, the other one was coming out. Chased it around as it went up the wire, thru the roof and just as I got a hold of it, a 3rd one slithered up the cage and came in.
She has, what she called snake wire, running around the cage and about 1 foot high, supposed to lightly shock the snake also, don't think that bothered them. I told her before snakes can climb dang near anything. Sent her some pics of them doing that on her coup.
Anyways, anybody have any ideas on how to keep snakes out? Thanks in advance!