screen for mice?

Ted Shoemaker wrote:



>What size of screen is needed for the top of a >cage/tank containing pet mice?
[...]

I use quarter-inch mesh "hardware cloth" -- zinc-coated
wire, avaliable at most large hardware & building-supply
stores -- for this, and have had no problems with
gnawing-through or squeezing-through. (It does tend to
corrode in corners where the mice urinate, after a year
or so, when used to construct the entire cage, but that
wouldn't be a factor with the top of an aquarium-type
container.)

Don Fitch

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A couple of weeks ago I bought a 1/4" x 1/4" wire screen lid from the pet
store in the mall(I know, bad place, but...). They had them for different
sized aquariums(mine's 10gal), and they were in the reptile section. I also
got a set of metal clamps by the same company that keeps it securely locked.
It all cost under $10... and it works great. We have 4 cats and they can't
get in, nor has the lid broken in(they like to sit on top and watch). Sorry
I don't remember the name of the manufacturer... just try reptile sections I
guess. :)

Cheers,
Nichole


"Ted Shoemaker" <shoemakerted DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> What size of screen is needed for the top of a cage/tank containing
> pet mice? The coarse screen, they can squeeze through. The fine
> screen, they can gnaw through. What works?
>
> Please respond to the newsgroup and not to my email.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Ted Shoemaker
 >> Stay informed about: screen for mice?