When the weather turns cold, rodents are on the look out for a sheltered location to escape the elements. They can squeeze through very small openings and even a tight and secure unit could be vulnerable. If you have items stored in a self storage unit, be sure to take precautions to avoid rodent damage to your property. Following are a few tips that will help keep mice and other rodents out of your unit and away from your things:- Inspect your unit - look for tell tale signs of rodents throughout your entire unit. The first and easiest to spot is probably feces. Yep, mouse poo. You know what it looks like and if you don't, just google it. Also be on the lookout for balls of nesting material. This may be more difficult to spot as it will be tucked away in tight, dark areas. Also inspect boxes and fabric items for chew damage.
- Make sure absolutely no food items are stored in your unit - This is paramount as even small amounts of food are very attractive to rodents and draws them to your unit. Make sure clothes and dishes are cleaned before storing. Vacuum out sofas and chairs and if storing your vacuum empty the bag.
- Bait your unit with mouse poison - If rodents find their way into your unit, this can help keep them at bay. At our facilities, we bait all empty units in an effort to keep all the units rodent free. As a result, our customers experience little to no rodent damage. (Mouse traps can also be used, but this would require fairly regular monitoring as you want to remove any traps that have rodents.) If you store with us at Beaver Storage or Beaver Lake Storage and would like rodent poison to place in your unit, feel free to contact our facility manager. We are happy to provide this for our customers.
- Inspect your unit again - Yep, you have to keep looking to be certain. You want to check on your items regularly and make sure that you can get to the back of your unit easily to inspect everything!
We definitely want to keep mice and other rodents out in the cold and away from our stored possessions. Working together, facilities and storage customers can keep all units free from damage!
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