- 1). Put your grain into metal containers to save it from the pesky rodents. Sweep the floors daily to remove the grain pieces from the barn. While barn rats use the barn for shelter, they will infest an unclean barn quicker as it has a source of food.
- 2). Seal up any visible access points with the same material used to create the barn. For example, if the exterior of the barn is sheets of metal then use metal. If the barn is wood, use plywood.
- 3). Soak cotton balls --- the more you use the more effective the method -- with pure peppermint oil and scatter throughout the barn. You can purchase peppermint oil at local health food stores. Repeat when the peppermint smell dissipates.
- 4). Set up mousetraps in corners. Dispose of the trap's contents daily. This method poses some risk to your pets.
- 5). Get a cat. Local shelters are inundated with wild and domestic felines and often adopt cats to barns for a small fee. To make your feline a more productive rat catcher and more apt to stay around the barn, you should adopt more than one cat. Adult cats work better than kittens.
- 6). Use a dog, specifically, a Jack Russell terrier or Rat terrier. Bred for hunting rodents, these dogs possess the instinct to kill rats. Getting a dog is a ten to fifteen year commitment. Consider the consequences before getting one.
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