Someone said if you sprinkle Diatomaceous Earth around the chicken house, that a snake would not cross it? Anyone ever try this?
whitewolf
I will be the first to go ahead and call "BS" on this one. There are no truly effective snake repellants. The only way to control them is to limit their hiding places by keeping the premises mowed and picked up. I have "chicken snakes" or more properly Rat snakes living around my barn with my coops but very rarely loose an egg since I collect them daily. They do me more good by keeping down rodent problems around my feed storage. I actually brought them in from where I would find them on purpose. I am not a snake lover but they are far better rat hunters than I am.
All that being said, I kill immediately any poisonous snake no questions asked, no matter what.
Mark
All that being said, I kill immediately any poisonous snake no questions asked, no matter what.
Mark
I thought it was sulfur, not DE?
If you go to Lowes or any farm store, they usually sell a sulfur based powder as snake repellant. If you read the back though, it states it's only effective against rattlers and garter snakes.
If you go to Lowes or any farm store, they usually sell a sulfur based powder as snake repellant. If you read the back though, it states it's only effective against rattlers and garter snakes.
DE wont do anything for snakes, its best for dusting for parasites. Sulfur puts off a taste they do NOT like & wont cross.
"Fossilzed" means all organic material has been replaced by rock
Diatomaceous earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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