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well it hit 102 today and the inside the shed was about 85 and the mice looked miserable. i have a fan and ice bottles inside but they don't seem to know what to do with them i've had rabbits and they lay all over those bottles , oh well it 's still gotta help.havn't lost any so far hope it cools off tommorrow. forgot to mention there's also about 15 pinks in the one tank and so far so good

This weekend I'm going to cut a vent in the floor and cover it with screen. I hope the exhaust fan pulls cool air from under the shed.

DeMak

or else you'll get some funky critters comin inside ur shed!..

1/4" is good.. then you could top it with window mesh to keep the bugs out..

i put vents into my doors of my rodent shed, and it helps cool it a great deal..

best of luck

dan

I was going to put wire window screen, but putting it over some 1/4" or 1/2" is a great idea.

Thanx Dan!

DeMak

yup.. wire window screen would take a wild rat about 1/8th of a second to get thru LOL..

hardware cloth is the ONLY way to go..

best of luck

dan

i think it was about 108 today where i live. luckily i dont have my rats in a shed. haha.
if it gets any hotter in your shed...maybe you could misters?? just a thought i dunno how well it would work.

Another great idea! I have a dead space about 2'X 2' behind my shed. It's bordered by a cinderblock wall on two sides, the garage wall and the back of the shed. I could run a hose under the shed, put on a mister, then draw the cool air into the shed from the floor. I built the shed up on bricks so there should be plenty of space under neath. I'll have to block off the front. Going to be a busy weekend.

I might want to run it only on real hot days though, I don't want to make the snakes to cool.

Thanx the-mikester!

DeMak

well i am some what of a geniou...not.
glad i could help.