What Is a Weasel Afraid Of? Understanding the Weasel's Weaknesses in One Article

The weasel is actually properly called the Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica), and in the minds of most people in our country it has a bad image. The weasel's greatest feature is the scent gland at its anus, which can spray a smelly, mist-like liquid for self-defense. Our country has long had the saying "a weasel paying New Year's calls to a chicken -- with no good intentions." In fact, weasels do not live mainly on chickens, but mainly on mice, one of the four pests, so they are actually quite a good helper to humans! So what is a weasel afraid of? Below, Qinnong Net introduces this for everyone.

What does a weasel eat?

The weasel has a very omnivorous diet. In the wild it lives mainly on mice and hares. Although a hare runs very fast over short distances, in a long high-speed chase it will eventually, from fear and exhaustion, be caught up with and have its neck bitten through, becoming a victim in the weasel's jaws. Weasels also eat bird eggs and chicks, fish, frogs and insects. Near homes, they often raid poultry at night, first sucking their blood, then eating the internal organs and body; they are fond of sucking blood, and use the stench released from their scent glands for self-defense. According to surveys, each weasel can prey on 6 to 7 mice in a single night.

What is a weasel afraid of?

1. Wire mesh: Weasels are very clever, and they will not easily try to squeeze through wire mesh.

2. The large white goose: Because weasels have especially good eyesight at night, they go to steal chickens, but chickens are blind at night, so they are often attacked. The large white goose, however, fears nothing; once another animal invades, it will chase and attack until the intruder is driven away.

3. Dogs: Weasels are very afraid of dogs, especially small dogs, because small dogs can catch them.

4. Others: Weasels are also very afraid of things such as mousetraps, mouse-catching cages and poison, but these things must be used carefully to prevent accidents.

How to deal with weasels

1. Buy some snap traps used for catching mice, and after shutting up the pigeons each day, place them at the entrance and exit of the pigeon coop. When weasels and wild cats come to steal pigeons, they will step on the mouse traps. The mouse traps will not kill them, but they are enough to frighten them badly, so that they will not dare come again for a long time.

2. After shutting up the pigeons each day, place glue mouse boards at the entrance and exit of the pigeon coop. Weasels and wild cats will discover these things, but they greatly hinder them from entering the pigeon coop; occasionally getting stuck on their bodies will make them very uncomfortable, yet it will not be fatal.

3. When you hear movement in the pigeon house, shine a flashlight in the direction of the sound to scare away the predatory animal. After this is repeated many times, they will give up.

4. Install trigger-type lights or sound devices at the entrance and exit of the pigeon coop, which can effectively drive away predatory animals that come near.

The above is the relevant content that Qinnong Net has introduced for everyone about what weasels are afraid of. Qinnong Net also reminds everyone here that every living thing is an indispensable link in nature's food chain. Once humans intervene and kill large numbers, it will inevitably cause a butterfly effect, especially since the weasel is also an expert mouse-killer. Therefore, Qinnong Net still suggests that if weasels have not harmed our personal or property safety, everyone should be forgiving where possible and leave them a way to live.