Horror stories: rats and mice in the storage unit?

How are rodents attracted?

The reason mice and rats stray into a storage unit almost exclusively comes down to searching for food. The little creatures simply can't walk into the local Coop and serve themselves at the cheese counter. They have to rely on their sense of smell and comb through the neighbourhood's cellars and storerooms. If you've ever had a visit from rodents, chances are high that you had something edible stored nearby. The smell of food magnetically attracts them.

How do you keep rodents away from the storage unit?

If you live near a forest, stream, or canal, it is difficult to keep rodents completely out of your storage space, even if you don't store any food at all. Here, the safest solution is setting up traps. The problem is that all traps, except live traps, are very cruel. For animal lovers, this is dreadful. If you set live traps, you can release the little rodents back into nature—but then, of course, they can always return. The simplest solution would be storing your valuable items in an affordable storage unit in Zug.

Have there ever been rodents in the self storage unit?

You may have heard horror stories, or even experienced it yourself, where mice have gnawed their way into rented storage units, leaving bite marks and droppings behind. This was likely because the walls were made of plywood or similar materials that rodents can chew through. There might also have been small gaps or other areas for them to crawl through. When choosing a storage unit, you should pay close attention to the conditions provided and make sure that the prohibition of storing food is taken seriously.

Reliable rodent protection at the Zug storage location

If you have valuable clothes, irreplaceable keepsakes or other valuables that you want to keep completely safe, storing them in our affordable Zug storage unit is your best option. Your treasures are in good hands here, firstly because storing food is strictly forbidden, and secondly because our partition walls are made of metal, which even the most eager rodents cannot bite through. There are no gaps or similar pathways for rats or mice to move around.

If you want to be sure that your belongings are protected from rodents, it is best to store them in our affordable Zug storage unit. You are also welcome to take a free, non-binding tour of our storage facilities beforehand so you can see the security measures for yourself. We look forward to showing you around! A small warning: we occasionally have a dachshund in our office who steals things and has already been nicknamed the "rat" – but we don't let him into the self storage, promise ;-)