Their homes need protecting too
Animal houses needn't be boring and brown...you can easily add colour to help them blend into your garden. Follow our guides to pet-friendly painting.
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Pet house rescue
Don't let dull designs land you in the dog house - match your kennel to your canine for the ultimate pet pad!
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Fun rabbit run
Rabbit hutches needn't be boring and brown - add some colour to liven things up!
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Chic chicken house
A happy hen lays more eggs. So if you've a brood of bantams in your back garden, make sure their accomodation is top notch.
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Brilliant bird tables
Why not give bird feeders and tables an instant lift with a palette inspired by nature?
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Bee-hives with buzz
Beehives are made of wood because of the insulating and breathing properties of timber.
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Aviaries
Budgies, parakeets and parrots chew wood; finches may peck wood when feeding. Therefore we would not recommend the use of preservers or eradicators in treating an aviary. The use of solvent based stains can only be used before birds are introduced into aviary once all fumes have disappeared. However we would recommend a water-based stain, such as Timbercare is the best option.
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Bats and bat roosts
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes it illegal to kill, injure, disturb or handle a bat. It is also illegal to destroy or obstruct access to any place a bat uses for shelter. You must contact the Bat Conservation trust, English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage, Countryside Council for Wales or National Park and Wildlife Services before treatment is undertaken. Cuprinol wood preservers and eradictors are safe to use in bat roosts, but you should carefully time the treatment so that it is carried out while the bats are absent (between October and April for the Pipistrelle) and unlikely to return before treatment is dry.
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