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Dilinger said:
God what a week , i accidentally found out that rats ate the engine cords
Fortunately, the damage is not drastic, not expensive,BUT thats just luck
What precautions should one take, in order to prevent rats to come close to the cars cables?
What I do is place moth balls made with Napthalene at the corners of the garage entrances -- mice can get in a hole 12MM or smaller. Obviously have nothing that can serve as food for them, garbage, dog food, bird seed, etc., inside.
Inside the garage I have series of glue traps along the wall so if they walk through, they're stuck. Note that the glue traps are a cruel way to die, but compared to baiting traps, which will attract even more of them, and having them chew on the car, well, sorry rodent, I just can't have you chewing on the car.
The trouble with traps and poison is that they must be (or are) baited, and that creates a food supply, and they'll seek out the food supply.
If the car is outside, I doubt there's much you can do. Some people put laundry dryer sheets in the car, trunk, inside, etc., because rodents are said to hate the smell (so do I) but it's not as bad as moth balls for people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth_ballshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MousetrapHTH,
Jim