I HATE RODENTS!!!!!!

[DockShootinJack]

Having been bit ALL the way thru my thumb as a little kid by a large rat , I HATE them more than you can imagine.
I still wear a real nice y shaped scar on my thumb joint , and to this day they still make me want to exterminate them .
One thing comes to mind though , your issue might be tree rats , they often get in boats and chew chew chew ,as well .....just saying .

Squirrels like electrical wiring also. No telling how much in damage they do in the attic of houses each year. I rewired one years ago that had the insulation stripped from every wire in the attic. It was a mess

[DockShootinJack]

did mention I hate rats , my grandpa said he used to control them with a rather neat approach .
he swore if you can ketch one and set it on fire and put it out once it's hair is all gone
and let it go back to the "pack" they will leave the area fast .
never tried it , but if you do , let me know , i always wondered .....

Given the same treatment I believe I would search for more hospitable surroundings myself

[BuckeyeCrappie]

We had a 2012 Honda Fit and they destroyed the wiring harness. Our insurance paid to get it repaired and wrapped with this. It can be ordered online.

Honda produces a capsaicin-treated tape (part number 4019-2317) which is sold through Honda dealers and online. Wrapping repaired or existing wires in the tape effectively deter rodents from chewing on them. This tape lacks the painful odor one would expect of a capsaicin product but prolonged skin exposure will cause burning.

[Timbertodd]

That sucks, I hope your repairs have taken care of the damage.

[DockShootinJack]

We had a 2012 Honda Fit and they destroyed the wiring harness. Our insurance paid to get it repaired and wrapped with this. It can be ordered online.

Honda produces a capsaicin-treated tape (part number 4019-2317) which is sold through Honda dealers and online. Wrapping repaired or existing wires in the tape effectively deter rodents from chewing on them. This tape lacks the painful odor one would expect of a capsaicin product but prolonged skin exposure will cause burning.

Spicy electrical tape. Now that is some good stuff

[Ketchn]

We had a 2012 Honda Fit and they destroyed the wiring harness. Our insurance paid to get it repaired and wrapped with this. It can be ordered online.

Honda produces a capsaicin-treated tape (part number 4019-2317) which is sold through Honda dealers and online. Wrapping repaired or existing wires in the tape effectively deter rodents from chewing on them. This tape lacks the painful odor one would expect of a capsaicin product but prolonged skin exposure will cause burning.

we have 2013 and we put an old school trick in ours, dryer sheets , keeping my fingers crossed is me ...
we have all sorts of rodents near by , feeding our chickens behind the garage dont help either .
and bird feeders attract lots of rodents as well , fyi

[DockShootinJack]

I have a coworker that swears by those sonic modules to keep them away from his vehicles.

They like bird feed both new and old. I wage war on them several times a year at the chicken coops

[Ketchn]

AND with rodents comes snakes , just saying .....beware of the wood pile

[Central Minn]

A daily battle all year long on the farm, during the winter we really go full out...poison boxes in every shed, baited snap traps and sticky traps in the cabs of all the parked machinery in the sheds, once a week we check traps and poison boxes.
It really sucks when you hop in your expensive piece of machinery turn the key and all the warning lights and buzzers go off because the rodents have ate through a ecu/ecm harness.

[Ketchn]

saw an entire 200 pack of napkins turned into a nest the other day ....
destructive dang things for sure