I'm curious how your results end up, we see a lot of rodent damage in my area. I total
at least one to two vehicles a year from rodent intrusion and damage.
Hell I just had to repair the wiring on a ignition coil on a 2021 Rav4 Hybrid with only 1200mi on it because rodents devoured it. We go through quite a bit of that Honda spicy tape, thankfully the rodents haven't developed a taste for hot stuff yet.
Keep on experimenting!