RATS! source for the OEM Toyota soy wires? Want to run a rat-proofing test.

[Nobody Special]

Just an update.
This was taken just after the "blizzard" and grew since then, but also melted some.

It is the exact location I want to leave the "test"


Wires still "soaking".
I will add fresh product to the caps this weekend.

 

[ElectroBoy]

I'll be sure to post them up.

I am thinking it should not take more than one or two nights to get results.

One bare wire.
One coated wire.
One peanut butter wire.
One coated wire w/ peanut butter on top.

So far I only have WoolWax and Cosmoline.
Working on getting some WaxOyl for a fair price for this too.

So... any testing results to report?

 

[BlackWorksInc]

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!

 

[Spielightdude]

Following

 

[ElectroBoy]

Well, [MENTION=634641]Nobody Special[/MENTION] has gone dark. I was interested in the results of his rat-wire experiments.

 

[dflowerz]

Well, [MENTION=634641]Nobody Special[/MENTION] has gone dark. I was interested in the results of his rat-wire experiments.

Maybe the rats got him too......

I am repeating myself, but I went through that with my 911. 30,000 bucks worth of damage which insurance paid. Car was in the shop for 4-5 months. Measures I took were getting all food(dog food) out of my garage and plugging any places where rats could sneak in. I also shine a bright LED light under the engine at night and spray peppermint spray around every few days. Who knows if it matters. My 4Runner sits outside which sucks. Sometimes I spray the peppermint spray on the engine but not often enough. I also have traps everywhere but these rodents seem to be very trap wary. Have yet to catch even one rat using peanut butter and cheese as bait. I also have a small motion detection camera under the 911 in case the enemy infiltrates

 

[ElectroBoy]

Damn. That’s awful.
Repellent smelly sprays, pepper sauce on wires, bright strobe lights, ultrasonic noisemakers, snap traps, havahart cage traps, walk-the-plank water bucket devices, physical barriers, electric grids, cats… All the jokes about better mousetraps. Rodents have plagued humanity for thousands of years. There’s no perfect solution.

 

[jrandom]

Damn. That’s awful.
Repellent smelly sprays, pepper sauce on wires, bright strobe lights, ultrasonic noisemakers, snap traps, havahart cage traps, walk-the-plank water bucket devices, physical barriers, electric grids, cats… All the jokes about better mousetraps. Rodents have plagued humanity for thousands of years. There’s no perfect solution.

Uh... yeah... a herd of cats that are bigger than rats