Posted on 01/27/2013 1:30:19 PM PST by SMGFan
Travelers have a warning for drivers who park their cars near Denver International Airport (DIA). Rabbits are chewing the wires under many cars costing owners a lot of money. The rabbits get in and chew the brake lines, the clutch lines and other wiring. Local car repair shops estimates they can do thousands of dollars in damage.
“When I had the trouble with the oil light coming on, the dealer told me the wires that controlled the air conditioning were chewed,” said Ken Blum, one car owner who knows all about the not so funny bunny business at DIA.
Blum has had to have repairs done on his car twice due to rabbit damage and he estimates the cost at approximately $700.
(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...
Reminds me of reading about a Romanian armored division in WWII that was put out of action because mice ate the wiring in their tanks.
I had a problem with chipmunks colonizing my wife’s car. All I can say is, whatever you do, do not, I repeat NOT, place rat poison cube baits in crevices in the engine compartment, because wild rodents find them and eat them.
I had a problem with chipmunks colonizing my wife’s car. All I can say is, whatever you do, do not, I repeat NOT, place rat poison cube baits in crevices in the engine compartment, because wild rodents find them and eat them.
We had the same problem at GTMO with Banana Rats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutia
We wired chicken wired under the motor to keep them out.
I used to get reports that the environmentalist was conducting Banana Rat population control in such and such a location. I asked someone, “What exactly does that mean”?
They said, he goes out at night (hutia are nocturnal) and shoots as many as he can with a .22.
Some people just draw the good assignments.
Sounds just like Pack Rats in the Tucson area.
One of our cars has been in three times with problems that turned out to be eaten wiring under the hood...
That would be the German 27th Panzer division. They had dug their vehicles in and used some available hay for warmth around the vehicles. The rats got in the hay and then into the tanks and there was a smorgasbord of rubber wiring for them. When it came time to do something about the pocket at Stalingrad most of the tanks were immobilized due to wiring damage.
In the last decade or so, most car manufacturers have jumped on the “green” wagon and started using wire that is insulated with soy-based plastics. Rodents love the stuff.
http://www.ihatethemedia.com/rodents-eat-soy-car-materials
That is cheaper than having to repair what a bear can do to an interior.
I stand corrected.
Ok, I just now did a Google search on rats/Bounce and there are many links indicating that it works as said in my previous post. It is suggested that rubbing surfaces with the sheets is very effective.
I've had to do the same thing in some of the remote camping areas I four wheel drive into. Darn porcupines!
Are you pulling my leg?
They run this story every year.
Rabbits chew on wire because when the wires have been warmed up by current, the plastic coatings outgass and give off a smell that the rabbits find attractive. They think they are nibbling on a vine or plant.
No! Google “rats, Bounce Fabric Softener”. It worked well for me.
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