Re: Help - Rats in my pick-up truck

Mothballs work on mice as a deterrent

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Barry


<maxh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
> just got my pick-up truck back from my mechanic.
> Some sneaky rats got into it and ate some wires near the carburetor.
> It disabled my truck and I had to get it towed.
> It cost me $400 just to repair the damage!
> What a waste of money, would have bought a lot of Christmas presents.
> Question: Any idea how I can keep the rats from eating the wires on my
> pick-up truck?
> My mechanic suggested a "Dove" soap bar,. placed under the hood, might
> keep
> them from eating the wires. The rats seem to prefer eating that bar of
> soap
> rather than wires.
> Another suggestion was, spraying Mexican Chili powder/mixed with water,
> all
> over the engine compartment. Rats seem not to like that smell.
> No offence intended to any Mexican readers :-))
> Someone else suggested to place "fabric softener sheets" (used in clothes
> dryer) around the engine compartment.
> I'm thinking of placing an old fashioned rat trap
> somewhere in the engine compartment instead, but there isn't all that much
> room for it.
> I would appreciate any other suggestion, that might keep those darned rats
> off my beloved pick-up truck.
> Btw, I do keep the hood up most of the time, that discourages the rats
> somewhat, but is not 100% fool proof, as you can see by my repair bill.
> I even had an occasional rabbit jump at me, when I opened the hood in the
> morning. Has that happened to anyone too out there in the boonies?
> Thanks, and have a Merry Christmas, all of you.
>
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