<div dir="ltr"><div>I had similar issues and I tried silicone over fiberglass sheathing intended for high temperature wire protection. <a href="https://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/72012/10002/-1">https://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/72012/10002/-1</a> <br></div><div>So far they don't seem to like it. Most of my trailer wiring is in metal and PVC conduit, so I only needed short pieces of sleeving where the wires connect to lights and brakes.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net" target="_blank">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">In a continuing battle with squirrels, I spent most of the day rewiring my utility trailer wiring where they had chewed it into pieces.</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">I posted a pic if the battery cable terminals they destroyed before and after checking the wiring I looked at the terminals and they had started on them again</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">this is the first set</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">my only happy spot is that they will die a slow painful death from lead poisoning.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">So I've rewired the trailer wiring and put it in TWO layers of plastic loom ( I know...)</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">for now but am looking for some type of sheathing to wrap it in that might be a rodent</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">retardant... any suggestions ???</font></div>
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