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I have had the same battle, except with mice eating the wiring on my boat
trailer. I have had reasonable success with a product like
this:<br><br>
<a href="https://www.wirecare.com/category/braided-sleeving/heavy-duty-sleeving/rodent-resistant-sleeving/rrn1.25db-rodent-resistant-1-1-4-dark-brown-5-ft-cuts" eudora="autourl">
https://www.wirecare.com/category/braided-sleeving/heavy-duty-sleeving/rodent-resistant-sleeving/rrn1.25db-rodent-resistant-1-1-4-dark-brown-5-ft-cuts</a>
<br><br>
It is a sheathing impregnated with capsaicin, which is what makes chili
peppers hot. I have not had any mice eat through this, but if there
is any wire at all left unprotected, they manage to find it. You
have to be careful with this stuff. Wear rubber gloves and do not
touch your eyes or face or you will be very unhappy. <br><br>
-Steve<br><br>
At 04:59 PM 4/3/2025, john niolon wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><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.<br>
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<br>
this is the first set<br>
</font> <br>
<img src="cid:7.1.0.9.2.20250409122558.11674040@optonline.net.1" width=288 height=216 alt="[]">
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<br>
<font face="Segoe UI">my only happy spot is that they will die a slow
painful death from lead poisoning.<br>
</font> <br>
<font face="Segoe UI">So I've rewired the trailer wiring and put it in
TWO layers of plastic loom ( I know...)<br>
for now but am looking for some type of sheathing to wrap it in that
might be a rodent<br>
retardant... any suggestions ???<br>
</font> <br>
<font face="Segoe UI">john<br>
</font><br><br>
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