watchthebox
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Anyone else have problems with rodents messing with their trucks? Those dang critters have been getting up into the engine compartment of my F250 and chewing up things. I'm seeing evidence of wires been gnawed on. Then, a month ago my check filter light came on. I thought that was odd since I had just had it replaced a couple months ago. Finally I took it to the dealer, who found, while I was watching, the part of the filter compartment right before the filter itself packed with chewed up insulation (I wonder where from?) and a dead rat (not a sewer rat, but I think what we have out here are called Kangaroo rats or something like that).
I've tried poison, traps, etc., but the rodents are winning the war due to overwhelming numbers. I'm getting ready to build a garage. In the interim, since I only drive the truck a couple times a month, I thought I'd try to keep them out by putting up galvanized sheet metal around the wheels. I wonder if the sheet metal will be tall enough to keep them from jumping up onto the tires. What do you think?
Update 4/13/10:
After the initial success on my truck, I've added these to the wheels on my Cyclone, and I haven't seen any evidence of mouse activity (where previously I had). I put out treats like sunflower seeds and corn kernels where they had been, so I could make sure to know whether these defenses were working. So far so good!
I've tried poison, traps, etc., but the rodents are winning the war due to overwhelming numbers. I'm getting ready to build a garage. In the interim, since I only drive the truck a couple times a month, I thought I'd try to keep them out by putting up galvanized sheet metal around the wheels. I wonder if the sheet metal will be tall enough to keep them from jumping up onto the tires. What do you think?
Update 4/13/10:
After the initial success on my truck, I've added these to the wheels on my Cyclone, and I haven't seen any evidence of mouse activity (where previously I had). I put out treats like sunflower seeds and corn kernels where they had been, so I could make sure to know whether these defenses were working. So far so good!
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