Rat Damage

Hey Boys I have a 2020 TRD pro And mice or rodents chewed up my wires, whats the best recommendation for repellent of what do you guys recommend.

 

Traps. Homedepot

 

That's the least of your worries; if you're just now finding damage, imagine what else is there that you're not seeing.

Speaking from experience of having rats destroy one of my vehicle's wiring harness.

 

cam sensor on the valve cover? i just replaced the engine harness on a 2019 taco on an insurance job from some kind of rodent. cam sensor was the first thing noticed. Dug deeper and found alot of messed up wires, i use peppermint oil around the car in the garage.. seems to work (had a mouse chew through the harness on my avalon before)

 

this one was the worst ive seen

 

Here is another thread with helpful ideas.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/effing-mice.461226/

 

Fuck yea

 

I’ve had good success with these...

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Tomcat-Secure-Kill-Rat-Trap-0360810/205566237

 

Gees! That’s crazy. Where those vehicles dormant for the winter? I have two cars under covers in my garage. Winter is a problem. Seems they try to hid from the cold. Droppings so far seem to the biggest issue, plus found a dead one on the firewall on one car. Oh, yeah also chewed through the headliner on the other.
Recently sold a 350 motor that was in my garage for a few years. I was shocked at how many freaking mouse dropping there where under that motor!
Sealed up the garage doors this year, hoping that keeps them out. Have traps in the garage with no kills so far. Guess I’ll see in the spring if I have vacuum out the cars ...

 

I have the opposite problem. I have kittens sleeping on my exhaust and on top up my engine.

 

this truck was actually driven every day. until it wouldnt run anymore.

 

my sisters cat is actually a kitten i found when doing an oil change on a camry at work. poor thing was scared to hell.

 

Thanks boys

 

That is unreal. Good luck with it.

 

oh god, this truck i cant tell how quick it happened. my avalon? destroyed the harness in 2 days. car sat for 2 days while i was away come back and wouldnt run

ever since then i keep pepermint oil soaked rags around the cars. and the cats allowed in the garage now.

 

squirrels ive seen damage more than mice. i still cant figure out what the hell was in this taco. it looked like a damn birds nest inside. chipmunks are bad too

if i saw them on camera id be ready with the pellet gun later

 

I have had rodent issues in my motorhome engine compartment. They nested in the doghouse insulation. They never touched the wires, the problem I have found is the urine. They piss and shit everywhere. And they leave trails of urine to follow like pathways. This stuff rots out fuel rails and fittings and causes leaks. I found hosing down the area and cleaned off the urine trails helped. I haven't seen them return since.