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Because of their impulse to chew, rats frequently destroy material that offers no nutritional value to them. The inherent appeal of car wiring, Dr. Parsons said
by Kaibeezy 7y ago
Because of their impulse to chew, rats frequently destroy material that offers no nutritional value to them. The inherent appeal of car wiring, Dr. Parsons said, is complemented by the fact that, in recent years, many car manufacturers have switched from petroleum-based wire insulation to greener, less expensive soy-based kind.
“Yum,” he said.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIf you frequently leave you vehicle unattended for periods of time and it’s parked somewhere where rodents are troublesome, there is a tape you can purchase made with capsaicin that wraps around wiring harnesses to dissuade rodent consumption.
- perl4ever 7y agoI have seen, in a car that was left for a while unused during a family member's struggle with cancer, where mice (I assume) got into the glove box, and chewed the plastic part of insulin needle tips to bits.