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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck by elihu on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @10:41PM (#28689717)
My uncle had I think it was a Jeep Cherokee or something similar that had to be basically taken apart and reassembled with new wiring because for that model the manufacturer had used a new kind of wire insulation that mice apparently like to eat.
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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck by dreamcompiler on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:53AM (#28690420)
It's because several modern car manufacturers are using "natural" products for wire insulation and hoses in an effort to be green. Many are soy-based. Rodents call this stuff "delicious."

Toyota was sued over the issue but the suit was dismissed.

https://carbuzz.com/news/angry-toyota-owners-sue-again-over-...

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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck by lostlogin on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @02:16AM (#28690785)
In fairness to Toyota, the little arseholes will chew on anything. Metal, wood, plastic.

They tunnel into beehives and have waged war on my NAS.

I recommend this thing for rodents - they are insanely powerful.

https://www.connovation.co.nz/products/doc200-trap-range

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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck by dreamcompiler on Thursday September 30, 2021 @08:21AM (#28705485)
That's quite a gizmo!

Here in the desert west of the USA I use the old half-full bucket of water trick. No swiveling cylinder nor bait needed; because it's dry here the water is the bait. And no bloody mess to clean up.

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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck by dreamcompiler on Thursday September 30, 2021 @08:24AM (#28705508)
But wait...your NAS? Do you keep your hard drives outdoors?
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