Living in a desert community has one particular nuisance that for some can be entirely non-existent, but unfortunately for others, can be a persistent nuisance. $2k in repairs after an invading bushy tail renovates a car's warm engine compartment is a critical matter that not everyone can readily afford to repair. A car that refuses to start is a startling inconvenience and even risks being a huge expense before things are returned to normal. Possibly insurance will pay the bill to get everything running properly again, but it all just adds more complication that nobody wants. The engine wiring is most vulnerable and the most tedious and costly to replace. Rats teeth are designed to shred the plastic coating from wiring and can easily split vacuum lines and ignition cables. The last time my car was damaged by little furry intruders only took about 20 minutes, but the resultant costs made it a necessity to take some preventive measures.
Engine compartment insulation is also a major target for these four-legged scoundrels who will tear it to shreds and then nest in it. Poison might help save the car stored out back that you are planning to restore some day. Primary defense for those with a gated yard is having pets who instinctively remain on sentinel duty for the entirety of their lives and are constantly alert in their search to root out unwanted little fur balls. Rodents can be a real plague in sparsely populated rural areas where not everyone has a garage or fenced-in yard to park their vehicle safely and may have to park where they become the center of attention for vermin and thieves alike. In that case sophisticated measures are needed since leaving the hood open is just an invitation for thievery, as any used car dealer knows.
I needed some protection but anything less than blocking all intrusion into my car's engine compartment from the underside was out of the question. I can reach easily into my car's engine compared to the vast majority that are so stuffed with components that rats can easily find a comfy place to hide. It takes about five minutes but every opening gets plugged with my array of hole stuffers that work very well, also covering and blocking access to all the intricate wiring, and my efforts have kept all intruders out for the past several years.
At one point I thought about using an inflatable shield to block entry from the underside to possibly simplify the protection process, but then saw an add for some spray-on rodent repellant. Comparing the cost and time and effort involved, I decided to first try the spray repellant. Not actually believing all the hype, the thought of leaving the wires unprotected overnight still persuaded me to keep some of my existing protections. I also added a noise alarm that supposedly drives rats away and then added some lights that would light up the engine compartment whenever movement was detected. Finally I set a couple of cameras in strategic places so I could watch all the action that was going on underneath my hood. As suspected, a rat found its way in but didn't hang around long enough to damage anything. I checked the cameras daily at first and discovered in each of several tries the rat was being persuaded to make a quick exit. The lights were working and the enclosed area wreaked of peppermint that apparently hides an odor that is intolerable to rodents. This repeated several times over the next three or four days until finally being visited by a grey squirrel. They are so big and awkward it knocked one camera over and then he was gone again as fast as he had arrived. That was the last intrusion and after a few weeks I could remove the cameras because the intruding vermin had finally decided this place was not going to have all the conveniences they were looking for. That was several months ago and there is no evidence of intrusion ever since. I have used both the spray and grinding noise maker separately in a couple of other places with complete success at eliminating rat infestations, so there is plenty of evidence to show these devices are doing their job as claimed. The engine compartment gets sprayed about once a month and the batteries for the grunge blaster are charged every two months, and of course the batteries for the lights won't need charging when there isn't any movement to set them off. No nests, no signs of intrusion, no split wires, and the costs and efforts involved are minor compared to the costs of damage that is possible when there is no protection at all.
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Rodent Defense Vehicle Protection is the protection every car, truck, RV, ATV or motorcycle owner needs to have!
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The Perfect Tool for Any VehicleFrom Cars, Trucks, Boats, RV's ATV''s and Motorcycles, Vehicle Protection by Exterminator's Choice is a MUST HAVE! When you use our product as directed, you will feel much better about the safety of your wiring from mice, rats, squirrels and other nosy rodents looking to make your vehicle theirs! We combine all natural oils like peppermint and rosemary that put off vapors that rodents can't stand. We make our products right here in the USA and are a proud family owned business! |
Rodent Damage is EXPENSIVE!We have had people reach out to us that, before using Rodent Defense Vehicle Protection, paid hundred and even thousands in some cases to have their car wiring repaired! This product is made to keep that from happening ever again! Please read the description for extra tips we offer on the best way to fight this problem if you have had damage recently. |
Please Give Our Other Great Products a Try!Our Exterminator's Choice product line is made by real exterminators! We are a family owned business and manufacture our products right here in the USA! We Make products that naturally repel rats, mice, lizards, snakes, lice, bugs, slugs and MORE! Search Exterminators Choice products today! ! |
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Great spray!
I had a rabbit eating the wires of my truck. It was actually living in it. It cost me $500 to repair all the damage. Bought this spray, the smell is nice and it actually worked. Seen the rabbit around but, is not going around my truck anymore. I sprayed it around the motor and all of the inside of my hood where it was living before. Sprayed around the tires as well. I spray my car once a week tok keep unwanted rodents away. So far, so good.
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I had a rabbit eating the wires of my truck. It was actually living in it. It cost me $500 to repair all the damage. Bought this spray, the smell is nice and it actually worked. Seen the rabbit around but, is not going around my truck anymore. I sprayed it around the motor and all of the inside of my hood where it was living before. Sprayed around the tires as well. I spray my car once a week tok keep unwanted rodents away. So far, so good.
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Hasn’t deterred the mice as yet.
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