Our mini appears to have been vandalised by a rodent or rodents.
The internet is awash with electric and topical repellents. Anyone found anything that works?
Now to figure out what I need to buy to replace the damage…
No help but a number of manufacturers (Inc BMW) wrap the wiring loom in a soy based material that the mice find very tasty 🫣
It can be a very expensive issue.
We had one eat through our clutch hydraulic hose on the camper last year. Expensive repair and recovery to garage.
Went with a rodent spay on everything and pellets sprinkled under the van. Also stuck a solar sonic repeller at the front.
Fingers crossed we haven't had a repeat so far.
Bait them with a younger gopher?
I can’t use anything toxic as there’s a pretty healthy ecosystem - owls etc that rely on the rodents.
The electric things sound interesting, but I’m not sure if they are just snake oil… ooh there’s an idea 🤣
Modern cars have a cat fitted already...
But it’s fitted in the wrong place and only on petrol engines.
Chilli powder and vaseline for a home brew solution.
I’ve read about peppermint oil too… so I’m thinking maybe rubbing Vicks on the loom might work 🤣
These are Australian rodents aren't they, not common or garden UK rodents?
Nuke them from orbit etc
Mice ate through a fuel hose in our Polo. Very expensive repair. I’ve been spraying with peppermint stuff but I don’t know if it really works. (Insert joke about Polo and peppermint)
These are Australian rodents aren't they, not common or garden UK rodents?
Nuke them from orbit etc
Antechinus are pretty cute… but there are all sorts of immigrant rodents too. No idea what mini rodent is eating my mini though
I don't know of a deterrent but once I was driving at about 50mph when a mouse appeared from under the bonnet! I slowed down but didn't see what happened to it. There was quite a nest under there.
A bunch of “humane mouse traps” and sonic deterrent device here..
I've got some teabags of smelly herbs sold for just this purpose in the Moke, seems to be OK so far.
I’ve read about peppermint oil too… so I’m thinking maybe rubbing Vicks on the loom might work
Infuse it into lanoguard?
For some reason I thought you are looking for ear protection for your rodents.
I can’t help with either question.
As someone has already beaten me to the 'cat' joke,
Set traps.
Are any of Freddie Starr's kids available for hire, presuming a liking for rodents runs in the family? 🤣
Well my headtorch powered wiring loom repairs seem to have worked for now...the CEL for the evaporative emission system cleared. The overnight measure of just leaving the bonnet up so there's no nice cosy shelter seemed to work as well. I neglected to mention there was a hollowed-out mango seed on top of the battery cover
I should probably do some proper repair to the wiring at some point rather than just splicing in a bit of old wire!
Tether a cat under the bonnet?
More likely to get a python to stay in place.
So... Python on the rocker cover.
Had the mini in the mechanic for other things today and as I left this afternoon spotted this!
Had a good laugh with the mechanics about the one over the exhaust manifold!
I hope they haven't nibbled your brake pipes. There'd be no way of stopping that.
