10-03-2011, 12:29 PM
Rodents chewing wires and lines in cars is common. We had a problem with squirrels and chipmunks doing it in Georgia. I have had good results using those green cubes that Kapohocat mentioned. We bought a black box at Home Depot that has small holes that the rats go through to feed on the cubes inside. That keeps anything but the tiniest household pets from getting in there. The black boxes are heavy plastic and have mountings inside for the cubes to hang from. Very effective.
Edited to add: Also, nobody in Puna should be too embarrassed by this problem because rats are all over this place. We have some neighbors who built a palacial home by HPP standards, and within three months of moving in they were mortified by a major infestation of rats inside the house. Those of us who had some experience with these matters just shrugged and offered helpful advice, as you're seeing on Punaweb.
Edited to add: Also, nobody in Puna should be too embarrassed by this problem because rats are all over this place. We have some neighbors who built a palacial home by HPP standards, and within three months of moving in they were mortified by a major infestation of rats inside the house. Those of us who had some experience with these matters just shrugged and offered helpful advice, as you're seeing on Punaweb.