DC Rats eating car wiring 🐀

[Anonymous]

I park my near Logan Circle in an apartment lot, not particularly close to a dumpster or any obvious rat hangout. But rats are nesting in the engine and feasting on wiring. Just paid $1000 to replace wiring (and remove rat carcasses and droppings). I just don’t have enough time to drive the car every day. I drive it usually 2-3 times per week. Anyone manage to get rid of rats in your car?

[Anonymous]

*shudder* I would just give them the car. Sorry, OP, I have no idea.

[Anonymous]

Can you put something there that will deter them, like a cetain scent (peppermint oil?)

[Anonymous]

Set up some traps, maybe?

[Anonymous]

My nightmare is they make it into the car interior. Actually, I don’t know why they haven’t done so.

[Anonymous]

We've had the same problem with chipmunks and squirrels and the guy at the garage said to put moth balls or scented dryer sheets under the hood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Set up some traps, maybe?

Around the parking spot?

[Anonymous]

Pardon my ignorance, but how do they get into your car?

[Anonymous]

Never thought I’d be adding this to my list of reasons why I don’t live in the city. I have no advice, but damn that sucks. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

“just part of living in a vibrant city”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never thought I’d be adding this to my list of reasons why I don’t live in the city. I have no advice, but damn that sucks. Sorry.

eh, squirrels and field mice do the same thing in the burbs and rural areas.

There’s no escaping rodents of some form or other.

[Anonymous]

They like the warmth of the engine block. They climb up the treads of the tires. We had nests in our cars. We had to get rid of the rats in the garage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“just part of living in a vibrant city”

Sure do love the helpful chipping in from those out in Ashburn or Frederick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never thought I’d be adding this to my list of reasons why I don’t live in the city. I have no advice, but damn that sucks. Sorry.

eh, squirrels and field mice do the same thing in the burbs and rural areas.

There’s no escaping rodents of some form or other.

PP here.
Can someone, for the love of God, please explain how rodents of some form of other get under the hood of a car?
I come from a huge and 'vibrant' city in Europe and I have never ever heard of rats getting into people's vehicles. And there're plenty of rats there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“just part of living in a vibrant city”

You probably live around meth addicted rednecks.