[jane032657]

Something undetermined has chewed up the black insulation over the wires on the A/C unit outside. It was replaced today by Munn's but they said it is a critter doing it so next time I will be charged. That is fair, but what is it and more importantly, how do I protect this? Have you put a fence around your A/C outside or what have you done if you have had a similar problem. Munn's said they saw some paw prints but there are no dogs there yet so maybe a racoon, a possum, but I think a small mouse or rat chewed the insulation. What would you do so it could not be destroyed? Not to be too graphic but there was also some sort of poops on the walkway not far from the A/C and they were bigger I think than rat's but I do not have a picture. Also we are not yet living there, my house watcher Charlene found it, The Village Sitter, amazing woman! 352 633 5062 if you ever want to be sure your house is totally inspected weekly!

[hotrodgirl]

Try soaking the tape in tobasco sauce or some sort of pepper sauce. Can't remember where I heard that, but worth a try!

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by hotrodgirl

Try soaking the tape in tobasco sauce or some sort of pepper sauce. Can't remember where I heard that, but worth a try!

Jane,
If you want to try tabasco I have a bottle and would go to your house.

[Patty55]

Possum poop kind of looks like pencil pieces.

You can sometimes get rid of them by putting some sort of natural predator stuff. I had the groomer give me dog hair, hung the bag where the possum was, it seems to work.

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Possum poop kind of looks like pencil pieces.

You can sometimes get rid of them by putting some sort of natural predator stuff. I had the groomer give me dog hair, hung the bag where the possum was, it seems to work.

I have dog hair if you don't want to try tabasco.

[jane032657]

I am all for tabasco sauce and if you have time, by all means please coat the new foam in it. I expect when I am there with the dogs they may scare creatures off, but we do have rodents, racoons and gophers all right here at home in Seattle. Thank you for whenever you can do this, once again, I am appreciative!

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by jane032657

I am all for tabasco sauce and if you have time, by all means please coat the new foam in it. I expect when I am there with the dogs they may scare creatures off, but we do have rodents, racoons and gophers all right here at home. Thank you for whenever you can do this, once again, I am appreciative!

I will go tomorrow morning after our walk through. I will spread the tabasco quite heavily and bring some dog hair. See you in a couple of weeks.
JSR

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jane032657

I am all for tabasco sauce and if you have time, by all means please coat the new foam in it. I expect when I am there with the dogs they may scare creatures off, but we do have rodents, racoons and gophers all right here at home in Seattle. Thank you for whenever you can do this, once again, I am appreciative!

You Jane, have had MORE than your share of critters.

Enough now you dumb critters. She will leave us before she really joins us.

[jane032657]

What a great friend, thank you. Such big hearts in The Villages!!!

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by jane032657

What a great friend, thank you. Such big hearts in The Villages!!!

I love having a mission!

[Carl in Tampa]

Quite possibly the culprit is a squirrel. Hot sauce might work but I wouldn't count on it.

I used to add a hot powder to the seed in my bird feeder in an ineffectual attempt to keep squirrels out of the feeder. I finally decided the squirrels must be Cajuns because they still gobbled up the seed.

If hot sauce doesn't do the job for you it is possible that you would want to buy a foam spray from Home Depot that hardens to the point that it requires a saw to cut through it.

The critter might still be able to gnaw away at it but you can make it so thick that it would be difficult to get to the wires.

[Patty55]

I've also heard moth balls.

[jane032657]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

You Jane, have had MORE than your share of critters.

Enough now you dumb critters. She will leave us before she really joins us.

I think critters go hand in hand with our location, and I am willing to brainstorm to solve the problems because I love where we are going to be living. Nothing will keep us away, I just packed up two washrooms today, our house is almost finished and we leave a week Saturday. I think it will really help when the dogs are there, though the gopher holes in our backyard right now in Seattle may not prove that theory true.....

[bkcunningham1]

I agree with that it is most likely squirrels.

[rhood]

Are you sure it's not the weed trimmer?