Help on how to prevent Rats from entering the engine bay

**BoEinG_747** · July 26th, 2006 12:25 AM

takpan mo agad ang butas na iyan..
para wala na sila balikan pa

**ILuvDetailing** · July 26th, 2006 12:46 AM

boeing: butas ba sa wheelwell tinutukoy mo? ganyan talaga design ng CRV, di ko alam kung may accessory silang binebenta na pantakip dun.

**newbeez** · July 26th, 2006 01:32 AM

Dogs! pwede...
Saamin kasi rats and cats are dead on the spot pagpumasok ng gate.
They might also look for holes on soils made by rats.

**baiskee** · July 26th, 2006 01:44 AM

sabi syo carlo, iwanan mo ng ahas sa engine bay...

or lagyan mo ng sign sa hood na RATS NOT ALLOWED. :lol:

**Fast Eddie** · July 26th, 2006 02:49 AM

kabuwisit talaga mga daga na yan. those little pesky critters gives me pain in the head. lately we had our plumbing under our sink gnawed by these little
devil rats/mouse. our plumbing is dripping since then. i tried to track these little maniacs into smitherins without luck. finally,one afternoon i saw the leader of their pack at our back yard, a very good size one munching on a piece of bone. silently, i took my bbgun inside the house and aim at the bastard immediately. i shot the hell out of it, firing squad execution style without mercy. the poor rat, fell on the ground intantly without flinching a muscle. i checked to see if there was any signs of life left, so i can give it a good whack on the head with the butt of my riffle. till now and then, still hasn't solved my problems with these critters. i put some rat baits underneath the sink. sometimes i see trails of their poops under the sink, where i placed the baits. siguro napapatae sila sa sakit ng tiyan. sometimes i smell the rotting flesh of these critters, but i cannot locate their carcasses. better luck for me next time to catch another critter, so i can target practice on them.

**theveed** · July 26th, 2006 12:49 PM

Well, nung may garahe pa ako, i always do the ff:

as soon as I get home, I park the car and leave the hood open... Have dinner, bathe etc... Pag malamig na sa may exhaust manifold, then I close it. Pouring water underneath the engine (between the tires) help to reduce the "cozy warmth" atmosphere for rats, cats, etc...

**seonadancing** · July 26th, 2006 01:23 PM

Yun friend ko din sabi sa akin yun BMW lang pinag iinitan ng daga, yun sentra nila and civic di daw pinapansin. Dun sa isang episode ng Rides meron din kotse silang inayos na binahayan na ng daga, and the rat was inside the glove compartment when they were dismantling it hehehe.

**theveed** · July 26th, 2006 01:31 PM

Sakin mataas ang success rate ko with those sticky boards + bait... one time I caught one (nakita ko pumasok sa house while I was opening the front door) so I left a board with a piece of leftover beef bait and placed it near the edge ng wall... The very next day andun na nakahiga sa malagkit na glue yung daga, buhay pa syempre, pero whole body stuck to the board.

Syempre umandar nanaman pagkamorbid ko, kumuha ako ng muriatic, pinatakan ko dahan-dahan yung mata... eventually namatay.

Iniwan ko yung board sa labas near the trash dump, 4 hrs later, isang mas malaking daga nadikit din dun hehe... so 2 rats with one board...

**XTO** · July 26th, 2006 01:42 PM

aside from our adopted "muning named batman"

i put racumin ready made bait sa garage. safe naman ito sa pets dahil para lang siyang bigas. (sorry na lang pag me nagawing maya or tarat) para kesa pumasok sila sa loob ng bahay or mangalikot sa makina, makakapag snack na sila sa labas pa lang. nadale na rin kasi nila wiring ko sa break master.

**carlocaraddict** · July 26th, 2006 04:03 PM

thanks for your advices. We went to honda shaw this morning pero hindi nareplace yung insulator. Yung washer hose naman dinugtong lang ulit. Nainis kami ng mom ko kasi mali mali yung quote ng service advisor. Anyway, yung isang mechanic ng honda dinugtong yung hose and whala! yung washer gumagana ulit. Tapos they recommended us to have the engine washed, 760 daw. Hindi na tinuloy ng mom ko yung pa engine wash sa kanila kasi aabutin nanaman ng taon bago matapos yun kaya tumuloy kami sa bigberts ortigas, 200 pesos lang, mababantayan mo pa yung pag linis ng engine bay.

Anyway, nakataas yung hood niya ngayon and naglagay ko ng charcoal para mawala yung konting amoy ng pupu ng daga (thanks ild, baiskee and ownertype for the tip). Kasi sana mothballs ilalagay ko pero di pala safe. As for the bait, natatakot kami maglagay ng racumin sa garage dati kasi yung doggie namin baka kainin pero naglagay na ako ng racumin paste (tasty and attractive daw sa mga daga but safe to humans and pets) sa ilalim ng car. Nakataas yung hood. Sundan ko nga yung payo ni theveed.