Danged squirrels did it again!

[BB_TX]

Chewed my wiring and vacuum hoses again. Pretty sure it was squirrels as we have a lot of them around here. Sometimes will be 3-4 in the front yard at the same time. Have occasionally had mice, but I keep rat/mice bait in the garage and they have not eaten any of it lately. They have either died, got smart, or moved on. Have never seen any rats or heard of any neighbors seeing any.
Unfortunately truck has to stay outside as it will not fit in the garage.
Happened about 5 yrs ago to my '04 F250. A number of things quit working. Took it to the dealer. He called me later to come look. There was a nest of sticks and twigs about a foot diameter under the hood next to the firewall on the passenger side. A wiring harness there had been completely chewed in half. $400+ for that one.
Last week, on my '07 F350 the dampers to divert the air from the heater vents to the AC vents to the defrost vents quit working. Air thru the defrost vents only. Took it in to the dealer. Yep. Wiring harness near the firewall on the passenger side and some vacuum hoses chewed. Vacuum pump had burned out as it had been running continuously. No nest this time though. Total bill would have been nearly $500 but service advisor got my ESP to pay for the pump (by forgetting to mention rodent damage). Still my part was nearly $200 for deductible, wiring, hoses, and labor.
On the '04, I sprayed some red fox urine (hunter's cover scent) under the wheel wells and some under the hood. Did that several times over the next few months and had no further problem. Don't really know if that did the trick or not. Many claim the scents don't work. But I have now sprayed this truck with it also. Will find out I guess. Have had the truck 3 yrs and this is the first time for it. Both trucks are/were driven almost every day. Don't know when they found time to build that much nest on the '04.

[Mrs. CountryGuy]

Mice get us, damage to vehicles left at the stick during the winter months. Neither in garage. Parked van on lawn once, that was ugly!

[Sky]

If you leave any type of vehicle outside you are inviting any type of wild animal to try to get in the vehicle to live in it or live under it. Squirrels, mice,
birds etc. Before having my Montona I had a 33' motorhome parked next to the house when not in use and we stayed home during the winter. I walked up to it one
day and was taken totally by surprise to see a chipmonk sticking his out of the grill. I know he lived somewhere within the engine block area but never did find
him. Once the little critters get in they will raise havic inside the camper. They have little electronic devices that give off a high pitched sound that will
force the animal to "vacate the premice" so to speak...you might want to try that. I would also keep using the poison too.