Falcon posted for all of us...



replying to bob haller, Falcon wrote:
I ran a private animal rescue/sanctuary for 18 years out of my house and
garage which included rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, rats,... It
was privately funded so I had to get very creative to be able to afford caring
for as many as 42 animals. I tried the thin plastic cord protectors you can
get at any hardware store, the kind with ridges all along it with a slit you
fit the cord into. It stopped some animals but not the rabbits. Some of them
were giants (literally, e.g. New Zealand Giant) and ate right through the
protection as well. So I came up with an effective form of chewing prevention
that not only worked; it was free for me at the time because I used something
just lying in the yard ready to haul to the dump someday when I got a full
load together. I had a number of cheap old hoses that I used. They were those
cheap green rubber or plastic hoses that don't last very long as a hose
because they spring leaks easily if you have decent water pressure. It took a
lot of labor and a good amount of hand strength but they worked great as chew
protectors even from my 8 pound giant. I used a pvc cutter to slice each hose
open length-wise. Then I used something (can't remember what worked best - it
was 15 yrs ago) to push the electric cord into the slit and cut the hose at
the end of the cord. I was able to protect every cord in the house and garage
at no cost because I had replaced all the old hoses so I had about 5 or 6
lying around, and never had another chew again. They did NOT like the taste or
feel of those hoses so they left them alone. This would also be an effective
way to keep water off of outdoor cables as well if you taped over the slit in
the hose. Even if you don't have any old hoses lying around, you can buy them
very cheap - the cheaper the better because the HD ones are too hard to cut
and work with, and are overkill for this application.

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