I have had two occasions that wires were cut on my Caravan, first time was the wire to the crank sensor and just had to splice one wire to a speed sensor on the transmission. Both were clean cuts unlike a rat or mouse. The only critters we have allot of that the cats don't kill are rabbits. Will a rabit cut a wire?
Do rabbits chew wires?
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i have seen domestic rabbits chew wires( lamp cords, etc. ). gues a wild one will to.
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Squirrels will also chew wires. Had to take a Dodge car in for new wiring because the squirrels chewed them up.
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had a squirrel eat a hole in the air cleaner tube on a car and then make a nest in the air filter box.. chewed up the air filter partially for fluff.. luckilly none made it to the air intake of the engine.. loaded up the tube with pine straw and nuts.. GRRRRRR
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That sounds like it is within reach of a rabbit, so it makes sence that a rabbit nipped it off. Squirrels like to eat under the hood up higher. On the repaired wire make it a soldered splice using rosin core solder. If you use acid core that is plumbing. Shrink tube the repair or wrap it in a quality tape. Also put the shrink wrap on before you make the solder joint.
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My buddy had an early 90's T-Bird sitting in the driveway and snow piled up around it. He saw rabbit tracks and didn't think much about it. When he got the car out in the spring the ABS light was on. Rabbits chewed off every bit of ABS wiring they could reach from each brake on the rear axle to where the wires entered the floorboard......
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since there is no nutritional value on wire or insulation.. makes you wonder why they find it necescarry to chew them..????
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Rabbits like to chew to keep their teeth from growing out. They do taste like chicken when prepared right.. Although maybe some of them will taste like copper and insulation?:licking:
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seems like something better than wire would be able to be found.. 
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We have a pet one in the house. It hops around the downstairs. Loves cardboard, books, magazines. Doesn't bother anything else. The wild ones might be after the road salt.
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Most likely it is rats, not rabbits.
When we were having drought issues in Central Texas last year, everyone, not just people who live in the country (or the "sub rural" zone as I like to call it) were having problems with rats chewing on the wires of their cars.
One of my neighbor's car's sat for a week and then would not start. When we opened the hood, we found chewed wires and a nice furry nest by the air cleaner housing.
When we were having drought issues in Central Texas last year, everyone, not just people who live in the country (or the "sub rural" zone as I like to call it) were having problems with rats chewing on the wires of their cars.
One of my neighbor's car's sat for a week and then would not start. When we opened the hood, we found chewed wires and a nice furry nest by the air cleaner housing.
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Brad_Blazer
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From the story linked above:
"Cars like Meyer's use a soy-based compound in the wiring."
"Cars like Meyer's use a soy-based compound in the wiring."
One of my first thoughts but rats or mice chew the insulation, these wires were cut clean with no chew marks like you see with rats. Has to be a rabbit, only thing that fits all the clues.
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Might consider a woodchuck or even a grouch neighbor too.
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I have had several wires under our car and several christmas light wires chewed off by rabbits.
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I had rabbits eat my cable tv wires. The tech said it happens all the time.
Several years ago, my son owned a nice rabbit. He very politely chewed a lot of wiring around his areas. Jy.
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on a semi- related note...i know my dogs like to chew.. just had to patch the trailer harness under the dodge ram the other day... oh well.. 80 pound pupies.. what can I say..
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just had to patch the trailer harness under the dodge ram the other day... oh well.. 80 pound pupies.. what can I say.. soundguy
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