All rodents in the entire order of rodentia have incisors that continue to grow throughout their lifetimes, hence they like to gnaw on just about anything in order to keep those teeth worn down to a manageable length. This is why they like to gnaw on electrical wires. During the years I worked in the telecom industry we used to have repetitive rodent damage to our twisted-pair cables due to mice getting into the pedestals and gnawing on the wires. Ground hogs (or woodchucks if you prefer) did the same thing to buried cables that got in the way of their burrowing.
But this is a different problem from the one of chewing through fabric and nesting. They will do that whenever and wherever possible in order to build a nest from refuse they've dragged into the chewed out space. As the OP, I used to live where I had a small outdoor storage shed where I stored a lawn mower and other yard maintenance equipment. Mice used to invade the space in numerous quantities until I finally sealed all possible entry points around the shed and, after closing the door, used a c-clamp to make sure that there was no possible rodent entry there, either. That finally solved the problem. On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:48:05 PM UTC-5 dougP wrote: > Is there anything that repels rodents? For instance, putting moth balls > in a bag? I know there are things they like to chew on, such as electric > wire insulation. A friend lost a Brooks leather saddle bag to rodents > chewing on it. It only had tools, no food. Maybe they also like to chew > on leather. > > dougP > > On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 8:34:45 AM UTC-7 Drw wrote: > >> We have these weird mice in our area that only seem to care about >> breeding and storing tree nuts. Not once have they gone for any human >> food...the rats do, but not the mice. I keep several zippered bags in the >> shed that have received no mice attention, but anything with an opening >> becomes a nest. >> On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7:33:38 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> FWIW, the only way to "mouseproof" a handlebar bag of any sort that is >>> used on a bike shored in a rural shed is to remove it from the bike and >>> take inside your house, where, presumably, the mice do not reside. >>> >>> If you ever carry food or other comestibles in your bag the smells will >>> attract them even after the food is removed -- even through a zipper or a >>> roll up flap. They'll then chew holes in your bag to get in if there's not >>> a convenient opening, and then you're done for. >>> >>> :) >>> >>> Julian Westerhout >>> Bloomington, IL >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 10:42:02 PM UTC-5 Drw wrote: >>> >>>> I'm looking for a medium capacity handlebar bag with a few specific >>>> requirements. >>>> >>>> -rackless/decaleurless >>>> -larger than the little tube barrel style bags >>>> -uses a zipper or multi roll closure >>>> >>>> The last requirement is on account that the bike gets left in a rural >>>> shed and any bags with flap openings, like a carradice, become mouse nests >>>> really fast (also if anyone knows how to keep mice out of nesting in lawn >>>> mowers, that would be great intel). >>>> >>>> Id have bought the velo orange mini rando bag but its sold out. Open to >>>> something bigger too, like a roadrunner jammer. Would like to keep it >>>> under >>>> 100$ >>>> >>>> I have a honey brooks conquest, green guru triangle bag, soma osprey >>>> handlebars if a trade is of any interest. Also happy to pay. >>>> >>>> email is Dr ewbeck meyer @gmail.com >>>> Drew. Los angeles. >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/283730b2-d8b7-4d5a-990d-417dd538b084n%40googlegroups.com.
