Help! Squirrels eating front bumper

[jmgrant41]

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine was looking at my Sahara JLU for the first time and asked how I had already tore up the front bumper. Not knowing what he was talking about, I looked and saw several gouge marks on the left side of the bumper. Soon after, I witnessed a squirrel having a feast on the bumper. Within just a couple of weeks, my bumper is now torn up all over with deep teeth/gouge marks. Has anyone else had this problem? Minus upgrading the factory Sahara plastic bumper to steel, I'm at a loss on how to stop this. Insurance is replacing the bumper cover now but I'm sure it's going to continue to happen unless I find a solution or move somewhere with no squirrels.

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[Bic]

One option

 

[1idrod]

If you can't dispose of them in the neighborhood I wonder if you could make a paste from Cayenne pepper and brush on bumper if that would deter them enough not to come back and do it to your new one.

 

[TA1ton]

Do you live next to a nuclear waste dump site and have mutant squirrels or something!?!?!? I have never heard of squirrels eating a bumper...hopefully you figure out a solution!

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

2 words: squirrel gumbo.

 

[Biscuit]

Barbecued squirrel, stewed squirrel, fried squirrel, slow-cooked squirrel . . . OTOH, you might want to grab your nuts and run like hell.

 

[S2k Chris]

You know what to do.

 

[jmgrant41]

If you can't dispose of them in the neighborhood I wonder if you could make a paste from Cayenne pepper and brush on bumper if that would deter them enough not to come back and do it to your new one.

That's not a bad idea. I'll try anything at this point. I've found several "Squirrel Repellent" sprays on Amazon but not sure what they might do to the plastic.

 

[jmgrant41]

Do you live next to a nuclear waste dump site and have mutant squirrels or something!?!?!? I have never heard of squirrels eating a bumper...hopefully you figure out a solution!

Apparently, it's a thing. I found a thread from 2015 with someone else having the same issue. I'll update with anything that works.

 

[am1978]

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine was looking at my Sahara JLU for the first time and asked how I had already tore up the front bumper. Not knowing what he was talking about, I looked and saw several gouge marks on the left side of the bumper. Soon after, I witnessed a squirrel having a feast on the bumper. Within just a couple of weeks, my bumper is now torn up all over with deep teeth/gouge marks. Has anyone else had this problem? Minus upgrading the factory Sahara plastic bumper to steel, I'm at a loss on how to stop this. Insurance is replacing the bumper cover now but I'm sure it's going to continue to happen unless I find a solution or move somewhere with no squirrels.

I have two Sahara JLU bumper take offs I’d be happy to sell you.

 

[CDHarris]

I used this repellent around a gazebo where squirrels were chewing the wiring and lights and it worked great.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BWY8KK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

But be careful not to spray into your fresh air intake. It burns when you breath it.

A .22 Caliber PCP airgun also works.

 

[BillG]

A lot of things that used to be rubber or plastic, are now soy based. A lot more problems with rodents eating wiring, and other stuff now. My brother in law had a rat at his work eat a lot of wiring in his new camaro a couple years ago.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

Between this Summer and last Summer combined, I have lets say dealt with 17 chipmunks and 6 squirrels that decided they would live in my JK and JL's engine compartment. The chipmunks even made a home in my JK's, air filter canister. Oh, they also ate half of the sound deadener on my JK's engine compartment hood.

Yes, I live in a very isolated area with lots of woods nearby..

Anyway, I quickly dealt with them using a Rat Zapper.

Score: Bill 17 Chipmunks, 6 squirrels Critters 0

 

[Traveler]

I kid you now, but back in 1997, I was in Germany for about two weeks. On my second day, the rental car (a small Renault four banger), was misfiring something terrible. The car had less than 500 KMs on it. I drove it to a local rental place (military base) and the German woman that worked there started talking about "Veesels"....

Well, one of the Americans came over and told me the area was the natural habitat for the black-footed ferret. aka Weasel. They make their way into the engine compartment and liked to chew up the spark plug wires. Sure enough, we opened the hood and two of the wires had been cut through.

His suggestion was to take some dog hair, put it in a nylon stocking and hang it in the engine compartment. I said thank you very much, just give me another car....

 

[am1978]

Dude! You're in NoVA, I’m in SoMD. If you ever need a JLU bumper because squirrels eat it, I will let them both go cheap. Taking up space in the garage.

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