Originally Posted By: mlord
… Raccoons had chewed the cabling in two places, exposing conductors, and probably surprising the heck out of the raccoons (24/48V on the tongue?).

Cut away the damaged bits, added inline couplers, and taped it all up again. A-OK for now.

My buddy is thinking about how to protect it better
Sleeving the CAT cable inside armour sheathing would provide mechanical protection.

I do not know what this Small Bore Stainless Steel Flexible Conduit costs but it looks rather tough to chew into.

This Techflex® Rodent Resistant Braided Cable Sleeving makes some interesting claims.