Re: Battery Tender use
Don't trust a closed hood to keep mice out. I've not seen a mouse so big that they climb in over the grill anyway. The little $hit$ hop up the suspension or on the cover and find their way to the tasty wire insulation.
I'm putting mine in a U-Store this winter and will be putting a bunch of "sticky boards" along the walls near the doors so [hopefully] I can catch the little critters when they run inside.