Summer
of 2012 was a good time to be a cat, but not a mouse.
Our
two and and a half month long summer gave me many views of this happy
kitty. Was she begging for attention or was she just showing off her
“catch of the day”, I will always wonder.
What
did all that really mean?
After
a couple minutes of hard thinking I realized that the rodent
population was keeping up with that centuries old reputation of
“breeding like ….”! Another thing remembered was the
approaching Northwest style winter.
There
is something you and I have in common: Your car.
“Hmm...whats
that smell? Has anyone else noticed it?”
And so
the phone calls begin sometime in November or December. The weather
has started to get real wet, cold and most
likely we have snow. Rodents are now eagerly seeking
out warm places to hold-up for our winters hardest months.
Besides
your house, they really like cars & trucks that are seldom
cleaned. For inside your car or truck, a rodent passenger with
relatives will find you have a virtual meal-on-wheels with morsels in
just the sizes they prefer!
Another
annoying fact;
Mice
tend to nest near the heater core. You may even find a surprise nest
in the glove box! Sometimes they build a nest inside the blower motor
fan. They then leave to forage while you drive around with their new
nest tucked neatly away within your dashboard.
Or
they go on a ride with you except their in that nest they've built
INSIDE YOUR
heater blower fan. There tends to be a little bit of noise
and then odor if that happens. Think about it, you've been at the
fair with the rides that spin around...hmm.
I'll
stop there and let you think a moment about all the items and areas
we service on your car or truck and how likely it would be for us to
spot a mouse if you have them, before you have to
make that call to us.
