Lisa Sasser writes:

<< All of the cavities left by the rats were packed with straw, and
 true to their name, just about anything else that caught their eye.  They
seemed
 especially partial to anything shiny or colorful . . . candy wrappers, bottle
 caps, pieces of foil.  Unfortunately it all seemed to be fairly recent
detritus >>

Sounds like our house, minus the rats and the straw.

Kathy Follett