I know how you feel, I was climbing into my satnd in the dark in early AM, I put my hand on the folded seat to pull it down and next thing I know I feel things hitting me in the head and running down my body, guess what a colony of mice made there new home in between my folded seat. Well trying to hold onto the tree with my other arm and leg, and almost falling because I was so suprised and kinda scared at the same time. Well I said a few nice words climbed onto my stand and sure enough half my seat was gone and still a couple of my new neighbors were still in there, I just brushed them out sat down and settled down.