Bunnies may be cute and they may be delicious to chocolate lovers, but dozens of rabbits are causing serious disturbances on cars parked at Denver International Airport in Colorado by eating spark plug cables and other wiring underneath cars, thus costing motorists big bucks.
"I see at least dozens every morning," reported a shuttle driver at the Denver airport to KCNC-TV. "They go hide under the cars and the cars are warm." However, as they're keeping warm, they just can't seem to keep their teeth away from the insulator section of the vehicles' ignition cables. For the rabbits, the wires are a tasty snack, but for vehicle owners, the damage can lead to hefty repair bills.
"They like to chew on the insulator portion of the ignition cables. That's what we see," Arapahoe Autotek spokesman Wiley Faris told CBS 4 Denver. He added, "That wiring harness has all the wiring for the car so it can run from the hundreds into the thousands depending on where the harness is damaged."
According to an UCD Advocate article published in 2010, cars made after 2002 use wires with insulators that made out of soy-based compounds which attract rodents. As an anti-dote, local mechanics suggest that drivers coat their wires with fox urine in order to deter the animals.
Wildlife workers are removing at least 100 bunnies a month while USAirport Parking says it will try to keep the bunnies out by building better fences and perches for predator hawks and eagles as a natural deterrent.
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