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Anyone awake, I'm terrified

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Notsure2020 · 01/12/2020 02:57

I have a small back hall. I heard a noise when I was watching TV and thought it was someone at the back door, as I went into the back hall I heard a strange rustling noise them something furry jumped at my leg. Well I screamed the place down and ran out shutting the door behind me. It must be a rat or a squirrel as I had the back door opened for a while earlier. I've never seen any rats here but plenty of squirrels. Can anyone talk me through how to get it out, I'm alone in the house and scared to open the door again Sad

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Branleuse · 01/12/2020 07:27

Its probably a cat if it jumped at your leg. Something domesticated

Lovemusic33 · 01/12/2020 07:30

A rat would not jump up your leg, a cat would, possibly a squirrel would but rats are usually pretty shy. What ever it is it’s likely to be far more scared of you than you are it (though you do sound quite scared 🤣). Sorry I’m laughing a little but I don’t find any creature ‘scary’. Put some food out and trap it.

Bentoforthehorde · 01/12/2020 07:35

A squirrel shimmied up my leg as if it were a tree once in a park 🤔 so wild squirrels could jump at your leg. I hope you get some sleep OP

ClaireP20 · 01/12/2020 08:00

Well done OP for opening the door!!! As I tell my kids (when they put a spider outside the front door) 'you've saved a life, now you get one year added to yours!'

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rattlemehearties · 01/12/2020 08:10

Don't you have lights in the room?

TatianaBis · 01/12/2020 08:21

A friend of mine lived in a basement flat when she was in her early 20s.

She was once sitting on the loo and felt something nudge her bum, she thought she was imagining it but turned to look anyway, to discover a rat sitting in the loo bowl.

She screamed like she was being murdered and called Rentokill. They reckoned it had got up round the U-bend.

TatianaBis · 01/12/2020 08:23

(They’d seen if before. Sewer rats they are).

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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oakleaffy · 01/12/2020 09:20

@Notsure2020
I had a rat who came in in the heatwave, {I posted about him/her}
I'm afraid I found cherry stones cached under the sofa and he had eaten the wheat out of a wheat doorstop.

I bought rat poison poison from ebay, and left it where he had cached the cherry pits.

The bait was eaten, and I did leave the door open for him to get out.

He didn't die in the house.

BUT I also examined the outside of the house, and found a vent hole that I'd covered years ago with mesh that was bent back slightly...So I re-secured that.

I too was scared by the noise! Rats are noisy.
Also very clever...You have to place the bait where they feel secure and keep it away from any other animals/children {follow instructions on packet}.

Sonofapizzaman · 01/12/2020 09:39

@TatianaBis sitting on the loo as I read that Blush

GameSetMatch · 01/12/2020 09:40

Honestly it won’t be a rat, if you had rats you would know about it. Raisin sized poo, food stuff disappearing and scratchy scurrying sounds.

GameSetMatch · 01/12/2020 09:44

On a separate note that hole you have fill it with wire the kind Brillo pads are made from (sorry can’t remember the name of it) mice and rats hate it because it sticks between their teeth and hurts. They won’t bite through it..... wire wool that’s it!

MillyA · 01/12/2020 09:57

Oh gosh how unnerving, if it's any consolation I would positively shit myself too OP.

I hope you can get it out whatever it is!

Whydidimarryhim · 01/12/2020 10:03

Yes - the situation would have cleared by constipation!!!
Good luck op

Whydidimarryhim · 01/12/2020 10:04

Yes I too have heard of rats coming up the u bend in the toilet. That’s why we are meant to put the lid down. 😀

ralphi · 01/12/2020 10:27

as Gamesetmatch said, best fill the hole with wire wool. Copper wool is best against rats, don't know about squirrels.

mumwon · 01/12/2020 11:01

re rates in loo
that's why I leave toilet gel or bleach in the loo overnight or if we go away
theory is they smell or feel the nasty stuff & don't go that way (don't disillusion me please!)
a friends friend who lived on newish estate came home from stay heard noise coming from loo in bathroom - this big brave man wacked his hockey stick on the loo to kill rat & broke the toilet!
No gender/sex comment about common sense -- much!
It could easily be a cat op -they are curious & likely to jump rather than scurry alone floor or up wall

user1471565182 · 01/12/2020 11:17

Somebody in sheffield had a friggin snake come out their toilet when they lifted the lid. Escaped pet.

user1471565182 · 01/12/2020 11:18

I was going to say it could have been a fox. It wont be a rat I reckon, they're far more sneaky than that, although you can hear them.

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user1471565182 · 01/12/2020 11:20

With photo

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-41122975

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AdoraBell · 01/12/2020 11:27

😳 sewer rats peeping out of the loo?

I’ll never use a toilet again.

Well done OP , as pp said get the hole covered.

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Notsure2020 · 01/12/2020 12:46

Oh christ now I'm scared to go to the toilet Grin

So my dad came up, we took that back hall apart, couldn't find anything. One of the packages was slightly damaged. We boarded up the hole in the wall for now. Everything feels so much better in daylight! I can still feel it's minging wee paw on my ankle tho 🙈

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ItsNotNormalLove · 01/12/2020 13:51

Jesus Christ why did I have to be on the toilet while I read the last few posts!!!!!!