Giant dead rat - warning: includes images

[Ratsindahouse]

I’ve nc for this thread as may be outing. Apologies for any rat lovers/owners but my cat has brought me this love token tonight. I’m traumatised, I’ve never seen a rat this big. Is this normal? I’m now panicking that my house/garden has loads of these beasts lurking and want to get in pest control immediately. What can be done when you have other pets as I don’t want them picking up poison. The shoe next to it is a size 6 for the sake of size comparison!!

I may have to start another AIBU though to - I left it where it was for my husband to find and dispose of!!

Rats really aren't objectively scary and are rather sweet little animals.

Obviously you dont want any wild animal living in your house and all wild rodents are pests once they cross the threshold.

There are Facebook groups all about cute wild rats. I'd suggest looking at those, OP, to see if it quells your fears.

Of course, sometimes we just have irrational fears of certain animals and that's that.

Nice gift! Normal size. I'm in London, the one time I went for a modern flat (usually in Victorian, much more me & never had mice or rats) there was a dead rat under the bathroom floor. It was at least twice as big as that one. Rat catcher guy was most impressed! The ones in the Tesco car park bins are also massive. London for you

@Vigoro

It's a normal sized wild rat that your cat has brought in, nothing to panic about. Rats are common wildlife and cats will do that sometimes.

Could have done with a TW to be honest.

What were you expecting when you opened this given the title? Not everything needs a trigger warning.

@QuestionableMouse

The original title was 'Giant Rat' - I wasn't expecting photos of a dead rat.

The title has been subsequently changed.

Normal sized rat.

My (tiny, not very good hunter) cat brought in a mole once!
I am almost certain it was already dead or dying as I have a hard time believing she would have been able to take it on otherwise.