Can rats really go through the toilet?

Rat in the toilet: What should you do now?

So the leftover food will no longer be thrown into the toilet from now on. If a rat has nevertheless strayed into your toilet, the first thing to do is to close the lid of the toilet and flush the flush several times. If the rat is no longer on its way or is already in your apartment, call a pest control service immediately. In addition, you should report the rat infestation to the competent authority. This is important in order to contain a possible risk of epidemics. After all, rats can transmit diseases such as Lyme disease, salmonella or hantavirus and may also carry multidrug resistant germs.

Note: The flush can help at the moment, but that doesn’t solve the problem. So make sure you try to find out why rats got lost in your toilet and solve the causes.

By the way, if you want to be on the right side, you can also install a rat-on catmaker in your toilet. The latter blocks the passage of the pipe through the toilet bowl and only opens with the pressure of the flush. This would protect your toilet and your apartment from rats for good. Nor are they welcome in the garden. Here you will find 8 tips for chasing parasites from the garden.

Have you ever had rats in the toilet or even in your apartment?

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