Food scraps will therefore no longer be flushed down the toilet from now on at the latest. If a rat has nevertheless gotten lost in your toilet, the first thing to do is to close the toilet lid and flush the toilet several times. If the rat can no longer find its way back 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 can also carry multi-resistant germs.
Note: Flushing the toilet may help for the time being, but it does not solve the problem. So be sure to try to find out why the rats got lost in your toilet and solve the causes.
By the way, if you want to be on the safe side, you can also install a rat flap in your toilet. This blocks the passage of the pipe into the toilet bowl and only opens with the pressure of the flush. This would make your toilet and your apartment rat-proof for good. By the way, they are not welcome in the garden either. Here you will find 8 tips for getting rid of pests in the garden.
Have you ever had rats in the toilet or even in your apartment?
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