possible for rats to come out your toilet?

Lucky

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So I was watching like the discovery channel or something the other day, and I see this national geographic show on rats in the sewer systems. It was a really cool show, because they had little cameras in the sewers and they were somehow following them around as they ran around everywhere underground. so they follow this rat, and he's going up pipes and around corners and then suddenly the camera cuts to the inside of a bathroom and this big f*cking rat climbs out of the toilet. Damm thing stands up, shakes itself off and procedes to go into the other part of the house.

now obviously this had to have been setup, and how in the world they did it I dont know. But goddammed if I didnt have a nightmare about rats climbing out of toilets and now i wonder if I should leave my seat down. I'm thinking of toilet training my cat and obviously, she can't lift the lid up.
 

glen

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I toilet trained my cat.
He will come in from outside to use the toilet.
 

Lucky

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any tips? I want to teach her to flush too but that page says that if you do then they complusively flush even when it's not dirty...
 

ohtwell

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I used to be afraid that snakes and alligators would come through the pipes and attack me while I was sitting on the toilet.


: ) Amanda
 

morkinva

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Maybe this will teach you to put the toilet seat (and cover) down when you've finished :p
 

Eli

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Originally posted by: Lucky
any tips? I want to teach her to flush too but that page says that if you do then they complusively flush even when it's not dirty...

LOL.. That's funny if it's true.

"Honey, why is the water bill so high?"

"Goddamnit Fluffy!"
 

Jfur

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I have *****seen***** this happen!!!!! Fortunately not at home. What I fear is toilet SNAKES :Q and SPIDERS, especially spiders....

haha, Amanda, I see I'm not the only one :)
 

Desslok

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Yes it is possible for a rat to swim up through your plumbing and into your house. An easy way to stop this is to leave the lid down.
 

ohtwell

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Originally posted by: Jfur
I have *****seen***** this happen!!!!! Fortunately not at home. What I fear is toilet SNAKES :Q and SPIDERS, especially spiders....

haha, Amanda, I see I'm not the only one :)

I thought I was the only one that had that fear. It's good to know I'm not alone. :):)

I'm afraid of spiders in there too. I know why that is though. When I was 6 my family was moving and we went to the site where our trailer would be moved. Well, I really had to go to the bathroom and the only place I could go was in the woods. I went into the woods to pee and after I was done as I was pulling up my panties I noticed I spider in them. I started running around and screaming. It's hillarious to think of now but I was horrified at the time. That has always affected me.

It's not a constant fear and I've noticed it has decreased over the years but sometimes it comes back.


: ) Amanda
 

Skyclad1uhm1

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Originally posted by: Desslok
Yes it is possible for a rat to swim up through your plumbing and into your house. An easy way to stop this is to leave the lid down.

They'll sit there waiting though, and bite your balls off (if you are male) the moment you sit down! No, really! :p
 

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I have that same worry.....Sittin on the Throne mindin my biz....then.......POW! The most horrific pain I have ever felt...A burning sensation in Big Jim or the Twins......Look down in horror...*gasp* BLOOD! TEETH MARKS!!!............

It normally doesnt bother me, but once in a while the thought of something lurkin on my toilet really freaks me out. Or how about this...

Sittin on the Throne....*nip* Whawasdat?......And its something BAD...Like a Brown Recluse or a Black Widow ....And they have to do surgury to remove the surrounding area or something...I mean....Yeah, its good sized, but there aint THAT much that they can start removing sections of it!!!

Sometimes its really hard for me to go to the bathroom.......
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: Desslok
Yes it is possible for a rat to swim up through your plumbing and into your house. An easy way to stop this is to leave the lid down.

They'll sit there waiting though, and bite your balls off (if you are male) the moment you sit down! No, really! :p

happened to me once, the rat drowned cuz the lid was down. *shrug*
 

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omg, wtf. why did i click on this thread!!!!!!!!!!!!
i did NOT want to know that rats could do this. argh.
 

NewSc2

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Originally posted by: ohtwell
I used to be afraid that snakes and alligators would come through the pipes and attack me while I was sitting on the toilet.


: ) Amanda

I've heard of snakes coming through, but none in CA *whew*. I'll just remember that when I go to Florida or somewhere ;)
 

Eli

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That would be horrible.

Makes me glad we have a septic tank here in this house. :p
 

HappyPuppy

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I lived in the Dominican Republic for a couple of years. One of the first things you learn is to keep the toilet lid down when not in use. You also learn to keep your ear tuned to any out of the ordinary sounds, like splashing, while your sitting doing your business. It was very common to have rats come through the plumbing, although it never happened to me.

My wife was taking a shower once and while lathering up her hair, when she couldn't open her eyes, she felt something crawling up her leg. The screams that almost broke my eardrums drew me to the shower where I observed a large toad crawling up her shin.
 

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Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I lived in the Dominican Republic for a couple of years. One of the first things you learn is to keep the toilet lid down when not in use. You also learn to keep your ear tuned to any out of the ordinary sounds, like splashing, while your sitting doing your business. It was very common to have rats come through the plumbing, although it never happened to me.

My wife was taking a shower once and while lathering up her hair, when she couldn't open her eyes, she felt something crawling up her leg. The screams that almost broke my eardrums drew me to the shower where I observed a large toad crawling up her shin.
I would lose it!

I saw on TLC I think a snake in singapore which was going in around plumbing and people's toilet's and what not. THey had to get the damn thing out. Stupid animals!
 

Beau

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Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
I lived in the Dominican Republic for a couple of years. One of the first things you learn is to keep the toilet lid down when not in use. You also learn to keep your ear tuned to any out of the ordinary sounds, like splashing, while your sitting doing your business. It was very common to have rats come through the plumbing, although it never happened to me.

My wife was taking a shower once and while lathering up her hair, when she couldn't open her eyes, she felt something crawling up her leg. The screams that almost broke my eardrums drew me to the shower where I observed a large toad crawling up her shin.
I would lose it!

I saw on TLC I think a snake in singapore which was going in around plumbing and people's toilet's and what not. THey had to get the damn thing out. Stupid animals!

hehe.... nothing a power drain snake couldn't chop up :D
 

Heisenberg

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My question is how do they get in the plumbing in the first place and how do they survive underwater long enough to come out? Isn't the plumbing pretty much sealed up until it gets to the sewage treatment plant?
 

Beau

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
My question is how do they get in the plumbing in the first place and how do they survive underwater long enough to come out? Isn't the plumbing pretty much sealed up until it gets to the sewage treatment plant?

nope. It's open. Uses gravity to feed to the sewers, so air has to be able to get in to equalize the pressure.
 

Heisenberg

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Originally posted by: Beau6183
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
My question is how do they get in the plumbing in the first place and how do they survive underwater long enough to come out? Isn't the plumbing pretty much sealed up until it gets to the sewage treatment plant?

nope. It's open. Uses gravity to feed to the sewers, so air has to be able to get in to equalize the pressure.

Huh. Are open sewers used everywhere or just in large cities? I live in a fairly small town and have never heard of there being open sewers here. Maybe I'm just plumbing-ignorant.
 

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Originally posted by: ohtwell
I used to be afraid that snakes and alligators would come through the pipes and attack me while I was sitting on the toilet.


: ) Amanda
my parents had snakes come up through the toilet once in a really old house. That's kind of a scary thought come to think of it....

Edit: this was with a septic tank too. I guess that would rule out rats but not snakes.
 

Beau

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Originally posted by: Heisenberg
Originally posted by: Beau6183
Originally posted by: Heisenberg
My question is how do they get in the plumbing in the first place and how do they survive underwater long enough to come out? Isn't the plumbing pretty much sealed up until it gets to the sewage treatment plant?

nope. It's open. Uses gravity to feed to the sewers, so air has to be able to get in to equalize the pressure.

Huh. Are open sewers used everywhere or just in large cities? I live in a fairly small town and have never heard of there being open sewers here. Maybe I'm just plumbing-ignorant.

I'm no expert in it for sure. My best friend works for the city that I live in, doing things like sewage maintenance and water lines. My city is very small (10k people or so), and the use the open sewer system (not sure what exactly its called.)