A rat chewed through a couple’s kitchen door and snuck into their bedroom where their baby was sleeping.
The disgusting rodent had been living Chloe and Abe’s house in Doncaster for a month without being seen, that was until it chewed two large holes in the kitchen door in one single night and crept its way into their bedroom as their baby slept.
In the early hours of November 29, the rat snuck into the couple’s bedroom where Chloe was sleeping with two-month-old, Ronnie. Chloe heard the rat in the room and fled immediately, locking the door behind her.
She said: “We didn’t actually see it. We heard rustling behind the radiator in our room and it was gone. We just ran out. We had to put a towel on the door because we were worried it would chew through the door again.”
The mum-of-one called her boyfriend Abe, who was out and asked him to come home. A pest control service attended the property and killed the rodent using an air pistol.
Chloe said: “I was actually so scared. I called Abe and told him to come right home. I didn’t want it in the house. It’s full of germs. I was worried it would get Ronnie sick.”
(Image: © Mark Telford / SWNS)
According to Chloe, the rat had been living in the house for at least a month as she had been noticing items chewed around the house. She said: “Things were getting eaten around the house. Abe didn’t believe me because I saw it more often. The door it chewed through was wood. It was quite thick. I don’t know how it did it.”
The incident comes amid a rise in reports of rat infestations across the country. Mark Telford, who attended Chloe and Abe’s house, said that he has seen a massive increase in rat and mouse calls. Mark, 45, owns Tornado Pest Control Limited and says he has seen a 30 per cent increase in recent months. He blames the issue partly on local councils letting rubbish pile up.
He said: “I usually have two weeks off around Christmas but I haven’t been able to this year. We’re tracking 30 per cent above previous years in rat and mouse cases. Over 60 per cent of our external rat callouts have been linked to poor waste management. This is usually linked to waste stacked up down back streets. This not only provides a food source but gives the rats harbourage points.”
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