A woman has taken to social media to ask for help identifying what animals may inhabit a gigantic nest she discovered in her attic.
Auckland resident Kiri Vertongen posted photos to a local Facebook page on Monday and asked if the hive-like structure looked familiar to anyone in the group.
The images of the sizeable nest quickly sent members into a frenzy, with many users sharing their horror in the comments.
New Zealand woman Kiri Vertongen stumbled upon the mysterious nest in her attic on Monday I think you need an exorcist for that , one woman suggested. Burn the house down , a second user instructed, while another group member compared the utterly terrifying nest to something from a horror film.
“It’s certainly one of the causes we look at when doing fire investigations.” Nelson Laser Electrical electrician James Trowbridge said rodents’ appetite for chewing could cause expensive damage, especially when dealing with “awkward parts of the roof”. “Sometimes it’s quite a major to repair.” But there are a number of things households can do to deter Rizzo the Rat and Stewart Little moving in. Auckland’s Smash’d Em Pest Control lead tech Jonathan Simes said prevention was key, and it was “all about access points”.
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A mouse can squeeze into a gap as small as a pinky finger, while a rat can jam itself through a thumb-sized space.