A Scots man has shared the moment he had to rescue a squirrel from his house after it got stuck down his toilet.
Glasgow man Mark Thorburn found the rodent in his bedroom on September 12 and, while attempting to chase it out of his house, the squirrel accidentally fell down the loo.
It wasn't the 24-year-old's normal Monday afternoon shenanigans and said he felt out of his depth when the animal got trapped.
The marketing coordinator, who shared the unusual rescue mission on TikTok, the Daily Record: "I had been out of the house for a few hours and when I came back I could hear rustling in my bedroom.
"I knew nobody else was home, so I thought someone must have broken in. I psyched myself up for a fight and when I went in, I saw the squirrel. It was definitely not who or what I was expecting to find in there."
Mark said he was trying to get the squirrel to go out of his bedroom window when it ran into the bathroom instead.
He added: "He fell down the toilet and couldn't get out. I was about to lift him and then I panicked that maybe I shouldn't. I Googled and it said you shouldn't because they can spread diseases and bite, so I didn't want to take any chances.
"My flat mate Ewan came home just after that and we decided we should call the SSPCA.
"When I told them what was happening they said they could come to get it out but they would have to kill it because it is too dangerous to put it back into the wildlife.
"I was looking at his wee face and felt so guilty at the thought of it being killed, so me and Ewan decided we'd try to save it ourselves. Operation save the squirrel began!"
In the video Mark can be heard shouting at the squirrel saying: "Come on pal, let's go. Bath time is over! Why are you in here? Oh no, that's such a shame. We need to get it out."
Mark and Ewan came up with a plan to help usher the rodent out. They put a broom down the toilet and the squirrel quickly climbed up the pole.
After another adventure scurrying around the house, the squirrel finally made it's way outside.
Mark said: "He sat at the front door for a good 10 minutes before he hopped off. He must have been knackered the poor wee thing. Thankfully he's not made his way back in to our house yet, but he has appeared at the window another few times."
The Scottish SPCA has been contacted for comment by the Record.
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