Some critter tried to get in through the bathroom fan!

[Grasswire2]

I heard noises like something was trying to get the cover off the fan in the wall in the bathroom.

YIKES!!

I picked up a febreeze spray bottle and sprayed through the grid, and then I got a piece of cardboard and tape and taped it over, securely. And turned the fan on and left it on.

YIKES!!

What would that be? It was at night. Squirrel? Rat?

That wall of the apartment is sub grade, the house is built into hill and this is the bottom level.

[Warpy]

1. Probably a rodent of some description

Most other varmints tend to go higher, try to dig through attic vents and the like.

You're going to want to get an exterminator out to find out where the little bastard got in. You'll want that plugged up or said varmint will invite the whole family in.

[RockRaven]

2. Try to find out where the fan vents to, and if it is possible to lay eyes on the

end of the vent/chimney/whatever to see if that is how the critter got in. It seems more likely that a critter would enter the end where the air is blown out rather than enter through the side of the tube (which would mean chewing through it or it rusting or rotting through)... Often the end has a screen or flap or both -- which would be more fragile and susceptible to violation than the tube itself.

[Bayard]

3. Sounds like a rat

We had one somehow get in the backside of our dishwasher last winter. He chewed up all the wiring.

[Demovictory9]

4. That's so scary

[yonder]

5. Dont know what it might be but your story brings to mind this song:

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Edit: the advice in post 1 is valuable. Sooner the better.

[Easterncedar]

6. Try ammonia in a spray bottle

It’s a good rat repellent.

[Attilatheblond]

7. Wear full goggles and face mask for that trick

During pandemic, I got some of those full face covers that sit on glass frames. I would recommend at least that, but full cover (sides, top, bottom) with a soft rubber gasket on your eyes would be better. They aren't real expensive. And a nose/mouth cover.

DO NOT mix ammonia with any other fluid, especially bleach, which creates a very dangerous gas. Seriously, it will put you in ER, hospital, or morgue.