Dormouse found in pack of toilet paper
The Local Austria - [email protected]
Published: 1 Sep, 2014 CET.
Updated: Mon 1 Sep 2014 11:02 CET
A young man from Lower Austria was shocked to discover a dormouse nesting inside a sealed packet of toilet paper that he had bought in a supermarket.
The package was undamaged but when he opened it he was surprised to hear a rustling sound and noticed that two of the toilet paper rolls had been chewed and torn.
When he looked inside one of the rolls he found a dormouse, who had made itself a nest. “He seemed quite comfortable, he didn’t want to come out,” said Christoph Lechner.
He released the dormouse into his garden, in Feistritz am Wechsel, where he hopes it will build a new nest.
Dormice are mouse-like in appearance with a bushy, furry tail. Most are nocturnal, and can sometimes hibernate for up to six months.
Comments
See Also
The package was undamaged but when he opened it he was surprised to hear a rustling sound and noticed that two of the toilet paper rolls had been chewed and torn.
When he looked inside one of the rolls he found a dormouse, who had made itself a nest. “He seemed quite comfortable, he didn’t want to come out,” said Christoph Lechner.
He released the dormouse into his garden, in Feistritz am Wechsel, where he hopes it will build a new nest.
Dormice are mouse-like in appearance with a bushy, furry tail. Most are nocturnal, and can sometimes hibernate for up to six months.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.