Squirrel in toilet gives Great Falls homeowner a jolt

A wild animal spotted in a Great Falls toilet gave the homeowner quite a scare.

A man called 911 Tuesday morning to report a reptile in the toilet of the single bathroom in his home on the Northwest side of town. He told the dispatcher he placed a book on the lid to keep the creature at bay, according to scanner traffic.

“He said ‘I screamed when I saw it,’” said Animal Control officer Kayla Wright, who handled the call along with other ACOs.

She has no idea how the squirrel got into the toilet, but the homeowner promised her he wasn’t on drugs and hadn’t been drinking.

“I have a feeling he’ll be checking the toilet for awhile,” Wright added.

He won’t be the only one.

She said the caller reported quickly slammed the toilet lid shut, so he didn’t get a good look at his visitor.

“He was afraid.”

The officers couldn’t find it, Wright said, so they told him to call the non-emergency dispatch number if it came back.

“We didn’t expect a call back,” she said.

But they got one, several hours later, when the caller reportedly heard “scratching” coming from the toilet. Wright responded and found a squirrel, drowned, in the toilet bowl. She took a picture for evidence.