On 3/27/2014 10:06 PM, Oren wrote:
"...It turned out that the rat had found its way into the apartment
cellars by chewing through cement and wood, the pest controllers
explained."

And chewed through the dishwasher water line...

40cm = 15.7 inch, less the tail.

Pics:

http://www.thelocal.se/20140326/40cm-rat-from-hell-caught-in-sweden


They should have used duct tape.