One thing you don't expect to see when checking into a budget hotel is a bedraggled fox that, for some reason, has been painted blue.
what's going on here then? Lenny Henry wouldn't stand for this? @TravelodgeUK
Yet that's what guest Scott Farnell saw and tweeted from the Travelodge in Woolwich last week, near the hotel bar. The animal was lured out with Doritos.
@hkattwood fox whisperer has taken care of him. likes Doritos.
Farnell arrived at 9pm last Thursday to see the fox just hanging out in the lobby. The receptionist rang the RSPCA but got no answer, he said. It took about half an hour to entice it outside.
But more importantly, why was it blue? Maybe it had fallen into a chemical toilet, suggested one person.
@fazzy87 @TravelodgeUK I wonder IF it had fallen into a chemical toilet?
Leicester City's mascot, Filbert the Fox, is both blue and a fox. Maybe Leicester fans did it?
PS: If you ever do find a fox or any other animal in a strange place, you can contact the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999 or fill out this online form.