What do you Reckon did the damage........?

[trapperman 474]

I reckon it was rats

[PeakOil 352]

Chupacabra

[Lab 10,979]

Chupacabra

A Chew-pacabra............

[skinner 348]

rats to use for there nests

[Ideation 8,216]

I was thinking squirrel, mainly as the bite patterns are very similar to those on our pheasant feeders

[Rolfe 2]

Well I don't know for certain what did the damage to the boots in Rolfe's picture,..but, in my own case, I actually caught my rat 'in flagranti' ,..and, for that crime,. I slapped his hairy old arse...

 

I cannot believe that Rolfe would of made things that easy for everyone,..so perhaps rats,..is just too obvious an answer...

 

Squirrels have got to be in the frame,.but, another plump rodent that can cause a fair amount of damage in sheds and garages, (and is smaller than a rat,.but bigger than your average mouse),..is the Long Tailed Field Mouse..

 

I've caught these rascals in Break Backs, set for Rats,..and they can certainly gnaw through wood and plastic,.no probs...

 

Anyway,.just a stab in the dark....

 

All the best,.CHALKWARREN..

 

 

 

Well........here's the answer then. At first i suspected rat due to the considerable damage but despite setting several Snap-e rat traps (as well as anticoagulant bait) not a single rat was caught or indeed showed any further signs of being there. What i did catch or find dead though........... was eleven (11) FIELD MICE of varying ages and sizes obviously quite a family colony.

 

So Chalky.............you were correct in your assumption that FIELD MICE were to blame...........they tend to do far more damage than your ordinary house mouse. Another certain giveaway that FIELD MICE are present........you will often find your bait trays littered with debris (leaves, insulation, etc.) this is their attempt to hide the food supply and store it away from fellow mice.

 

As i said it was for a bit of fun only.............thanks for all the suggestions, and it does take some believing that such a tiny critter can do so much damage

 

Rolfe.

[salukiwhippet 6]

Well every day's a schoolday!! Enjoyed that, got any more?

 

James

[Millet 4,497]

Rubber lice.

[toffee 76]

Right............was called in to sort out a rodent problem in an old wooden chalet.........carpeted and everything. Evidence was there of mouse AND rat activity............What would you say caused the damage to this nice guys pair of waders.........poor sod had only worn them once. Not trying to be clever or catch anybody out...........look at the evidence and tell me rat or mouse........and what are your reasons for thinking what it might be.

 

Rolfe

what ever it was is now rubbered!!

[Guest crobinc840]

I had a field mouse eat through my spa, needless to say they are on the top of my most wanted list the little

[Guest crobinc840]

Rubber lice.