Acorns

[bunnyboiler 1,053]

First time for everything so they say I was out ferreting yesterday and had a dig when I broke through it was straight into a nest full  of acorns I also noticed a large rat bolt so Got me thinking would these belong to the rabbits or rats ? Anybody else came across this before atb BB

[Arry 21,908]

Rats imo, though I have bolted Squirrels from Rabbit burrows so just maybe them.

Cheers Arry

[tatsblisters 9,772]

I would say rats i have also found garden snails stored the same way by rats.

[The one 8,479]

I would go with Rats i cant see squirrels storing them under ground ?. 

[dytkos 17,800]

55 minutes ago, Balaur said:

Where do they normally store them..., I know what you mean ,but they'll use burrows ,hollow trees and mostly dig little holes but they got to be one of the most resourceful critters over here...

Jay's store acorns as well but no idea where.

Cheers, D.

 

[Trev70 5,185]

13 hours ago, bunnyboiler said:

First time for everything so they say I was out ferreting yesterday and had a dig when I broke through it was straight into a nest full  of acorns I also noticed a large rat bolt so Got me thinking would these belong to the rabbits or rats ? Anybody else came across this before atb BB

Rats mate, We did a long hedge that we've done for a few years about a month a go. I had a 3 foot dig and when I broke through I found the same for the first time on this hedge and it was the first time that we had bolted a few rats out of it.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

The hedges are alive at moment with rats and mice in the thermal .Best acorn crop for years and rodents are making most of it .

Fallow doe shot recently was also full of acorns .

[The one 8,479]

23 hours ago, Balaur said:

Where do they normally store them..., I know what you mean ,but they'll use burrows ,hollow trees and mostly dig little holes but they got to be one of the most resourceful critters over here...

Okay i think its rats as rats will share burrows with rabbits , Although squirrels will store them in scrapes etc i cant see them stockpiling them in a burrow , i think there no that bright to gather any amount in one place and a predator could pick them off each time they left the burrow so they wouldn't risk it