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[THE GENERAL 1,982]

Going to be a quick one this, just need to sort a bit of conflict out. Mice or juvenile rats?

[hambone 950]

Yes, no doubt. 

[FLATTOP 4,456]

Rat I reckon

[THE GENERAL 1,982]

21 minutes ago, hambone said:

Yes, no doubt. 

Which one mate ? Mice or young rats ???

[hambone 950]

I think young rat but it's hard to tell not knowing the size of the trap or the situation

[THE GENERAL 1,982]

15 minutes ago, FLATTOP said:

Rat I reckon

Tails look very ratty to me, though I’m no expert by any means. 

[FLATTOP 4,456]

I’ve had a similar situation with a Black Cat trap where it was a 100% rat then the same 100% mouse then i had one which looked like a mix between the two I reckoned juvenile rat the thing is most of the time their biggish and easily identified and your right that tail looks very ratty and so do the feet.

[THE GENERAL 1,982]

5 minutes ago, FLATTOP said:

I’ve had a similar situation with a Black Cat trap where it was a 100% rat then the same 100% mouse then i had one which looked like a mix between the two I reckoned juvenile rat the thing is most of the time their biggish and easily identified and your right that tail looks very ratty and so do the feet.

Thanks mate  it is hard to know sometimes. 

[THE GENERAL 1,982]

3 hours ago, W. Katchum said:

Mice are proper small, an rats don’t stay that small for long, ears, head size, feet and tail length are what tells em apart mostly, I was always told of you even think for a second it’s a rat, it’s a rat

So u reckon rat then mate??? Lol

[patterdale 673]

10 hours ago, THE GENERAL said:

So u reckon rat then mate??? Lol

I'd say rat also.

[forest of dean redneck 11,599]

I’d say young rat

[paulus 26]

Mice have long thin tails covered in fine hairs. Rats have thick hairless tails as a general rule. 

[EDDIE B 3,166]

Your all wrong

[albert64 1,882]

Gerbil 

[Nicepix 5,650]

On 21/11/2022 at 00:12, W. Katchum said:

Mice are proper small, an rats don’t stay that small for long, ears, head size, feet and tail length are what tells em apart mostly, I was always told of you even think for a second it’s a rat, it’s a rat

The wood mouse grows to be as big as a half grown rattus rattus, black rat.  It would have helped if the photos showed the front end, but I think its a wood mouse.