identifying signs of mink

[BenBhoy 4,706]

hey guys, just a quick question. out on walk today alongside a ditch and spotted hole with run leading down to the water and lot of empty snail shells by the entrance hole. any idea if it could be mink? or water vole maybe? cheers.

[moley 115]

  BenBhoy said:

hey guys, just a quick question. out on walk today alongside a ditch and spotted hole with run leading down to the water and lot of empty snail shells by the entrance hole. any idea if it could be mink? or water vole maybe? cheers.

 

 

more likely to be a brown rat , first signs of mink are no watervoles and no waterhens , seems to be the first things they kill

[Sterry 0]

Have you set out sand traps? its always the best/cheapest way of seeing whats about and where. If you not on the ball about prints im sure there is stuff on the internet.

 

all the best.

[BenBhoy 4,706]

aye thats a decent idea sterry, might try putting some sand out, cheers. pretty certain it's not brown rat.

[Sterry 0]

In my syndicate they are always asking why i keep puttin patches of sand out.

 

All the best in catching that mink.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,101]

Rats leave a greasy looking run mate .Mink prints are nearly the same as a cat but smaller obviously .Part eaten fish ,a trail of scales ,scat like a ferret [shit].You may see a boulder or stone on the river bank or mid stream which looks permanently wet/shiny .Its where the mink will take a kill .Good luck with your findings mate .

[whippeter69 88]

Heres a pic of mink tracks mate