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Squash64
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What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 15:33:40 »
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This little mouse was inside my son's compost bin on his allotment. Does anyone know what sort it is?
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Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
Birmingham
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Mr Smith
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 15:41:30 »
Betty,
That could be a Doormouse a protected species not a Rat, :)
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sheddie
Acre
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Gateshead
Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 15:48:12 »
To me, it looks more like a field mouse (wood mouse) - I think that a dormouse usually has a more fluffy tail
Its a bonny little thing!
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sheddie
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Digeroo
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Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 16:01:50 »
Looks like a house mouse to me. Dormice are golden brown. Field mouse has a long tail.
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shirlton
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 16:18:54 »
Looks to me like a field mouse. The house mice I have seen are more of a greyish colour
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green lily
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 18:00:01 »
Looks like the sort that get in my poly 'n nick the peas... ;)
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Squash64
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 19:46:53 »
I didn't think it was a house mouse because of the colour. I've googled 'dormouse' and they do seem to have hairier tails than this one had. So maybe it is a field mouse. Thanks Shirl.
Whatever it is, my son just put the lid back on the composter and left it. :)
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Betty
Walsall Road Allotments
Birmingham
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realfood
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 20:47:14 »
How about a vole, which can be very destructive to many plants. Voles have stripped the bark from my young apple tree at ground level.
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Digeroo
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 20:59:00 »
Not a vole they have low flat backs and a stub of a tail.
The one in the pic certainly has a lovely shining coat, looks like it is enjoying some good food.
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non-stick
Half Acre
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Re: What's this mouse?
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February 12, 2012, 21:20:05 »
Could be a yellow-necked mouse, difficult to tell from the photo. Most probaly a field mouse as they are more coomon. Did it's ears seem "big"
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farmer,steve
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February 13, 2012, 00:21:20 »
its a field mouse, but part of its tail is missing
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Robert_Brenchley
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February 13, 2012, 18:19:54 »
Right, Steve! The slightly yellowish brown coat (house mice are greyish brown) and big eyes are diagnostic.
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