30-6 Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 I was out the other night shooting rats around a dogs kennel on an old couples smallholding. The old sheepdog was locked in, but to be extra safe lifted up a piece of plywood laying on the floor to put against the mesh of the kennel. Under it was a tunnel run leading to a nest. It was like a bird nest in shape, made very neatly out of short grass, about the size of a blackbird's nest. In it was 5 pinkie young,and I noticed they seemed to have largish heads. So was it a rat, obvious, but a very neat nest. A mouse, but nest seemed too large, or a mole. The last two would be a bit daft being so close to rats, but as mentioned earlier the nest seemed to neat for a rat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 Sounds like mouse to me. New born mice do have quite a large head in relation to body size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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