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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:59 pm   Post subject: Something dark in the pond.


Whatever it was ran across my foot at a rate of knots and was black or dark brown and about the size of a mouse,and there seems to be a good few of our smaller fish have disappeared + one of our cats caught something that resembles a shrew which is that colour. is it possible this is a water shrew or rat.

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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:42 pm   Post subject:


Most likely a water shrew since they are common all over the UK and they are usually only about 5" (14cm) long.
Rats, at least the ones here, are sometimes 4-5 times the size of mice and while they will eat meat...i.e. other rodents, they prefer grains, animal feed, etc.

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Here's a website that tells you all about water shrews and their diet. Hope it helps you ID your mystery rodent.

http://www.suffolkwildlife.co.uk/ca/factsheets/watershrew.htm


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Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:42 pm   Post subject:


Thanks for that Eileen,looks like I have found the culprit.
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