dormouse
Submitted by myabruzzohome on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 15:03In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
This could be a dormouse, we had quite a few sharing our house until our chimney was repaired.I cannot understand what you say about Squirrels as we regularly get these very dark Red Squirrels in our garden; they are almost black with a white bib.
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I think they could be
Submitted by Russ on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 17:59In reply to dormouse by myabruzzohome
weasels. Dormice are very small, so I think unlikely. I found this picture which might help.Be careful if you keep hens though, because these little critters like a bit of KFC (see picture)!http://images.google.it/imgres?imgurl=http://i.pbase.com/g6/63/634163/2/68794709.ybehpVyh.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/jensmorin/image/68794709&usg=__Xb69ARtzuKc6H-4FwnuC8Xu4Sh0=&h=541&w=800&sz=72&hl=it&start=1&sig2=7_Va0TuyigepvVb2ysGw-A&um=1&tbnid=pZJuMYgisCLysM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Deuropean%2Bweasel%26hl%3Dit%26rlz%3D1T4GGIC_itIT237IT239%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1&ei=2JJfSp6NKZLCsAarlcSjBw
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VICIOUS WEASELS
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 04:48In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Russ is right, the weasels we have are real predators and you can see that they are feared by other small animals who may become their prey. I observe them from my window and everyone leaves the minute the weasels appear, even if I am feeding everyone some bread. But they are very pretty to watch. They also like to eat crusts of bread.
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In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Having had a slightly closer look, we are now thinking that they are grey squirrels - even though there are not supposed to be any here!
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Weasel v Stoat
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 12:06In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Weasels are very very small about 6 inches long if it was bigger I think the references would more trully suit a Stoat, which is a more sizeable villian altogether capable of taking Rabbits or chickens.
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OUR WEASELS
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 13:53In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Yes, Gromit, our weasels are about 8 inches long. They look a bit bigger when they are swimming because of their tails. But larger birds like the ducks or even some water rats keep away from them and they simply disappear the minute they show themselves. Their reaction shows that they are scared.
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