What small rats look like
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Rats give birth as pets. These animals are smart, and care for them is not difficult. But from wild rodents, few will be delighted. The animal destroys food stocks, interferes with sleep and suffers serious diseases. To effectively deal with the enemy, you need to know how small rats look and how they differ from their relatives - mice.
Appearance and development of the cub
An adult female gives birth to rats in a month after its fertilization. The baby is born bald, blind and deaf. He has:
- dull little face;
- pressed to the head, sharp ears;
- thick short tail.
A week later, the baby rat is covered with short fur, soft to the touch. He has a small mustache. Rat tail gets longer as they grow up. On the thirteenth day after birth, the eyes of the rat pups open, but rat eyesight not acute. They begin to get out of the nest and explore the world.
Interesting!
In India is the "Temple of the Rats." Its inhabitants live in comfort and receive good food. Locals believe that the souls of dead children live in these animals.
Three to four weeks after its birth, rat pups become adult rodents. But they have not yet grown completely. Their length will be the same as the mouse. Therefore, people often confuse rats with a vole.
What is different from the mouse
Newborn rodents of different species are often confused with each other. Crumbs are very similar to each other, but still there are many differences between them. An attentive person will quickly determine by the sight of the babies whose nest he is lucky to find.
Cubs rats are distinguished from mice by the following criteria:
- The size. The body of a newborn rat will be longer than a mouse
- Muzzle.In a baby rat, it is as if chopped off and has bulging eyes covered with skin.
- Ears. In the vole they are round and large.
- Tail. Mice have a long and thin tail. It is equal to the length of their body.
The rats in the photo will have a larger size. They are slightly thicker and darker than the new-born vole.
What is different from an adult mouse
The rat reaches its maximum size by the year. The appearance of the rat at the age of one month is similar in appearance to an adult mouse. People who do not know what is the difference between small rats from adult voles, apply the wrong tactics of struggle, and therefore can not get rid of pests.
The easiest way to identify a mammal is by the trail it leaves on wet land. The rat paws have membranes, so there will be a fingerprint on the ground with fingers wide apart and folds between them. Well visible traces of a rat in the snow.
Interesting!
The size of the paw of a monthly rat does not differ from the size of the foot of an adult mouse.
Moved animals also in different ways. The mouse is mincing, and the rat is jumping. If on the ground the tracks are located close to each other, then a norushka ran here.
Decorative rat pups
The pet is more prolific.The female breeds more often, and in her brood many babies.
Interesting!
Mother eats dead rats. Part of the living offspring will be destroyed if their population is too large. So do wild ones? and domestic mammals.
The type of domestic animals is no different from wild relatives. The decorative rat in the photo sometimes has eyes that blend in with the skin color. These eyes have albinos.
Means of dealing with mice and rats are different. Therefore, it is important to correctly identify the rodent. A great role in this is played by the ability to distinguish small rats from norushek.
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