Traces of mice in the snow
In appearance, all the mice that are found in our area are almost identical. Slightly differ in size, color. Traces of the mouse in the snow should be the same, but in fact it is not. From the left prints, you can determine which animal was near the car, settled near the house, established a mink in the territory of economic lands.
Harvest mouse
The animal moves through the snowdrifts by jumping. After the "light" horse remains footprint, gathered in piles of trapezoids. The jump itself is not so short - up to 50 cm long. Slightly resembles a squirrel. Between the limbs are thin streaks from the tail.Hind legs always go in front, behind them small front.
If they are dispersed, it is impossible to disassemble the trajectory of movement - in the immediate vicinity is a hole. Track field mouse it is often visible on the surface of snowdrifts, since it periodically gets out of the mink in search of food supplies.
The animal is not afraid of the cold. If the snowdrift is small, the rodent easily darts from the mink. You can see the foot prints in the forest. A photo of the mouse track is located below.
Wood mouse
A rather large rodent prefers to dwell at the edge of the forest, near ravines, in the fields. The trail of a forest mouse in the snow resembles a field footprint, but the distance between them is somewhat longer. Wood mouse several centimeters more voles. You can be confused in the winter with traces of rats in the snow.
The length of the rodent's jump is about 60 cm, the tangled trajectory indicates the proximity of the mink. In the open snowy terrain leaves a series of long jumps, under the trees, bushes moves small jumps. In the winter comes out reluctantly, preferably in the thaw.
Gray voles
Traces of mice in the snow are similar to each other. You need to focus on the place where they were seen - forest, field, own garden.Gray voles are less mobile than mice. Move around the snow-covered area reluctantly. Do not jump, but run. Two parallel rows of small tracks of small paws are left - a path.
Interesting!
Unlike other types of mice paws on the snow have no trapezium shape. From the hole animals move no more than 10 m. Rarely go outside. If there are a lot of tracks on the surface of loose snow, you can search for a passage to the shelter nearby.
Mouse tracks on the snow are more disturbing if they are in the garden, near the garage, barns with grain reserves. Since such a neighborhood threatens to damage property, destruction of stocks, damage to trees. In the forest, in the fields, consider the left tracks of animals for the sake of curiosity.
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