What issit?

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 11th Sep, '10, 08:52

We found this wee thing outside our office last night, in a very busy urban street. Poor thing almost got flattened by a size nine boot.

It didn't seem like your average mouse or baby rat. What issit?

FurBaby · Post by **FurBaby** » 11th Sep, '10, 09:00

aww bless! it looks like something you'd find on Daily Squee ...

Google needs to create an image search engine where you can upload a photo and they give you sites with similar pics!

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 11th Sep, '10, 09:08

Cat food.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 11th Sep, '10, 09:13

If we'd left it on the street I think it would soon have been bird food. I was wary of moving it out of its habitat but it seemed to be in shock, crawled into my friend's bag and was happy to stay there.

Wildlife place wasn't interested so today it's been set free in the park, letting nature take over.

FurBaby · Post by **FurBaby** » 11th Sep, '10, 09:18

did wildlife place say what it was?

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 11th Sep, '10, 09:25

On the phone they said it sounded like "a mouse" so they were not interested. The person that took it home and has been googling all morning thinks it might be a (very lost) heath mouse but I'm not so sure.

Tail looks quite thick for the size of it.

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 11th Sep, '10, 10:35

FurBaby wrote: Google needs to create an image search engine where you can upload a photo and they give you sites with similar pics!

I just did that, and the answer is.....

Spoiler: toggle: ...a hand

chocolate · Post by **chocolate** » 11th Sep, '10, 10:45

I don't think that looks like a mouse...maybe a field mouse - actually a quick 'chocolate' shows some similarities to a field mouse

'tis cute

canuck · Post by **canuck** » 11th Sep, '10, 10:53

It's a rat

http://www.itsnature.org/ground/mammals ... garoo-rat/

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 11th Sep, '10, 11:19

I'm surprised it's comfortable being handled by humans. Could it be somebody's pet that got out?

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 11th Sep, '10, 14:52

Hmmm, very different colouring from the kangaroo rat although the snout and paws look similar.

Lili, last night it was definitely stressed and just needed to hide, but it does look quite happy to eat out of Ant's hand, doesn't it? Can't think it would be a pet around there although there are some apartments nearby. It was very cute.

Was hoping Morrolan Attenborough or Burbage Corwin would have dropped in by now but then they both have special days today so may be out.

(Happy Anniversary, M & F! x)

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 11th Sep, '10, 18:15

The more I look at it the more I think it's a young gerbil. I can't imagine a wild creature would just eat in someone's hand like that. It's a good thing you didn't give it to the wildlife place. He probably would have become food for one of their birds or snakes.

Lichtgestalt · Post by **Lichtgestalt** » 11th Sep, '10, 18:55

Who would have thought that kooky is into gerbilling

Jedi · Post by **Jedi** » 11th Sep, '10, 23:55

Looks like a hopping mouse to me.

cromasaig · Post by **cromasaig** » 12th Sep, '10, 04:37

canuck wrote:It's a rat

It's not a rat. It's a Siberian Hamster.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 12th Sep, '10, 05:38

Hopping mouse is the closest so far. It must have been on its holidays, though.

Pinklepurr · Post by **Pinklepurr** » 12th Sep, '10, 13:56

Aw it is so cute, it doesn't look like your average mouse, but it might be one of the native types. There are hopping mice that live in NSW and up the coast.

If you really are interested in knowing,you might be able to find out what it is/was through local museum or similar.

We used Museum Victoria to identify a small animal we found. You just need to send a picture to them.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoveryc ... fications/

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 13th Sep, '10, 05:10

Hmmm it is some sort of hopping rodent. Lovely little thing!

Morrolan · Post by **Morrolan** » 13th Sep, '10, 11:46

Kooky wrote:Hmmm, very different colouring from the kangaroo rat although the snout and paws look similar.

Lili, last night it was definitely stressed and just needed to hide, but it does look quite happy to eat out of Ant's hand, doesn't it? Can't think it would be a pet around there although there are some apartments nearby. It was very cute.

Was hoping Morrolan Attenborough or Burbage Corwin would have dropped in by now but then they both have special days today so may be out.

(Happy Anniversary, M & F! x)

thank you...

no idea what is is. looks feral and thus snake food to me.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 13th Sep, '10, 16:41

Well today when I went out for lunch I spotted another one, squashed flat on the pavement

There's a nest somewhere out there, I reckon. Or maybe in our groundfloor carpark - hmm, that's a thought worth following up on.

avatarless · Post by **avatarless** » 14th Sep, '10, 05:39

FurBaby wrote:aww bless! it looks like something you'd find on Daily Squee ...

Google needs to create an image search engine where you can upload a photo and they give you sites with similar pics!

http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/

http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/

avatarless · Post by **avatarless** » 14th Sep, '10, 05:44

looks like a baby mouse to me. they are very easy to handle at that age.

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 14th Sep, '10, 07:46

I think the question is "what sort of mouse?"

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