Sydney and Huggy Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 We found this deceased rodent of some sort lying outside the corner of the barn but how it got there or how it died is a bit of a mystery too. To me its a bit reminiscent of chipmunks we have seen in the wild in Arizona but have never seen them in our area (Allier). Can anyone positively identify it and should we be concerned about its presence (or more to the point living relatives!)?[IMG]http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o626/BarrowBob/Dsc_0207.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o626/BarrowBob/Dsc_0206.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o626/BarrowBob/Dsc_0205.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o626/BarrowBob/Dsc_0204.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 now that's a lerot, my cats killed one and presented it on my doorstep and I couldn't work out what it was. It has a distinctive 'bandit' mask and is apparently fairly harmless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 http://www.suite101.com/view_image.cfm/513138Quite common here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Not sure where "here" is (above), but this type of dormouse is common in the Vendee too. (LINK)They do take short cuts through my small attic, making loud clomping noises as they hop from beam to beam and crash onto the upper side of the wooden ceiling each time. They like making nests in the woolly insulation material. I think the only problem is if they were to take a shine to your electric wires, and gnaw through them. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney and Huggy Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 That's definitely the beast. Haven't heard any activity in the attic or in the walls so how it got to be where it was I don't know.Thanks for your help guys [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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