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House Rat - Rattus rattus Over time we had less pleasant visitors in our bird feeder so we had to unfortinately remove it. One rat is Ok but we were getting 4 or more. We renovated our terrace and removed feeders and we got rid of the problem.<br /> They seemed to be Rattus rattus and not norvegicus; big ears and eyes, very long tail (canot be seen here), ponty snout etc See differences here: <br /> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Differences_between_Rattus_norvegicus_and_Rattus_rattus" rel="nofollow">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Differences_between_Rattus_norvegicus_and_Rattus_rattus</a><br /> <br /> We caught one per one with an animal friendly trap and released them in the Natuurreservaat Grootbroek. They did not come back to us, luckily! Belgium,Black rat,Geotagged,Rattus rattus,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

House Rat - Rattus rattus

Over time we had less pleasant visitors in our bird feeder so we had to unfortinately remove it. One rat is Ok but we were getting 4 or more. We renovated our terrace and removed feeders and we got rid of the problem.
They seemed to be Rattus rattus and not norvegicus; big ears and eyes, very long tail (canot be seen here), ponty snout etc See differences here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Differences_between_Rattus_norvegicus_and_Rattus_rattus

We caught one per one with an animal friendly trap and released them in the Natuurreservaat Grootbroek. They did not come back to us, luckily!

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    Flown Kimmerling
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    I actually have a terrible rodent phobia (reserved for ones that get into my living space it seems), but this is SO ADORABLE! Thank you for sharing! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      Thanks! I also find rats cute and I had hamsters and a gerbil when I was a teenager. There are people who has rats as pets and they are very pretty and intelligent. These ones of course were wild and I would not dare to touch them, also for the obvious disease-carrying chance. If they would have promised me <<we will not have babies>> I would even have considered keeping them around but unfortunately one day you see 4 and the next they are 40 :-D
      so we caught them and relocated them in a nature reserve where I hope they live happy ever after :-)       Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Very cute! But, I'm glad they are no longer a problem for you! Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
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      Yes, me too! I hope they are happy in their more wild new home ;-) Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        They probably love it and have had many babies by now! Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Patomarazul's profile
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          As long as they all stay out of people's houses I guess everybody is happy :-D Posted 3 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
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            Definitely! I once had an albino pet rat -- my brother gave it to his girlfriend for Valentine's Day, lol. She didn't appreciate the gift and was going to set it "free", so I took it in. It was not friendly, but lived out its life well-cared for and in comfort, albeit in a cage. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

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The Black rat

The black rat, also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus ''Rattus'', in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide.

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Uploaded Dec 10, 2021. Captured Apr 19, 2020 09:25 in Leuvensestraat 18, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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