Mouse or young Rat?

caspermccormack

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong tread, looking of clarification on the pic attached, I have a rat in the utility room but also pick up this little fella on the camera. Looks like a mouse to me, but they say they don't share the same space. Anybody help with this one? It's standing on a standard paint tray.
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Flippyfloppy

I'd say a young rat, just the body shape seems more rat like..

harr

I think young rat as well...I caught two in the attic last year...a small bit bigger than your lad.. the racket they made was something else..we had to use a rat trap to catch them..got a cat since and no return of mice or rat thank god ..

billie1b

The tail looks like it has no hair so young rat to me

Fakediamond

Longer tail indicates rat to me.

pilly

Could it be a shrew?

Mary63

It it looks at you it is a young rat.A mouse will just run away.

It definitely looks like a rat to me,too big to be a mouse.

caspermccormack

Thanks for the posts!

Bunnyslippers

Definitly baby rat, mice have much slimmer tails and smaller heads!:)

caspermccormack

Those wildlife camera in also are the business!

Mary63

Make sure it doesn't grow into a teenage rat,a trap should do the trick.

How are they getting into your utility room.

caspermccormack

They found a void between the extension and old garden wall. Wall will be pulled down tomorrow and brickwork will be repaired and plastered. Horrible little ****es to have getting in. Traps are all set!