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Please tell me this is not a rat

45 replies

bloodywhitecat · 14/02/2020 10:42

DP is convinced it is

OP posts:
TreacherousPissFlap · 14/02/2020 10:45

That's not a rat...

HowlsMovingBungalow · 14/02/2020 10:45

No! Looks like a vole to me.

BamboozledandBefuddled · 14/02/2020 10:45

I could tell you it isn't but I'd be lying....

InOtterNews · 14/02/2020 10:46

I can't see a tail, but I don't think it's a rat

Herpesfreesince03 · 14/02/2020 10:46

It’s definitely not a rat. Can tell by the face

puds11 · 14/02/2020 10:47

Awww that’s a vole.

FuckingHateRats · 14/02/2020 10:48

Awwww it's cute

puds11 · 14/02/2020 10:49

It’s either a bank Cole or field vole. Bank vole has a longer tail.

puds11 · 14/02/2020 10:49

Bank vole ffs

Rationalcat · 14/02/2020 10:52

Vole.
Not a rat.
Ive seen rats close up, it is definitely not a rat.

pooopypants · 14/02/2020 10:54

IIRC rats have longer snouts

It's cute

5zeds · 14/02/2020 10:55

I think it’s a rat, but why does it matter?

puds11 · 14/02/2020 10:55

Longer face, bigger feet and you’d be able to see it’s tail.

CassidyStone · 14/02/2020 10:55

Looks like a hamster to me.

puds11 · 14/02/2020 10:56

It’s 100% not a rat. I kept pet rats and did a project where I trapped field and bank voles. It’s a vole.

Simonsaysitschristmas · 14/02/2020 10:57

No it’s not a rat. You can tell by the face.

puptent · 14/02/2020 10:57

oh god that does look like a common or garden rat, sorry. But ignore me. Go with the vole.

HowlsMovingBungalow · 14/02/2020 11:00

Rats are huge in comparison with a vole.
It is NOT a rat.

puds11 · 14/02/2020 11:01

This is a rat

Please tell me this is not a rat
Sulla · 14/02/2020 11:01

My cat brings me loads of these - it's a good.

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HebeMumsnet · 14/02/2020 11:01
Didicat · 14/02/2020 11:01

Defo not a rat, cute wee vole

fairydustandpixies · 14/02/2020 11:04

Absolutely not a rat.

wowfudge · 14/02/2020 11:04

He no rat, he vole - to paraphrase Manuel

CatonNZ · 14/02/2020 11:05

Rats have pointier faces and there ears are shaped differently.

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