Mouse or rat?!

[Y1006]

Feeling worried about this. Is this a mouse or a rat? No food been left out but we live in the countryside.

@Thanksforyourlackofthought what is an ex rat? Is had a furry tail though?

Get pest control to look in your loft.

The size of those feet, it is definitely a rat.

I wouldn't be worried about finding a dead one outside your house.

The noise on the roof, it could be squirrels or birds on the outside, if it's during the day as well. Mice are more likely to be somewhere where there is a food source, and be active at night.

@Y1006 an ex rat is a dead rat, ex meaning dead, no longer a live rat

Ex rat - a play on the Ex parrot Monty Python sketch.
Having always lived rurally, rats and mice are just something you get used to - obviously you don't want them in your house but apart from what the cat brings in (Including rats and small rabbits and sometimes alive) we've had no problems with them getting in.
They are more likely to come in during the winter as they will be looking for a food source.

E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-RAT

Injured? It looks like leftovers from a cat snack. 😂

But yeah, its the remains of a rat.

Looks like the left overs of a house mouse. The tail is furry.

Please don't use poison.

Having cats has clearly inured me against half eaten rodents. 🤣
Looks ratty to me tbh - but against the bottle it isn't very big.

You have yourself the back end of a rat there.

Really worried as I don’t know how it got there! There’s no food

I think rat. But I wouldn't be overly worried. Lots of things nest in rooves this time of year. If you think you have something nesting then call a pest control company.

I wouldn't be worried. We live next to allotments and often get dead things in garden - either killed by the local fox or our cats.

It got there because a cat, a fox or similar either killed it or found it dead and half ate it before leaving it there. It's not an uncommon event. I had a dead rat left on our drive in a similar state. We have many foxes that regularly hang out on our drive, plus lots of cats that pass through.

There will be food. There's always food. You're never far from a rat.

Yeah it's a adolescent rat. It's feet are big and the base of its tail is fat.

Mice aren't as gross looking even with their heads bitten off. And they're usually much smaller with thinner tail and small feet.

Young rat. It looks like it's on a road or pavement, what's the bit you don't understand OP?

What are you so worried about OP?

It doesn't matter either way, it's no risk to you baby whatsoever. (And it wasn't even when it was alive)

Rats and mice live any- and everywhere. Unless you've a serious infection they aren't a problem, and a cat has clearly dealt with that one.

Honestly, don't let it worry you.

It's clear from the title and the sensitive warning, nothing else is needed

OP it's a rat as others have said.

Clearly not a cat owner 🤣 I’ve seen this image in real life too many times.

This is clearly a half eaten rat. If you live in the countryside you need to get a grip.

Are people seeing the second image with the plastic bottle for scale, it's tiny with a furry tail. Rats tails are pretty much bald.

Anyway, unless you're seeing droppings in your house I wouldn't worry about it! A cat probably dropped it there. No need to worry at all.

A great thread to weed out the non cat owners 😂

A rat. Well, half of a rat to be more specific.

If you hear something in your attic 100% get pest control out to investigate for peace of mind

Yes, it's a young rat, the size of the feet in relation to the rest of the (remaining) body are far too large for it to be a mouse.

But, agree that either way it's not an issue, unless there are further signs of rodents in the house.