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Anyone know what these are? Found 6 of them in my back garden. Seam friendly and like cheese!

84 replies

BlueBunny23 · 15/09/2022 07:42

I seen 6 of these all snuggled together in my back garden. Very small as I approached they didn’t budge, I went and got some cheese and they shared it. I handed it to them and they took it from my hand with their hand. I think they are super cute what ever they are anyways! But I’m pregnant and my hormones are a mess so I’m guessing I should stay well away. Are they just mice? Baby rats? Voles?

Anyone know what these are? Found 6 of them in my back garden. Seam friendly and like cheese!
Anyone know what these are? Found 6 of them in my back garden. Seam friendly and like cheese!
OP posts:
UrsulaPandress · 15/09/2022 07:47

Mice?

Bonheurdupasse · 15/09/2022 07:48

They are cute OP!
I've no idea, but I'm afraid someone will come along to say that they're rats or worse...

Cervinia · 15/09/2022 07:49

Look like mice to me too, very odd they didn’t budge though, won’t take long for a cat to find them sadly.

RagzRebooted · 15/09/2022 07:49

They're very cute, but probably shouldn't be touching them. Not sure what they are. Some kind of mouse?

BruceAndNosh · 15/09/2022 07:51

Baby alligators.
Don't be fooled by the fluffiness

ClaryFairchild · 15/09/2022 07:51

They look a bit like doormice.

GerundTheBehemoth · 15/09/2022 07:51

V young Wood Mice. (Or possibly Yellow-necked Mice, which are v similar but rarer - need to see their underside to tell.)

NoSquirrels · 15/09/2022 07:52

Mice. I wonder if they’re pets that have been dumped? They shouldn’t be tame to eat from your hand, they should be hiding from you. As a PP says, they’re very vulnerable to cats if they’re not wild and frightened.

NoSquirrels · 15/09/2022 07:52

BruceAndNosh · 15/09/2022 07:51

Baby alligators.
Don't be fooled by the fluffiness

Grin
HotWashCycle · 15/09/2022 07:53

Pics not very clear, nor an idea of size, but best guess would be field mice. They are quite cute, small but with big heads in relation to their bodies.

3WildOnes · 15/09/2022 07:54

Oh my, they are very cute. This is the kind of thing I would do and then my husband would be like why the hell are you feeding rodents in our garden.

Bobbybobbins · 15/09/2022 07:54

How adorable!

Wbeezer · 15/09/2022 07:57

Look like young woodmice to me, we have them in our garden, they move into the compost bin in the winter. Our cat occasionally brings one into the house.

Ledkr · 15/09/2022 08:03

Aw. Make them a little.house to hide from evil cats

PortiaWithNoBreaks · 15/09/2022 08:10

They look like field mice. Those are the kind of mice my cats bring in. It’s unusual for them to be out in the open like that though; they’re very vulnerable to predators.

sophs29 · 15/09/2022 08:18

I have nothing useful to say other than that they are so cute! And I would also build them a house like a PP said Grin

ButteryNuts · 15/09/2022 08:26

Very very cute. I wouldn't feed or touch them, though. Since they're in your garden you will encourage them and they might move in and cause damage to your home. How brave they are is concerning too, some transmissible diseases can cause that such as Toxoplasmosis.

buttons123456 · 15/09/2022 08:45

They absolutely shouldn't take good from your hands if they are wild mice!
That is very weird ! Mice will run and hide !

Can anyone get in your garden ? They don't look like babies but def very tame which is weird !

FatFilledTrottyPuss · 15/09/2022 08:47

Oh wow they’re too cute for me and my normally cold shrivelled heart. I’d have made them a warm house and moved them in straight away! Good job I have cats so don’t have the opportunity to move mice into my home 😍

CandyLeBonBon · 15/09/2022 08:48

Baby rats.

SantanaBinLorry · 15/09/2022 08:51

Whatever they are, don't give them cheese. They're not a cartoon!

CandyLeBonBon · 15/09/2022 08:52

Rats have thicker hairless tails and small ears in comparison to their head. Nice have finer/more pointy nose and larger ears in proportion, along with hair on their tail which is thinner and shorter. Rat tails remind me of earthworms and are the length of their body, or longer. The second photo definitely looks like rats

OnTheRunWithMannyMontana · 15/09/2022 08:53

Aw they are so cute! As some PPs have said though it's a little concerning that they are so tame.

If they stay there snuggled up maybe contact a wildlife rescue for advice.

FreddyHG · 15/09/2022 08:54

Definitely mice. possibly house mice?

SunflowerOrange · 15/09/2022 08:56

Clicked because I now want to know!