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Alice -BHP just pooed so i will put it next to the fresh bait and see what happens !!
Should i put a heat rock out to see if it electricutes them ???:lol:
as said befor snake poo keeps rats away infact i have seen it sold in petshops
Looks a Bush Rat (Rattus fuscipes) to me. The ears are too large for a Brown Rat (R. norvegicus) or the Swamp Rat (R. lutreolus). They are also more rounded than the ovate ears of the Black Rat (R. rattus). The snout is shorter and more bent than the Black Rat. As some one already pointed out, the length of the tail is diagnostic. Without a look at the tail and only one camera angle to go on, I am only 80% confident as both species are variable, especially in colour. The sub-species of R. fuscipes found along eastern NSW into Qld is called "assimilis" after the similarity it bears to the Black Rat. Bush Rats, as mentioned,are very much animals of native bushland and shun areas of human habitation. I therefore would be most interested to know in what circumstances you came across it.
By the way, the Dusky Antechinus (A. swainsonii), while significantly larger than the other local Antechinus and Common Dunnart, is still only half the size of the rat and with differing body proportions. Other than size, the most visible difference in these marsupials is their sharp, pointed snout.
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