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Hi, we found this baby animal in our driveway and weren't able to figure out where it came from/where its mother might be. Does anyone know what this is? We're in Toronto, if that helps. 
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Jun 19, 2017 19:41
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My guess is rat? https://pixabay.com/en/rat-baby-rats-baby-nager-425628/
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Jun 20, 2017 01:26
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Yeah, it's a baby rat.
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Jun 20, 2017 04:31
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who cares just kill it
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Jun 20, 2017 13:53
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KomodoWagon posted:who cares just kill it :O
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Jun 22, 2017 03:02
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its a rat, just under 10 days old or so and about to open its eyes.
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Jun 22, 2017 03:08
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It's also not a domesticated rat, so you probably should kill it.
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Jul 1, 2017 17:14
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take me to the beaver posted:It's also not a domesticated rat, so you probably should kill it. Unironic question: is the difference between domesticated and wild rat breeds sufficient that this is actually a sensical statement?
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Jul 2, 2017 03:06
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It's not really my area of expertise as I have never personally kept rodents other than mice, but I know that there are some significant physiological differences (lifespan, body shape, and ear shape is the best tell of which kind the rat is) as well as behavioral differences. There have also been some significant genomic differences found as well, though I'm not sure how much of that could be explained by a historical divergence of breeding lines. Generally speaking it's safe to assume that you never want an undomesticated animal in your house because it will bite the poo poo out of you and piss on everything you hold dear. This is also true of some domesticated animals, but the odds are slightly more in your favor of being able to retrain them to stop doing that.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:23
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You could also just place it somewhere and forget about it, cause it's basically already dead.
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Jul 3, 2017 00:55
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Pollyanna posted:You could also just place it somewhere and forget about it, cause it's basically already dead. Yeah, if OP would feel guilty about killing it they could just put it somewhere nearby, the mother rat might come back and sniff it out, but probably not. Then again, if you have a rat infestation you're probably best off making sure it's dead.
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Jul 4, 2017 06:28
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Common Brushtail Possum
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Jul 4, 2017 13:46
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Unironic question: is the difference between domesticated and wild rat breeds sufficient that this is actually a sensical statement? There are no "breeds" of rat, only species. The domestic rat is a domesticated strain of rattus norvegicus. It is *truly* domesticated, so yes the distinction matters. As far as this thread goes though, no it doesn't matter. It's a wild rat and even if hand raised will be a big wild rear end in a top hat and the OP should drop a brick on it.
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Aug 1, 2017 05:18
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You could contact your local Wildlife Rescue for more options and to help clear your conscience. I had a domestic rat, he was the best! He was sweet, smart, snuggly, and liked to ride around on my shoulder. If I hadn't developed a rather nasty allergy to all rodents, I would still have pets rats. I wouldn't recommend making a pet out of a wild rat (especially as your first rat pet), but here's some info on the subject: http://www.ratforum.com/showthread.php?50737-Have-you-ever-caught-a-wild-rat-and-kept-it-as-a-pet Ferryll fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Aug 2, 2017 |
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Aug 1, 2017 23:12
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Kill it. It's a rat. It needs to die or it'll just run out and poo poo out more babies everywhere and spread it's pestilence across the world.
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Aug 2, 2017 17:23
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hey op this is what that lil cutie will turn into and then my dog will kill it
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Aug 9, 2017 13:13
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