Do I have a squirrel or a rat?

[squirrel princess]

Oh please, please, please don't leave us hanging on this story.
It is a riot We want to know what has happened with your little brood

[smoknbunny]

Oops! wait - you're in Florida - it's probably a roof rat

[Sarabi]

maybe this will be of some help
http://www.fnai.org/FieldGuide/pdf/P...floridanus.pdf
http://www.247wildlife.com/rats.htm
left is the florida mouse right is the cotton mouse
it also stated the florida mouse has a slight musky odor like a skunk????

[Sarabi]

If I may offer my opinion - I think it is a baby deer mouse http://www.bugladyconsulting.com/mice%20baby.htm which is possibly wishful thinking since I adore deer mice - huge eyes and little white bellies with pink/white "gloves". Possible it's a rat but I don't know if a baby rat would have a white belly and the pictures I've seen show pudgier feet and less well formed ears at that size:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...&ct=image&cd=3
But it is entirely possibe that I'm wrong.

how could you not think they are nothing short of adorable
they kinda have to grow into there head dont they?

[halo]

Looks like a squeeking rat to me.. hehe


I had a baby wood rat once that at first I thought was a baby flying squirrel.



Halo

[Sarabi]

me too! they squeek loud too!

[Nuttysquirrel]

I'm having the same problem. Half of people say I definitely have rats half say definately squirrels.

[island rehabber]

I'm having the same problem. Half of people say I definitely have rats half say definately squirrels.

And I say you have baby mice....

[Rhapsody]

When the family brought me Scooter they thought he was a squirrel, but as soon as I saw him I knew
with out a doubt he was NO squirrel........ lol. (just look at the difference in the tails).


Baby Field Mouse: Scooter



Baby Squirrel: Mia