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@gardenbanter.co.uk says... Gosh! What a lot of replies! It was the urg Christmas quiz :-) No cigar, then. Not any of those. Water vole - tail too long, and it was light silver grey weasel - too fat and stationary polecat/ferret - body too short, tail much thinner stoat - body too short otter - tail too thin squirrel - it was not a mangey tail, it was a perfectly well-formed thin tail, like a rat or mouse. The closest I can think of is a degu. While it's not totally impossible (it's also a residential area, and there's a nearby petshop), rat is still looking the best bet. I had to google degu, never heard of them before. See what you learn on usenet.. Janet |
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kay wrote: 'Nick Maclaren[_3_ Wrote: ;996843']In article , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. Then it was almost certainly a rat. It might have been an exotic rat, kept as a pet, that escaped or was released. For example, an acacia rat. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 2013-12-30 10:18:12 +0000, kay said:
'Nick Maclaren[_3_ Wrote: ;996843']In article , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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, kay said: 'Nick Maclaren Wrote: , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 2013-12-30 18:09:58 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"sacha" wrote , kay said: 'Nick Maclaren Wrote: , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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On 30/12/2013 22:51, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-12-30 18:09:58 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "sacha" wrote , kay said: 'Nick Maclaren Wrote: , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey |
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David Hill wrote: On 30/12/2013 22:51, Sacha wrote: On 2013-12-30 18:09:58 +0000, Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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David Hill wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Have you ever grown any? Or an escaped Gilberts Potoroo. Probably a touch unlikely though seeing as it's well on the endangered list. :-) -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 2013-12-30 23:09:43 +0000, David Hill said:
On 30/12/2013 22:51, Sacha wrote: On 2013-12-30 18:09:58 +0000, Bob Hobden said: "sacha" wrote , kay said: 'Nick Maclaren Wrote: , Christina Websell wrote:- My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey One of those mini-pigsā¦. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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On 2013-12-31 12:39:17 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"Nick Maclaren" wrote David Hill wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Have you ever grown any? Or an escaped Gilberts Potoroo. Probably a touch unlikely though seeing as it's well on the endangered list. :-) It sounds like a hideous disease! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Regards, Nick Maclaren. I thought that was a type of American Camper van. |
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Bob Hobden said: "Nick Maclaren" wrote David Hill wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Have you ever grown any? Or an escaped Gilberts Potoroo. Probably a touch unlikely though seeing as it's well on the endangered list. :-) It sounds like a hideous disease! http://www.potoroo.org/ -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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On 2013-12-31 16:48:13 +0000, Bob Hobden said:
"sacha" wrote Bob Hobden said: "Nick Maclaren" wrote David Hill wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Have you ever grown any? Or an escaped Gilberts Potoroo. Probably a touch unlikely though seeing as it's well on the endangered list. :-) It sounds like a hideous disease! http://www.potoroo.org/ That's enchanting, so I hope it's not what Kay saw and is safely tucked up somewhere. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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"Sacha" wrote
Bob Hobden said: "sacha" wrote Bob Hobden said: "Nick Maclaren" wrote David Hill wrote: Sacha wrote: Bob Hobden said: My money is still on a squirrel with a skin problem.- That's certainly a very likely scenario. It might have caught its tail in something, for example. Definitely not. It was an immaculate mouse/rat type tail. No hint of scarring. There are Coypus running wild in Britain. Coypu are large rodents, with tails 12 to 18 inches long. The size of a medium dog. Well, we've had just about everything else in the mix.... ;-) Not yet, we haven't had a miniature pygmy elephant, Thin tail, round face and grey Or a Rat-Tailed Rutabaga! Have you ever grown any? Or an escaped Gilberts Potoroo. Probably a touch unlikely though seeing as it's well on the endangered list. :-) It sounds like a hideous disease! http://www.potoroo.org/ That's enchanting, so I hope it's not what Kay saw and is safely tucked up somewhere. If you think that's cute how about a Quokka... http://www.rottnestisland.com/about/flora-fauna/quokkas Sorry, I'm having an Ozzy marsupial day. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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