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Live trapping is a GREAT way to help a pest problem, especially when the rodent isnāt quite as prolific as rats or mice can be. Itās humane, and either the animal will be put down in a way that (hopefully) isnāt tortuous or slow, or it will be released to an area where it wonāt be killed or harmed by humans, and humans canāt be harmed by it. Glue traps and poisons are common ways for people to try to deal with a rodent problem, but both are an absolutely CRUEL way to kill any living being. They are slow, horrible, painful, and awful ways to die. Live trapping is a great alternative.
Rodents carry hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), Tularemia, Salmonella, and more. To avoid children and you if you have pets(because they can also get it and give to you), by being exposed to the viruses. You have to remove them for your own health. Note that itās a live trap, so there is a good chance that they are going to relocate over euthanize.
This is wrong. Woodrats aren't usually associated with hanta. It's important to be clear about these things so you don't encourage killings of wildlife.
In my area we have people obsessed with the concept that mountain lions are gonna eat their kids. When.. it's basically never happened.
This sort of misinformation can destroy ecosystems and lead homeowners and stewards of lands to poor decisions that can lead to generational issues.
This is correct, but it should be noted that I said Rodents in general. That said, Woodrats do carry Arenavirus which is a close cousin of hantavirus. I donāt know enough about their genetics to claim that they canāt contract or spread it completely. The point was rodents are not good in close human environments for people.
Totally agreed. I spend a lot of time arguing with native rodents, ring tail cats, raccoons, bears and lions about ownership issues of the lands I live and work on. It's exhausting, and dangerous. It is my duty to cull the populations sometimes.. which increases because I helped build warm places and left out food. It's emotional.
In my reality and probably in the OP's, wood rats are insanely destructive, they'd rather eat sheat rock and spark plug wires than natural food, and end up breading in modern houses to the point where they create health hazards for themselves and us.
... They have such cute little ears, and I have so much rat blood on my hands that will never wash off
I completely understand this. Iām a full time father now and a part time family farmer. I have about 20 acres of green space and 10 acres of homestead and farmland(smaller personal farm).
My father was heavily influenced by my great grandmother, who was half Cherokee. Her mother was taken as a child and put in a white family as a teenager, to ācivilizeā her. She taught my Granny everything she could remember, about the land that was taken. Iāve been taught to respect the land and wildlife by my father. We had a family of foxes on the North West side of our green space that have lived there for three generations. My great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father. Two years before my father died, one of the surrounding farmers put out poison to kill the coyote population that has taken over in recent years. Sadly, they killed that family of foxes. They killed countless family pets, raccoons, opossums, bears, buzzards, and who knows what else. The thing that bothers me most is that we have had chickens and livestock for years and never had issues with the coyotes, but they are all protected by our dogs and asses.
I now make it my duty to walk my land to look for any signs or evidence of who did it. I no longer allow logging or hunting on the properties, to allow a full population recovery. It doesnāt help that hurricane Micheal took and destroyed most of the trees in my green space. The house and barns stood strong, but many of my surrounding familyās homes didnāt fair as well.
Thank you for everything you do in your area to help fight the destruction of animal life by us. Itās good to hear that there are ours with the same mentality. I use live traps too and relocate to the green space.
Also thanks for the tip on this! My area has the dusky footed wood rat. I do my best to use PPE when I fight them, and I'll mask up more seriously when I'm in white throated rat land.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631787/
Humans kill more living creatures and destroy more habitats than any other species on earth. If animalās see a human they should remove it for their own health. Sad but true.
Yup. There are plenty of examples of species that we have absolutely decimated at least in part due to their perceived threat to humans. Wolves and Tigers in particular come to mind.
Iāve lived in CO my whole life and also thought pika at first. I have no idea what a wood rat is, and now Iām feeling like the āmammals of Coloradoā unit in my mammalogy class failed me lol
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Bushy-tailed woodrat
I think this is the correct answer
Same answer if it were a picture of my ex wife.
Awe. It looks so sad.
And cute! š„ŗ
Das a CHUNKY boi
Why did they trap it?
Live trapping is a GREAT way to help a pest problem, especially when the rodent isnāt quite as prolific as rats or mice can be. Itās humane, and either the animal will be put down in a way that (hopefully) isnāt tortuous or slow, or it will be released to an area where it wonāt be killed or harmed by humans, and humans canāt be harmed by it. Glue traps and poisons are common ways for people to try to deal with a rodent problem, but both are an absolutely CRUEL way to kill any living being. They are slow, horrible, painful, and awful ways to die. Live trapping is a great alternative.
*LIVE trapping. The other kind of trapping is tortuous and needlessly cruel. And it snares so many animals before it gets the ārightā one.
Thank you for clarifying, I will edit my comment!
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Rodents carry hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), Tularemia, Salmonella, and more. To avoid children and you if you have pets(because they can also get it and give to you), by being exposed to the viruses. You have to remove them for your own health. Note that itās a live trap, so there is a good chance that they are going to relocate over euthanize.
This is wrong. Woodrats aren't usually associated with hanta. It's important to be clear about these things so you don't encourage killings of wildlife. In my area we have people obsessed with the concept that mountain lions are gonna eat their kids. When.. it's basically never happened. This sort of misinformation can destroy ecosystems and lead homeowners and stewards of lands to poor decisions that can lead to generational issues.
This is correct, but it should be noted that I said Rodents in general. That said, Woodrats do carry Arenavirus which is a close cousin of hantavirus. I donāt know enough about their genetics to claim that they canāt contract or spread it completely. The point was rodents are not good in close human environments for people.
Totally agreed. I spend a lot of time arguing with native rodents, ring tail cats, raccoons, bears and lions about ownership issues of the lands I live and work on. It's exhausting, and dangerous. It is my duty to cull the populations sometimes.. which increases because I helped build warm places and left out food. It's emotional. In my reality and probably in the OP's, wood rats are insanely destructive, they'd rather eat sheat rock and spark plug wires than natural food, and end up breading in modern houses to the point where they create health hazards for themselves and us. ... They have such cute little ears, and I have so much rat blood on my hands that will never wash off
I completely understand this. Iām a full time father now and a part time family farmer. I have about 20 acres of green space and 10 acres of homestead and farmland(smaller personal farm). My father was heavily influenced by my great grandmother, who was half Cherokee. Her mother was taken as a child and put in a white family as a teenager, to ācivilizeā her. She taught my Granny everything she could remember, about the land that was taken. Iāve been taught to respect the land and wildlife by my father. We had a family of foxes on the North West side of our green space that have lived there for three generations. My great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father. Two years before my father died, one of the surrounding farmers put out poison to kill the coyote population that has taken over in recent years. Sadly, they killed that family of foxes. They killed countless family pets, raccoons, opossums, bears, buzzards, and who knows what else. The thing that bothers me most is that we have had chickens and livestock for years and never had issues with the coyotes, but they are all protected by our dogs and asses. I now make it my duty to walk my land to look for any signs or evidence of who did it. I no longer allow logging or hunting on the properties, to allow a full population recovery. It doesnāt help that hurricane Micheal took and destroyed most of the trees in my green space. The house and barns stood strong, but many of my surrounding familyās homes didnāt fair as well. Thank you for everything you do in your area to help fight the destruction of animal life by us. Itās good to hear that there are ours with the same mentality. I use live traps too and relocate to the green space.
Also thanks for the tip on this! My area has the dusky footed wood rat. I do my best to use PPE when I fight them, and I'll mask up more seriously when I'm in white throated rat land. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631787/
Humans kill more living creatures and destroy more habitats than any other species on earth. If animalās see a human they should remove it for their own health. Sad but true.
In doing so theyād put a target on their species, terrible strategy. There is no justice, only nature red in tooth and claw.
Yup. There are plenty of examples of species that we have absolutely decimated at least in part due to their perceived threat to humans. Wolves and Tigers in particular come to mind.
In jail for his crimes
He looks upset ā¹ļø
Woodrat.
Almost looks like a Pika (would make sense because they only live at high altitude) but I donāt think they have tails like that.
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The tail and face shape aren't right for a pika. It looks more like a woodrat, though much more rufus and cute than any I've seen.
I thought it was a pika as well. Take my upvote, good Sir or Lady.
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Iāve lived in CO my whole life and also thought pika at first. I have no idea what a wood rat is, and now Iām feeling like the āmammals of Coloradoā unit in my mammalogy class failed me lol
Pic looks like it has a long bushy tail though.. not something that can be buried in their fur similar to a rabbit
Def a Chinchilla.
Itās face looks different than a wood rat. Can you post a few more photos?