1 Black Rat at Kambah, ACT
Identification history
| Rattus rattus | 4 Jan 2024 | DonFletcher | ||
| Rattus rattus | 3 Jan 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unverified | 3 Jan 2024 | stickatek |
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User's notes
Went to clean the pool this morning and found this little one sitting on the pool hose. While I was taking photos, two other smaller ones came out to snack on grass seeds nearby and appeared to be hanging around. They came quite close to me before moving away when I got within a metre. Was able to retrieve the one from the pool (which was quite a good swimmer!) after a few attempts and it ran off into the garden. Not sure what kind of mouse/rat they are and whether to be excited or worried about a plague!
2 comments
DonFletcher
wrote:
4 Jan 2024
The Ship/Roof/Black Rat, (Rattus rattus) introduced from Europe is likely to be present in most Canberra suburban blocks.
Rats seen out in daylight are usually dying from anticoagulant toxins. They should be humanely killed so the carcass can be put where other animals cannot eat it. Attempts to poison rats or mice using most of the baits sold in every supermarket are killing owls and other birds that feed on the dead or dying rodents. 2nd generation anticoagulants such as Brodifacoum have proved deadly for birds. 1st generation anticoagulants such as Warfarin are less dangerous but have not been given a full 'all clear'.
Rats seen out in daylight are usually dying from anticoagulant toxins. They should be humanely killed so the carcass can be put where other animals cannot eat it. Attempts to poison rats or mice using most of the baits sold in every supermarket are killing owls and other birds that feed on the dead or dying rodents. 2nd generation anticoagulants such as Brodifacoum have proved deadly for birds. 1st generation anticoagulants such as Warfarin are less dangerous but have not been given a full 'all clear'.
stickatek
wrote:
4 Jan 2024
Thanks Don, will try and trap and dispose of. We have dogs at home, so don’t use baits so maybe from another house nearby.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.089345-35.384141
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 3 Jan 2024 10:07 AM Recorded on
- stickatek Recorded by
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Collections
stickatek Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rattus rattus Rats Rodents Mammals
Additional information
- Unknown Gender
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Rattus rattus Scientific name
- Black Rat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.83m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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