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12-12-2017, 05:26 AM
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What is this cute little rodent?
My mother sent photos of a little rodent that has been helping itself to sunflower seeds in one of her feeders (this is in France). We can't find any wild European rodents which match. My sister suggested that it might be an escaped gerbil. What do you think? The tail is hairy, which eliminated most of the 'wild' options.
If it is a gerbil then my mother will try to catch the poor thing, she said it's not scared of her when she gets near it.
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12-12-2017, 05:38 AM
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Looks like a gerbil to me. Cute little guy!
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12-12-2017, 06:01 AM
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Ditto.
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12-12-2017, 07:56 AM
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I would guess that, as well, and it will not take well to winter over there.
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I don't think I've heard the words "cute" and "rodent" used in the same sentence before.
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12-12-2017, 09:14 AM
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I don't think I've heard the words "cute" and "rodent" used in the same sentence before.
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You don't think those big dark eyes are cute?? If the rodent is outside and not destroying anything that is mine, I don't care. And if it's a gerbil, it most definitely falls in the category of cute rodent! 
Since everyone seems to agree, my mother is going to try to catch it next time she spots it in the feeder. She has an old hamster cage in the basement to put it in. Only trick is catching it before one of the many neighborhood cats does...
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12-13-2017, 10:42 PM
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Only trick is catching it before one of the many neighborhood cats does...
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I just scrolled through a bunch of photos of gerbils and I didn't see a single one that looked nearly as cute as "yours" does in the second pic. It's like the Nermal of gerbils.
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100% not a gerbil.......eyes ae positioned too far forward. Gerbils eyes are very much on the side of their head. I believe you have something a bit more exotic.
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12-12-2017, 01:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Subrosa
100% not a gerbil.......eyes ae positioned too far forward. Gerbils eyes are very much on the side of their head. I believe you have something a bit more exotic.
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Something exotic that would be native here or really exotic? I'm been looking at tons of webpages about wild rodents in France and western Europe, but can't find anything like that. If it's wild it should stay wild.
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If it's an escaped pet, I wonder where from. My mother lives in a tiny village in the hills and her hamlet has only 5 other houses, one of which is rather far. Should be easy enough to go ask the neighbors about it. And the hamlet isn't on the main road, so unlikely to be a dumped pet.
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Going on the sugar glider idea, I ended up finding something which is not a glider but a good match. Iis it a Dormouse maybe??? Hazel dormouse - Wikipedia
But they are supposed to be hibernating at this time of year.
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