new rats

[rex322]

well, i just picked up some bigger rats for rex. their the stores "Adult" size, thier about 3.5-4 in long. i have a question. how can you tell a rat from a mouse?

[Wizill]

size, shape, tail.

[JLC]

I'm just gonna move this over to the feeder forum.

[Wizill]

thats one tiny little rat man. definitely not an adult.

[Jeanne]

Rex,
If you have had your bp for any amount of time, and it is eating rats, you should be able to tell a rat from a mouse. Mice are TINY little things, even what they call a jumbo mouse is easy to tell the difference from a rat. A mouse looks more fragile than a rat- they are much smaller, has a thinner tail, its facial features are tiny. Rats have thicker tails, their noses are longer... what they sold you was either a big mouse, or a very young rat... can you post a pic, it is very hard to answer your question without one seeing as though a description can be hard to picture when it comes to rodents.

[Ginevive]

It seems to me, that baby rats have a larger head size than adult mice do. Also, a rat would have a thicker tail. It's pretty easy to differentiate; if you need photo references, just Google.