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Re: Strange muskrat behavior
[Re: Reaperman]
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02/11/18 01:16 PM
02/11/18 01:16 PM
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My girlfriend reported that a lot of people at her workplace have commented on all of the muskrats that they have seen recently smacked on the roads there. I told her it must be because they are getting frozen out of their houses in places since we have had long stretches of sub-zero weather and very little snow here for insulation. Probably is what happened to your rat.
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Re: Strange muskrat behavior
[Re: micheal]
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02/11/18 03:23 PM
02/11/18 03:23 PM
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We usually don't see that kind of activity here until the ice starts to open up a bit...March or April usually. They are awfully vulnerable now if they are out and about.....free meal for almost any predator.
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Re: Strange muskrat behavior
[Re: Reaperman]
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02/11/18 05:33 PM
02/11/18 05:33 PM
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Yep. Froze out. Ive seen some this winter too
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Re: Strange muskrat behavior
[Re: Adam Potaczek]
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02/12/18 11:27 AM
02/12/18 11:27 AM
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That rat froze out and is trying to live on land. He probably won't make it to long. I have been seeing this happen in my area. When a rat freezes out they chew out of the house and travel although they are pretty vulnerable to predators. Has he eaten the corn? Adam It may be looking for acorns, I have alot of oaks leading down to the wetland. It looks like it may be trying to live under a small shed I have. I put some corn under there yesterday when I knew it was under the shed, and the corn is gone today. I'll put more corn out for him. Its just been so darn cold here lately, -16F again this morning and their is virtually no snow to speak of.
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Re: Strange muskrat behavior
[Re: Reaperman]
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02/12/18 12:26 PM
02/12/18 12:26 PM
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In a real deep snow year, you wouldn't see much of this.
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