"Squirrels are just rats with furry tails! Also say that the tails are not like rats as they do not have pink tails. One of the most common postures a squirrel will adopt is to sit with her tail curled over her head like a fuzzy umbrella. Squirrels typically have slender bodies with bushy tails and large eyes. I've had plenty of rats over the years, but only 1 squirrel, and it was a rehab and release, thankfully. Affectionately called a "tree rats" by some in the furry fandom for their arboreal lifestyle, its most distinctive feature is its long, bushy tail. The tails are fluffy. Yep squirrels are just huge rats w/ pretty tails. You hardly ever need to clean the cage. Once I saw one with no tail, it looked hilarious. A squirrel’s head is even blunter than a rat’s, and its eyes are proportionately larger. The bushy-tailed woodrat prefers green vegetation (leaves, needles, shoots), but it will also consume twigs, fruits, nuts, seeds, mushrooms, and some animal matter. The coat color of squirrels is highly variable between—and often even within—species. Here's another one taken just minutes after the first and was already loosing the morning glow A squirrel can get its tail stuck between branches on fence boards while they are chasing each other and have the thing yanked right off. The tails are fluffy. Both are common household pests, and neither cares that it’s an uninvited guest. Tell them they are the least smelly rodents. My rats have all been shoulder-sitters while they eat, but I'll be damned if I let a squirrel attach itself to me in any way. Squirrels can also lose their tails during a fight with a predator. Bizet wrote: Nice shot of the little devil Pretty lighting -- Best Regards Gale. So does this big tail give squirrels any particular advantage? Although I would not say that any animal is "nasty", the most common reason would be their tails and hair. Though commonly known as the pack rat, the bushy-tailed woodrat is actually more closely related to the deer mouse than to what many people think of as a rat—those scaly-tailed residents of big city sewers. One of a squirrel’s most distinctive features is her big, fluffy tail. Rats have a bare long kinda creepy tail while squirrels have a cute fluffy tail and hair. A squirrel losing its tail is a relatively common event. Squirrels have fur on their feet and tails, and their coat can be a mixture of gray and brown. Squirrels physically, are quite different from rats. If you catch a glimpse of the critter you can easily tell the two apart by their tails alone. We had one as a pet for several years.

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