One of the problems of being in charge of The Good Life is that it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a large mouse and a small rat. I have decreed they are all morats.
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The life and thoughts of Freda Marshall, a retired Church of Scotland minister living amongst the mountains and glens of Argyll.Pages
Remember the old farmer’s trick of tying a bit of string round the trouser leg just below the knee to stop any little furry creatures which have been disturbed taking a wrong escape route!
easy: mice are sweet. rats are scary (if admirable).
Thanks for the hints and tips; perhaps I should have mentioned that the specimens sighted thus far have all been deceased.