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[rob hamilton <lostman_amiga@yahoo.com>]

Thanks for the info..

Can you suggest any way to encorage them in my yard?


--- Jim Fruth <jfruth@uslink.net> wrote:

> Rob,
>     Your "rodent" is really not a rodent.  It is a
> shrew, an insectivor from
> the family Soricidae.  They are the world's smallest
> mammals whose primary
> diet is insects.  They have a very high metabolic
> rate and some species need
> to eat the equivalent of their own body weight every
> day - that's alot of
> insects that we don't need to contend with.  When
> there are no flying
> insects, ie. in Winter, they seek out pupae and
> dormant larvae.  Their main
> defense against predators - a foul smell - deters
> carnivorous mammals, but
> not birds of prey.  They have poor eyesight and,
> when provoked, will attack
> anything, regardless of size.  They are beneficials.
> 
> Jim Fruth
> Pequot Lakes, MN
> 
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