Rat or Otter???

tis · 07-11-2016, 01:37 PM

Not a great picture but can you see where they chewed?

Hillcountry · 07-11-2016, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

Not a great picture but can you see where they chewed?

Looks like beaver chewings...you can see where their chisel teeth went to work...almost 100% positive it's a beaver.

tis · 07-11-2016, 03:29 PM

That was my first thought, but I was told the beaver have such sharp teeth that they make a cleaner cut than that. I don't know.... Haven't seen any beaver around here lately, only the muskrats and mink.

noreast · 07-11-2016, 06:18 PM

That is exactly what a beaver does, they make a little spear on each stem.

tis · 07-11-2016, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by noreast

That is exactly what a beaver does, they make a little spear on each stem.

The spear I understand. The question is don't the beaver make a very clean cut because of their sharp teeth? These were very rough.

Top-Water · 07-11-2016, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by noreast

That is exactly what a beaver does, they make a little spear on each stem.

Correct, exactly what a beavers teeth would make those cuts look like. They can do that to the trunk of a tree many times the size of that larger branch in the photo.

Just asking / wondering ? are the branches that have been cut disappearing after they have been cut. The big one that you show that was cut looks like a pretty well developed branch that would have had some weight to it. If it did disappear a beaver probably took that down to feed on later.

Maybe you have more than one kind of critter hanging around your place.

A few years back our neighborhood association had to have 11 of them removed from our common property. They can be very destructive when they overpopulate a limited space.

tis · 07-11-2016, 07:11 PM

OH yes, they took the branches with them! All gone!

We have had beaver in the past, but haven't seen any recently. Have been watching the muskrats carry their branches into their den. Sometimes all you see is the bush sticking out of the water moving along. And have seen the mink more than usual this year too. He/she runs close to the house, not just along the shore as in past years.

Kerk · 07-14-2016, 12:28 PM

I have had a Mink in my area for the last couple of years and he/she is only seen rarely. Not a problem for me!

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,759 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	That was my first thought, but I was told the beaver have such sharp teeth that they make a cleaner cut than that. I don't know.... Haven't seen any beaver around here lately, only the muskrats and mink.

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noreast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 648 Thanks: 316 Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts	That is exactly what a beaver does, they make a little spear on each stem.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,759 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	OH yes, they took the branches with them! All gone! We have had beaver in the past, but haven't seen any recently. Have been watching the muskrats carry their branches into their den. Sometimes all you see is the bush sticking out of the water moving along. And have seen the mink more than usual this year too. He/she runs close to the house, not just along the shore as in past years.

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