tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post1203277056419613606..comments2023-10-16T06:32:21.769-07:00Comments on Idaho Nature Notes: Pack RatsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16736653885954831447noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-80888345465688723522014-05-14T22:11:07.200-07:002014-05-14T22:11:07.200-07:00I live at 4200 ft elevation near Cottonwood, ID. ...I live at 4200 ft elevation near Cottonwood, ID. My dog has brought home 8 or 10 of these bushy-tailed wood rats just this spring. Never had seen them before this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-14765107205110841302014-05-14T22:10:34.660-07:002014-05-14T22:10:34.660-07:00I live at 4200 ft elevation near Cottonwood, ID. ...I live at 4200 ft elevation near Cottonwood, ID. My dog has brought home 8 or 10 of these bushy-tailed wood rats just this spring. Never had seen them before this year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-109824984626872722010-07-26T15:28:50.892-07:002010-07-26T15:28:50.892-07:00There are only 2 kinds of wood rats in Idaho, the ...There are only 2 kinds of wood rats in Idaho, the bushy-tailed and desert. Around Idaho City, it's likely a bushy-tailed. In any case, both species are pretty adaptable. Releasing it near an area with a lot of boulders, rocks or canyons would be fine. Good luck.TNC-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334998898526227037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24550101.post-22307043827194079622010-07-26T15:26:14.478-07:002010-07-26T15:26:14.478-07:00I have trapped a wood rat that looks like the one ...I have trapped a wood rat that looks like the one you pictured in the article. I live off Highway 21 close to Idaho City. The dilemma is that I am being told the one you pictured is not a bushy tailed wood rat which leaves in question what habitat needs to be located before it can be released. Can you help me with this question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com