Mighty Mite
Posted by Morris Munns on May 1, 2005
Q: We have a small inner-city (Battersea)garden but with a pond a good frog population & some mice. Today I heard a frog screaming & found it had a mouse (tho' I couldn't see clearly) fastened onto its back leg. I scared it off & rescued the frog.Is this a field mouse such as I have seen before, a different type of mouse or a shrew ? I'm fairly certain it wasn't a rat.Do mice eat frogs I thought they were seed eaters?
A: Believe it or not, mice will sometimes eat meat, however they're not very likely attacking live animals. Your thought that it might be a shrew is probably correct. Shrews are very active predators and I can easily see them attacking a frog. Although with really close inspection, you can see the difference between a shrew and a mouse, with just a quick look, they're very similar. Thanks for asking.
John Wiessinger ( May 2, 2005)