Furry friends in southern Italy

 We have at least a couple of weasels in our watermill in Northern Tuscany. A friend of us who knows a lot about wildlife identified them. No problems with them up to now....

Some cousins of mine live down your way and like nice houses.

Hi Michael, why don't you post this also in the new group Wildlife and conservationYou may find more answers from the members' group.

I think that you will find your furry friends are fat dormice - we have a family or two in our roof. They often play a pretty good game of football around 5am. As you say they are nocturnal and hibernate from October to April. You can often hear them in the tree canopy at night as they are very vocal for their size. You will get loads of information if you google including photos. You do well to see them as they are very timid  

deleted - failed to cut & past properly - oh well, off to italy tomorrow!