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mice
my roommate and i caught a family of mice, and we want to keep them as a pet. they are field mice.
is it ok to keep them?
and if we do decide to let them go will they come back inside? or will they fnd a new home outside?
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No there wild animals, and they could carry something. Ick!
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Its probably ok to keep them, but depending where you live it may not be a good idea. Some places, (like in the southwestern US) mice can carry some really deadly diseases. (Hantavirus, plague)
If you live in an area where wild mice dont have any dangerous diseases you could probably keep them safely. But they will probably never be tame, so they wont be good pets.
If you let them go outside, they may sneak back in the house, but they wont come up and be friendly. I found a litter of baby mice and fed them and cared for them for quite a while, and they were always terrified of me, even though I basically raised them. The wild ones just dont tame up well usually. :( I eventually let them go when they were old enough.
Its probably best to take them a distance away from your house and just let them go. I know they are cute, but they will be happier living in the wild.
There are some really cute tame mice in pet stores. If you really want a pet mouse, I think those would be a much better idea. Pet rats are even better as pets, because they are very smart and friendly.
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