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Do Field Mice Carry Diseases And Do They Bite? Please Tell Me More About This?

Need to know as my cat had one and I saved it but my kids want to keep it so I need to know more about them.

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    They can carry diseases, parasites, worms etc... They will most likely bite, being afraid and your home not being their natural habitat they will feel uncomfortable and may not do well. On a better note mice do make good pets, but I reccomend that you go to a pet store and choose one there. Here are pics of my mice... s222.photobucket.com   s222.photobucket.com
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    Ryanna  

    answered 1 year ago

      YES THEY CAN BITE and  they, or the parasites they carry, (such as fleas, mites and worms) spread many diseases.
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      Nascarnut  

      answered 1 year ago

        No, most 'field mices' won't carry diseases that would be harmful to humans, although you wouldn't be able to guarantee this, since its a wild animal, but there certainly not associated with the same level of disease as urban rats. There are different types of mice though... Of course it will bite, its a wild animal and you most likely will not be able to handle it at least for a long time. You should probably let it go.
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        Shifty37  

        answered 1 year ago

        They can....and it depends on what your definition of "field mouse" is, I suppose.  There is the hanta virus, which is carried by primarily rodents....among the more common are the deer mouse and the white-footed mouse.  I suspect most people don't know there are different varieties of mice or if they do, how to tell one mouse from another.
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        Dragon72  

        answered 1 year ago

        All wild rodents carry some kind of disease that can be dangerous to humans. However, if bred in captivity, field mice should not be infected with any virus unless they have been around the droppings or urine of a wild field mouse.
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        Guest  

        answered 10 months ago

          We have adopted a orphan field mouse  (baby) What are the chances of it having a disease?
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          Guest  

          answered 7 months ago

          I caught a field mouse just a couple of days ago.  I wanted to keep it but i didnt touch it because it might have disease.  I was bitten by it but it didn't break the skin.  Will I be okay???
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          Guest  

          answered 6 months ago

          Do field mice have rabies do they bite
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          Guest  

          answered 4 months ago

          Yes.Field mice can carry diseases.They can have fleas,mites,germs etc...on them,which spread diseases very rapidly.They catch these mites,fleas because they are wild.Wild mouse go anywhere they want and hence is dirty and carries more diseases than a pet mice.It's better to buy a mouse from a nearby pet shop and take it for a checkup to see have they got diseases or ill.
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          Thegreat99  

          answered 1 month ago

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