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Probably no, unless your ferret is sick. In fact in would be the other way around since ferrets have been used for centuries for rodent extermination, they have a natural instinct to kill rodents being their prey. Some owners feed mice to ferrets as part of a raw diet.

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Yes. Rats and mice can bite and scratch when scared or intimidated which may result in your ferret being injured

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