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This will depend upon your definition of cruel - if you provide adequate food, water, shelter and room to express normal behaviors, some will say this is not cruel. Others will disagree.
A more practical point is keeping wild animals as pets isn't safe, for you or the animal. Domesticated animals (cats, dogs, ferrets, some rodents) have adapted to life with humans and get along pretty well. Wild animals fear humans and will typically react with either flight (trying to run away) or fight (trying to kill you). In either reaction, the animal or you may end up dead. Also, wild animals cannot be treated with the same medications and vaccines that domesticated animals can, and wild animals carry different diseases than domesticated animals. Illness can travel both ways between humans and animals, with devastating effects.
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∙ 15y agoIt has a short life span anyway, but you should probably let it go.
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∙ 14y agoNo, it is not cruel to keep pets as long as they are well cared for and kept healthy.
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∙ 12y agoThe fact that you could even catch a wild mouse/rat causes me to be concerned as to what is wrong with it! Rabies....some other horrid disease? So, no, it is not ok to handle a wild mouse.
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Should you catch a wild field mouse and keep it?
No, wild animals belong in the wild.
What do you keep a wild mouse in?
outside in the real world.
Is it fair to keep mice as pets?
It depends on how you view it. If you view it as a wild animal taken from the wild, such as a deer mouse or a mouse found around the house, it would most likely cause extreme distress. However, domestic mice (fancy mice) cannot survive on their own due to their coat coloration and lack of wild instinct. It's more fair to keep them as pets than to release them into the wild where they wouldn't last more than a day or two, max. That would be considered cruel and unfair.
Were do you find a wild mouse and how do you catch it to keep it as a pet?
Wild mice do not do well as pets. You would be better off if you went to a pet shop and purchased a pet mouse. They are cheap.
You have found a mouse can you keep it?
generally wild mice are not as docile and considered bad pets
Should you keep a house mouse as a pet?
Absolutely NOT!!! They are wild and will just spread germs!
Is it cruel to keep wild animals in zoos if so why?
No, it's not cruel to keep them in a zoo, especially those that are recovering from injuries, and endangered species. They get proper food and supplements in their diet and protection from natural predators, poachers, and diseases.
What does Mickey Mouse do that is cruel to animals?
He wips them.
How do you keep a pet wild mouse for the first time?
they will eat just about anything and will chew out of just about anything that is not metallic. they love bread and cookies----apples - note: if you see one wild mouse, you probably have 10.
What does barbarous?
It means cruel, wild and uncivilised.
If you put a wild mouse with a tame mouse will the wild one become more tame?
The mice are very likely to fight and kill each other. Also, the wild mouse could have diseases which it could pass on to the tame mouse.
How can you care for a wild mouse?
peanut butter and a mouse trap....
