Do field mice make good pets?

Answer 1

Yes, contrary to popular belief and many myths, field mice make very good pets. The only mouse found in fields to be avoided is the deer mouse, whose droppings are often carriers of the deadly Hanta virus.

Both the field mouse and the house mouse were domesticated by humans early on because of their proximity to human habitations.

It is often said that field mice can't be tamed, or that they carry disease, but the truth is that field mice clean themselves conscientiously and are perfectly safe to handle.

The only time to avoid handling any wild animal is when it is obviously sick, and/or acting erratically and/or abnormally. The best way to be sure is if you have a great deal of trouble catching the animal in question. If it's hard to catch, it's healthy.

To tame any wild mouse, simply make sure it knows were its food is coming from, and slowly encourage it to take morsels from your hands. This approach works every time.

Don't keep a mouse in a sterile, Spartan environment, and don't use cedar wood chips. Mice are rodents, and rodents like to gnaw. Discuss this at your local pet store and ask for a safe alternative to line your cage or habitat.

Keep your mouse active and interested by installing an exercise wheel, a trapeze, various things to climb on and hide in. And make sure it has something to gnaw on. Toilet paper and paper towel rolls are the best, and also provide a place to hide from prying eyes, and to sleep undisturbed.

Field mice love dandelion flowers & greens, chickweed, clover flowers & greens, domestic mixed bird seed, the odd clove of garlic, the odd raisin, the odd shelled sunflower seed (not too much or your mouse will get fat), a bit of fresh bread or saltine cracker for a treat. They'll eat prepared mouse food from your pet store, but try to vary their diet.

Answer 2

No, usually a wild mouse would die from bring scared and petrified. This is also not a good idea for you, as the mouse could have diseases and the mouse could give them to your other pets or even you. Until the mouse is gone, remember to wash your hands really well after handling it!

Edit by adams-zoo

Okay, so I have recently caught and kept a field mouse, and I say only do this if you have to. my mom was going to call pest control, so I searched out in backyard and stalked the poor thing for 2 days until I caught it. There are more where that came from, but I am making a point here. I saved it, and I relocated it into the nearest slightly wooded field, I did not keep it as pet. Wild animals (Especially rodents) are very nervous. My relative once caught a squirrel who preceeded to have a heart attack right on the spot (In the net). Only do this if you have a plan to relocate it/bring it to a conservatory, etc.

Answer 3

yes what you need to do is get a deep bucket and put some food and a paper or towel and then put a stack of books or lean something against it so it can crawl up andit will fall in to the bucket then put it in a mose or hamster cage and then i feed my three on mouse or hamster food but im getting a hamster so if you ring me and tel me wer to meet me or come over mineand ill give them to yuu im not being pervy lol im only 12 ok ma numba is 07817208381

Answer 4

yes but buying one is makeing a huge desion you must take good care of it

Answer 5

You could if you want. You could theoretically have any animal as your pet, unless certain laws state otherwise.