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catbyte

(34,574 posts) Wed May 8, 2024, 05:54 PM May 8

Guy brings home a street mouse. Here's what happened.

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Guy brings home a street mouse. Here's what happened. (Original Post) catbyte May 8 OP

Absolutely the sweetest story..big burly guy and a teeny tiny mouse.😎 Deuxcents May 8 #1

What a big hearted, gentle guy!!! So happy for the little mousy, Fla Dem May 8 #2

aww. AllaN01Bear May 8 #3

Hantavirus Dear_Prudence May 8 #4

Yikes!, I caught one in my house in a humane trap, let it go about 1000 ft from my home Shellback Squid May 8 #5

Kick! red dog 1 May 8 #6

Deuxcents

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1. Absolutely the sweetest story..big burly guy and a teeny tiny mouse.😎

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Wed May 8, 2024, 06:01 PM

May 8

Fla Dem

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2. What a big hearted, gentle guy!!! So happy for the little mousy,

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Wed May 8, 2024, 06:25 PM

May 8

AllaN01Bear

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3. aww.

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Wed May 8, 2024, 06:50 PM

May 8

Dear_Prudence

(420 posts)

4. Hantavirus

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Wed May 8, 2024, 06:56 PM

May 8

I am rather risk-averse, and I don't criticize folks who are more brave. Personally, I wouldn't get close with a wild rodent because they can carry hantavirus, especially in the Southwest. We use live traps at my house and release the adorable beasties back to nature, but we don't make friends. Here is a link to the occurrence in various states
https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html

Shellback Squid

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5. Yikes!, I caught one in my house in a humane trap, let it go about 1000 ft from my home

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Wed May 8, 2024, 07:03 PM

May 8

still washed the trap and my hands when I got home

red dog 1

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6. Kick!

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Wed May 8, 2024, 08:32 PM

May 8

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