Moderators daddymack Posted December 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 15, 2019 Just now, E-money said: It's a rodent, not meant to be pet. Feed it to a snake (another animal not meant to be a pet). Not true at all...mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs are all pet worthy rodents...however, their life expectancy is typically very short, especially for mice where two years is usually pushing it...rats and hamsters may be three years. Gerbils, though, if they have a mate or companion, can live up to 8 years...4-5 years if they are alone. They are not as clever as rats or mice, but they do live longer. These numbers are averages, so nothing is absolute... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members E-money Posted December 15, 2019 Members Share Posted December 15, 2019 1 minute ago, daddymack said: Not true at all...mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs are all pet worthy rodents...however, their life expectancy is typically very short, especially for mice where two years is usually pushing it...rats and hamsters may be three years. Gerbils, though, if they have a mate or companion, can live up to 8 years...4-5 years if they are alone. They are not as clever as rats or mice, but they do live longer. These numbers are averages, so nothing is absolute... Why bother to bond emotionally with something that you know is going to live 2 years? There are better pets out there that live a bit longer and are able to show affection in ways that rodents can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted December 15, 2019 Beats me as to why, but people do. Some parents think it is a good way to teach their children about mortality, death, responsibility, etc. They are easy to maintain, cheap to feed, reasonably quiet and easy to dispose of when the day comes...and they can be affectionate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SBLH Posted March 25, 2020 Members Share Posted March 25, 2020 My mouse has fallen and is doing the exact thing you said.. Did your mice make it or did it pass? He has me worried.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 26, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 26, 2020 passed...but that was over ten years ago...Ace has moved on... how old is your mouse? what do you mean by 'fallen'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Davonix Posted December 11, 2021 Members Share Posted December 11, 2021 I'm having the same problem with one of mine too and I really think that the best thing to do is to make sure it's getting a little bit of warm water and some food also wrapping him up in a sock and blowing hot air in the sock helps so you don't have to microwave the rag but he is slowly getting back to health Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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