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Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Badass
Lol
Hey aliceinthehole,
have you ever read "Of Mice and Men".. totally unrelated, but when you said "saw some recently at my friends' farm. he wants to get a cat (he needs like three) because their garage is FULL of like a ... more
! rabbits are my favorite. i used to have two, they were my little punkins.

never read it but if rabbits get killed in it... i may cry.
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Little Naughty,Little Nice
See, I think they are cute...but. They do not become affectionate like other small and furries, and they are a bit dirty when it comes right down to it. You can never truly tame a mouse you randomly find running around your garage...and if you are ... more
i dont want one for a pet... i mean, okay maybe i do, but i won't get one just because i have cats. that would be mean!

and i won't squeeze a wild one! i promise.
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Jaimes
They are cute. I'm just afraid of pulling a Lenny when I hold them.
whadya mean a lenny?
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Nora
There is a huge difference between the mice found in the garage and the ones sold in pet stores.
never thought about that really! but you're right. the ones in the garage are grey and speckled. still damn cute though.

dont want to see them get killed by the cat that will come but... it's nature's way.
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by mistressg
"pulling a Lenny". An Of Mice and Men joke. Love it.
ah! maybe i DO need to read that book!
03/15/2012
Contributor: HugsAndBites HugsAndBites
yea some are pretty adorable...
03/15/2012
Contributor: Ghost Ghost
Some of these pictures are not of mice... they're hamsters.
03/15/2012
Contributor: richsam richsam
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
this has nothing to do with sex at all...


do you think mice are cute?

i really want one. they're so small and fluffy and squeaky and liiittle. but my cats would eat them.


saw some recently at my friends' farm. he ... more
yes
03/15/2012
Contributor: Undead Undead
Yes
03/15/2012
Contributor: CoffeeCup CoffeeCup
I had pet mice when I was a kid
03/15/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
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Originally posted by Ghost
Some of these pictures are not of mice... they're hamsters.
And one of the early posts displays what seems to be a dumbo (wide-eared) rat. Still adorable.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Ms. N Ms. N
That's so wrong *lol*
03/15/2012
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
this has nothing to do with sex at all...


do you think mice are cute?

i really want one. they're so small and fluffy and squeaky and liiittle. but my cats would eat them.


saw some recently at my friends' farm. he ... more
Rats, likewise, when you get past the tail, are extremely smart, interactive and loving pets.
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Rin (aka Nire)
And one of the early posts displays what seems to be a dumbo (wide-eared) rat. Still adorable.
alright so i dont know the difference between a mouse and a hamster. or a rat.

they're all cute.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Tork48309 Tork48309
Like the pics, but they're still rodents and do alot of damage to your home.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
alright so i dont know the difference between a mouse and a hamster. or a rat.

they're all cute.
Oh, goody! I get to give a lesson on tiny rodents! *is in happy mode*

As compared to mice, rats have proportionally longer noses and wider heads, as well as simply being bigger and more muscular. Once you've seen a rat and a mouse side by side (in pictures, please - the two don't usually get along) it's easier to see the difference.

Hamsters have shorter noses and wider heads than mice, and most have stubby tails and bulkier builds (Chinese Dwarf Hamsters look fairly mouse-like, out of the rodents most commonly seen in pet stores). Gerbils have a distinct head shape with a slight downward slope to their noses, long hind legs, and furry tails.
03/15/2012
Contributor: aliceinthehole aliceinthehole
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Originally posted by Rin (aka Nire)
Oh, goody! I get to give a lesson on tiny rodents! *is in happy mode*

As compared to mice, rats have proportionally longer noses and wider heads, as well as simply being bigger and more muscular. Once you've seen a rat and a mouse side by ... more
see? who says you can't learn on the internet!
03/15/2012
Contributor: sekmetrn sekmetrn
I do think they are precious just not inside the house.
03/15/2012
Contributor: Missmarc Missmarc
Yes, I think they are adorable
03/15/2012
Contributor: Rin (aka Nire) Rin (aka Nire)
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Originally posted by aliceinthehole
see? who says you can't learn on the internet!
Though I forgot to mention that there are different species of mice with varying physical features. I was thinking mainly of domestic and house mice.

And for the listening and viewing pleasure of rat fans, I present this video about Hero Rats - rats trained to sniff out tuberculosis and land mines. This thread reminded me of them.
03/15/2012
Contributor: married with children married with children
as long as they are not in my house or around my yard, they are fine.
03/16/2012
Contributor: Yaoi Pervette (deleted) Yaoi Pervette (deleted)
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Originally posted by js250


You forgot one!
And this one!



I love mice and had a few as pets. ... more
I think the first pic is of a baby dumbo rat.


Mice are cute. I still think rats are cuter.
07/24/2012
Contributor: silverdragonfly9 silverdragonfly9
They are so adorable i want one too but same problem my cat would eat it
07/24/2012
Contributor: ss143 ss143
I find them cute when I KNOW they are a pet but the random one that you see in a factory/ field or something eww no they freak me out lol
07/24/2012
Contributor: vanilla&chocolate vanilla&chocolate
I love all rodents!
07/24/2012
Contributor: HippieFeet HippieFeet
aw, that mouse on a mouse looks more like a hamster to me! hehe. i love rodents. i keep hamsters currently. i have two. i even enter them in shows, and they have won awards/medals (socal is the only place i know of with hamster shows other than the uk). i would love to have a mouse or a rat one day, but right now i don't have the space. the mice with the big ears are my favorite! i'd probably get into showing mice and rats, too.
07/24/2012
Contributor: HippieFeet HippieFeet
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Originally posted by Pixel
I adore mice, and have owned several through the years. (Though your second pic down isn't a mouse. It's a Roborovski hamster, and a terribly cute little beastie.)
the mouse on a mouse looks more like a campbells to me, but the one with a green background and a finger posted after the main post looks like a robo
07/24/2012
Contributor: MnK MnK
I remember when I was in 6th grade my science teacher had two pet mice in the classroom, Cookies and Cream. One time my best friend got to take them home for the weekend, I spent the night over there so we could play with them. lol. As much as I think I hate mice, they are actually really cute!!
07/24/2012
Contributor: Moniqua Moniqua
Eh. They smell pretty bad. I like rats better, they are cleaner.
07/24/2012
Contributor: Mx.Nekora Mx.Nekora
I love mice! They're so cute!!
07/24/2012