If you find mice in the wild, you should assume they carry diseases. Mice are notorious carriers of human pathogens, including Salmonella, hantavirus and various nasty bugs via their fleas. You should not handle wild mice.
well if they are in your house they probabley are house mice. if not you could take it to an exotic vetranaryan and the person could tell you. i had this baby mouse in my house last nite and i was the one that spotted it and my cat was tryinng to eat it, SHOULD I LET MY CAT EAT IT?
You can tell by size behavior and markings size wise house mice will tend to be fatter with thinner fur deer mice will be smaller thinner and and fluffier behavior wise house mice will be used to humans and while still startled by you they will become used to your presence more quickly but deer mice will be terrified by you and will probably never get used to you without special care and expert advice marking wise deer mice will probably be brown and striped (camouflage) while house mice are usually grey brown or black
Besides or even more so than man. The most dangerous animals in the world are either the common house fly or the mosquito. These are due to all the diseases they carry.
Its hard to tell the age of a house mouse, or any mouse for that matter after they reach maturity. Most mice will only live 1-3 years though...three being very old for them. However if the mouse if darker hued they will get silver hairs as they age
House flies can carry thousands of bacteria on their bodies, picked up from feeding on garbage, feces, and other decaying organic matter. These bacteria can potentially spread diseases and contaminate surfaces they come into contact with.
Most likely yes, mice carry diseases all of the time. but you will not be able to tell, i would just not drink it, just to be on the safe side and for sure not get sick and possibly die. - Jay Bacteria from the mouse's gut (and their feces) can infect the water with E. Coli, which will make a human sick if he/she ingests it. - Nicole
catch them yes eat them no. voles can carry diseases that can be harmful to both your dogs and you. if you see your dog with a vole IMMEDIATELY tell your dog to drop it.
mice or rat
if they're breathing
The space between the genitals
yes, if you are still living in their house and/or they are supporting you.