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arctic-hands · 6 months

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Bad news: new mouse in the apartment. Again.

Worse news: we found this out because it was nuzzling @thetabirb 's hand as she slept

Worser news: after i had my initial freak out that made my heart melt and I feel bad that it has to die

Even worser news: I caught a glimpse of it as it scampered out of the bedroom to the kitchen and it had giant years and a short tail and now I feel really really bad about the fact that it has to die

Worst news: I can't capture it and adopt it

Good news: theta checked herself all over and no sign of biting or scratching (I was tucked under the weighted blanket so it couldn't get to me)

#really worried it's an escaped pet because what kind of wild mouse muzzles a human's hand?#i suppose it could have toxoplasmosis but i thought that just made it friendly to cats not people #it doesn't look like a fancy mouse aside from the big ol ears. it looks like a standard brown/gray house mouse #I'm not afraid of rodents for the record I'm afraid of the diseases wild rodents can carry #or the diseases any animal can carry #i have a healthy respect for wild/feral/stray animals and know to be cautious around them even if they are friend shaped #but on top of potential diseases my food budget is limited so i have to make sure a mouse doesn't spoil my meager larder #poor big eared mousie but you must die

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