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freeing feeder mice?

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Question
ok so i just saved two feeder mice and my mom won't let me keep them and if i let it go will it die or what will it eat...where should i let it go!!!???

Answer
Dear Justyce,

Feeder mice are really just pet mice no one loves.  They aren't equipped to survive anywhere outside of a cage.  Letting them go in the wild is usually sending them to just as horrible or more horrible a fate as letting them be eaten by a caged animal.  The only kind thing to do with a feeder mouse is make it into a pet.  Maybe you have a friend who would like a mouse as a pet.  Mice make terrific pets.

I hope you find a home for them.

squeaks,

Natasha