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hhheeeelllp

21 15:39:42

Question
ok i have been asking panya and natasha (sorry)  questions (read other questions to understand) panya told me my mouse was pregnant. it was over 3 weeks and no babys yet so i mailed her again and this morning i found a mouse i have never seen in her cage (brown male mouse) and i think thats how she is pregnant. i  keep seeing him in my living room and im afraid. how can i keep him out? i was told the father will eat the babies (there not born yet) how do i capture him?
would if he has a disease?  how do i train the soon to be born babies?   all of these questions mean  

What Do I Do?

sincerely ,jessie

Answer
I'm sorry, I forgot that you asked about possible disease. It's possible that he carries some internal or extrenal (fleas,mites or ticks) parasites, so it might be a good idea to see a vet with your mouse to get her treated for that, but be sure to tell the vet that she might be pregnant. www.rmca.org/Vets lists good mouse vets. None of those parasites would be harmful for you, though.

The only serious disease I can think of is the Hanta virus, but only a few mouse species carry that. Normal housemouse, which I think your visitor is, don't carry it.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/noframes/phys/ecology.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmodontinae