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Anonymous
mice are pretty friendly if you choose healthy ones from a reliable pet store. most keep them as feeders and aren't handled well, so they have a bad reputation. i have a little boy, 3 months old, and i've been handling him and the other mice ever since they came to the store i work at 2 months ago. he's very affectionate, knows my smell and voice and runs to the side of his aquarium whenever he hears me. same rules for mice go for hammies; get them from a reliable pet store that handles their animals regularly. the best ones i've known are black bear, syrian and roborovski. dwarves tend to be quite saucy and nippy; i got bit by quite a few of them. hamsters are pretty stupid, too, so if you're looking for a dumb, cute, useless animal, then they're for you. mice tend to be more affectionate and playful than hamsters, so you might want them instead. female mice should be paired with other mice, and males have to be lone. both hamsters and mice have a close life span of 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 years. if you want an even better pet than either, though, get some rats or gerbils. those are the best, 'cept gerbils chew on everything and anything. :3
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