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>>320499 Yeah, there's never a need to worry about pet rodents contracting rabies since they're very rarely if ever exposed to other animals. And depending on the species, rodents aren't any more likely to bite than a good dog and less so than a cat (at least, in my experience - cats get feisty when they play). I've kept chinchillas and rats for 4-5 years, the only 2 bites I've gotten that broke the skin were from excited chinchillas going for treats and getting a finger instead. It's almost happened with the rats, but my rats seem to be more careful about accidental nipping and always stop before breaking the skin.
There's a disease called rat-bite fever (similar to cat scratch fever) that would likely be possible to catch from a hamster bite, but that's pretty much as unlikely as rabies from a cage animal..
I could never keep Roborovskis, just watching those little fuckers go tires me out.
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