hamster or mouse

by alexru Tue 03 Mar 2020, 11:14 am

Hi!

i am trying to choose between a hamster (probably a winter white hybrid) or male mouse

i want to have a good connection with my new pet but have never had either

i understand the requirements for both and am willing to provide the absolute best environment for each. i also understand that each animal has their own personality

my big question is about male mouse scent marking and poop. will i contable get peed or pooped on while holding my mouse? from what i understand hamsters will occasionally poop on you but mouse and hamster poop is very insignificant. i am more worried about pee. will a male mouse pee on me and my bed/furniture constantly? i understand an accident happens so times but to what extent do they pee compared to hamsters??

feel free to correct me if i said something wrong i am just trying to get the best understand of each animal before i choose to adopt. if there is anything else you would like to add which would be beneficial to me choosing which animal, that would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!!

by Robin~ Tue 03 Mar 2020, 1:48 pm

Pooping is definitely the bigger issue for me; I don’t think I’ve had a girl pee on me before. Poop typically hardens pretty quickly anyways so it’s not a huge deal, you just have to keep on top off vacuuming. Hamsters/mice can control where they pee so unless you really spook them they’re unlikely to do so on you. Smile

by alexru Tue 03 Mar 2020, 2:48 pm

Good to know! So would you consider them pretty similar in the poop machine department?

Thanks!

by chiroptera Wed 04 Mar 2020, 9:11 pm

@alexru

Most of my mice have peed on me once or twice. My boys pee on me almost every time, Spider in particular - seems like he waits until I get him out to pee. Laughing

Mouse pee is also pretty poignant? I personally don't mind the smell (it's kind of a... nostalgic scent? for me?) but my roommates don't like it. The males are stinkier than the females. Mouse pee smells a little bit like old popcorn haha

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