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I just saw a mouse run across my kitchen floor. Logically, I have nothing against small rodents, so this event shouldn't be overly alarming. Growing up I had gerbils and guinea pigs as pets, and I've worked with mice and rats in some of my classes. So it feels odd that when the rodent in question is loose in my kitchen instead of occupying a cage, I feel the urge to put on shoes, Lysol the entire kitchen, and request pest control from the apartment complex.
On the other hand, I was raised with domestic rodents. I've spent the last year or so studying microbiology and learning that wild rodents make great little vectors for an amazing number of diseases. I think I'll go find that Lysol.
Edit: Twelve hours later, there is now a mouse wandering aimlessly around my living room. Anyone have a cat I can borrow?
On the other hand, I was raised with domestic rodents. I've spent the last year or so studying microbiology and learning that wild rodents make great little vectors for an amazing number of diseases. I think I'll go find that Lysol.
Edit: Twelve hours later, there is now a mouse wandering aimlessly around my living room. Anyone have a cat I can borrow?