My neighbour's cat brough me a couple of baby mice.

I took care of them and now they are fine, healthy and fat

However....I'm concerned about leptospirosis...

If the animals show no symptoms am I safe or could they carry the bacteria with no symptoms?

How "easy" is it to catch leptospirosis? Does handling the pets without open wounds on my hands and then washing them after enough precautions?

Am I being paranoid over here (leptospirosis is 10-100/100 000 in Tropical climates)

If I release the mice in the wild what should I do to ensure their survival? Put them in an open cage in a tree with food? Make a burrow in the ground for them?



Thanks

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/11/2009 11:41AM by AnonSolutions.