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Can rabbits catch hantavirus?
chrisii2011
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I have two rabbits outside and there's a mouse close by that likes to try pinch their through the bars of their hutch. Can they catch hantavirus and get ill from this mouse?
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i wouldn't worry too much unless it's a new thing for this mouse to be around your rabbits, though.
i've found mouse droppings in one of my rabbits hutches before how and she's suffered no ill health as a result.
i've also had to re-secure my hay storage shed a few times due to finding mice in it, i don;t mind them all that much though, as having mice around shows that there are few rats in the area, which are a bigger worry in my book as they can and will attack domestic pets.