Do white mice attract other mice?

Question

I live in Harlem and I want 2 white mice as pet, will they attract other [unwanted] mice to my house?

I mean it is Harlem so there are mice running around the streets.

Answer 1

Keep your mice in the cage when you are not supervising them, and they won't. If there are mice in the house anyway, they might want to visit yours, but they can't get into the cage. Actually, the food will be the big attraction. Use the same precautions in storing mouse food as you would with human food.
Pet store mice of any color are the same species as house mice, and pet store rats are the same species as Harlem rats. (In L.A. we also have tree rats, a different species, but they don't live in Harlem.) But the pets have been bred for tameness, and they act very different from the wild ones.
I've had many pet rats and mice. Wild rodents do not want to get into a cage, although they do want to get at food.

Answer 2

It's certainly possible that pet mice will attract wild mice, but then we don't have any pet mice, and wild mice are always a problem here. In other words, it may not make that much of a difference. As has been pointed out already, mice homes get stinky fast, so change the bedding frequently. Have fun!

Answer 3

Do white girls attract black men? And vice versa? Of course. Color doesn't matter -- they are the same species so they will attract wild mice. Keep the cage clean and the feed secure and you shouldn't have problems. Mice do have a strong smell in their urine so be prepared for that.

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Answer 4

I heard White Mice keep other colored mice away

Answer 5

hell yes, but harlem has rats and mice everywhere, you might as well catch one and take that as a pet