Can gerbils attract mice?

**Sam's My Baby** · 04-26-2002, 05:24 PM

I have a 6 month old gerbil, named Sam (as u all know) and I was wondering, can rodents (such as gerbils) kept as pets attract mice into your home? We have just recently found out that we have mice becuase a whole bag of choclate chips in our basement was totally empty and had little chew marks all over it. I am really not sure if they know my gerbil is in the house or not. Anybody know anything about this?

Thanks,
Andrea

**Heather Wallace** · 04-26-2002, 05:28 PM

Cute pictures, are those your dogs Andrea?

I don't think that the mice will know that Sam is there. I think the only way they would know was if you had a few and you let them run around your house at will, leaving droppings etc.

**Sam's My Baby** · 04-26-2002, 06:06 PM

Thanks Heather. Nope, those arent my doggies. I want one though!

I dont let sam out, well not on the floor, but I do take her out of the cage. They are coming from the basement somewhere are we are trying to find out where they are coming from.