It turned out to come from a furless, newborn deer mouse.
Tell children that even friendly deer mice can be dangerous.
In a study, less than half of both male and female deer mice left their original home range to reproduce.
Most female deer mice have more than one litter per year.
In many areas deer mice live less than 1 year.
The majority of deer mice nest up high in large hollow trees.
Throughout the year, the deer mouse will change its eating habits to reflect on what is available to eat during that season.
It was eventually traced to deer mice; controlling them limited the disease.
He exposed deer mice to varying levels of artificial light.
Since then he caught one vole and no deer mice.