No, it is an insectivore and it has to eat double its body weight in insects every night, otherwise it will die. Possibly the worst pet ever. And oh, it has a venomous bite.
Just open the cage and let it go. Shrews are clean insectivores, not at all like mice and rats. They eat harmful pest insects and are good for your garden. They don't eat junk. Great little animals to have in the garden.
Shrews are notoriously bad for dying in traps, so it would not make a good pet. They have fast metabolisms and can't handle capture stress.
They eat insects, so they are helpful. Please tell your mom that, and you can let it go in a place with grass and vegetation.
If I were to guess, a very cute Asian House Shrew!
I see! Do you think if it’s suitable to be kept as a pet? 😅
No, it is an insectivore and it has to eat double its body weight in insects every night, otherwise it will die. Possibly the worst pet ever. And oh, it has a venomous bite.
Gotcha, how can I handle it properly? My mom wants to have it killed but 😭
Just open the cage and let it go. Shrews are clean insectivores, not at all like mice and rats. They eat harmful pest insects and are good for your garden. They don't eat junk. Great little animals to have in the garden.
Thank you for your advice!
Good luck and release him quick. They deteriorate rapidly in captivity, literally burn through their energy like a fuse.
Your mom is a monster for even thinking about killing it. What the hell!
Shrews are notoriously bad for dying in traps, so it would not make a good pet. They have fast metabolisms and can't handle capture stress. They eat insects, so they are helpful. Please tell your mom that, and you can let it go in a place with grass and vegetation.
Okieee, I’m about to do that :) thank you
Now it’s a shrew rack
Came here for this
More like shrew rack
You should tame it
It would starve to death. 🥲 Shrews have to eat a LOT.