According to the British Mirror report on April 18, when it comes to keeping pets, some people will choose puppies, and some people will choose some unusual animals, such as lizards, tarantulas, and even mice. Michele Raybon, a 51-year-old woman from Palm Valley, California, is a mouse lover. Since 2018, she has raised a total of 50 mice, including 25 females and 25 males.

At the end of 2021, Michele posted a video on Facebook of rats bathing in the kitchen sink, garnering more than 350,000 views. The retired mother called the mice her babies and said they can't do anything wrong.

Michele explains: They're my kids and they can't do anything wrong. Each mouse has its own personality, so there are a few I like more than others. They like it a lot. Social, when you feed them, they all come running. I adopted them from a breeder in Texas. Then I moved to California and there are no rat breeders here, so I have so many, I think Grow them up and sell them to other rat lovers. Then I stopped selling them, and now they are my pets.

Visitors who come to Michele's house are usually greeted by these The mice were frightened because there were so many, but Michele said there was a good chance they would end up liking her children. Michele said: Some people are open-minded, but some people are not. So, some people have a preconceived idea of rats, they think rats are dirty, diseased animals. I have rats that have good temperaments. , so I would show one of these to others, and they tend to end up liking the rats. While some people still can't take it, there are a lot of people who have changed their minds and want to keep rats as pets.

In addition to mice, Michele has 4 dogs, 3 cats and 2 pigs. She said: The pigs live in the barn and this is their area. I feed the cats and dogs together so it's not tiring. I love animals and I dreamed of being a veterinarian when I grew up as a child, she said. But that didn't happen. I also had 2 sheep, 2 goats, 25 chickens, and about 15 ducks and geese. I've rescued a lot of cats, took care of them myself, and helped them make homes. I really I like animals very much.