I'm getting a mouse as a pet (just a pet - not to feed or for breeding - I'm just getting the one) because I think they are pretty cute.

However, even though he will be in another room my apartment isn't all that big and I'm worried if Stan (my bp) always smells the mouse it might make a feeding response tag more likely. They will be kept in different rooms - but if I take the mouse in the living room and let him roll around in his ball I'm worried Stan will go into hunting mode (he's in the living room) or when I let Stan crawl around the living room (with the mouse back in its cage, obviously) he will smell mouse on the floor and go into hunting mode.

What do you guys think? I really like the little mouse - I just don't want to make handling Stan more difficult.

Thanks!