"Yeah, you little ones can be really feisty when they feel the need to protect themselves.  I remember about a year ago, two mice came across this house since they were being chased by a cat.  As soon as they saw me trying to help them, they bit and scratched with everything they had.  And let me tell you, it hurt really bad.  I'm just glad they could finally see that I wasn't bad after telling saying I wouldn't eat them, since that was what they were worried about."