Category: Pet Mice

Learn more about keeping mice as pets. Pet mice can be a wonderful choice of pet for people with small spaces and children who love them.

  • Can Mice Eat Hamster Food | Good and Bad foods for pet mice

    Can Mice Eat Hamster Food | Good and Bad foods for pet mice

    Pet mice are such lovely little friends, aren’t they? It is such a delight watching them nibble on their food. However, mice have sensitive digestive systems. It is crucial that as a pet owner, you be watchful of what you feed your pet mouse.  Mice are omnivorous. Meats and plants are both fair game in…

  • Can pet mice eat strawberries?

    Can pet mice eat strawberries?

    If you have a pet mouse or pet mice, then you probably want to know what to feed them. You can and should purchase pet food in order to meet their nutritional needs. However, many pet owners also like providing a variable diet to their mice. This often brings up the question about which foods…

  • Do Pet Mice Attract Wild Mice Into Your Home?

    Do Pet Mice Attract Wild Mice Into Your Home?

    There is plenty of company out of doors for wild mice. They have no reason to come inside looking for more. Rather, wild mice are attracted to homes in their quest for shelter, food, and somewhere safe from predators, where they can live. So we ask the question… Do pet mice attract wild mice into…

  • Bar Spacing For Mice: What Size Spacing Should My Cage Be?

    Bar Spacing For Mice: What Size Spacing Should My Cage Be?

    One of the most important aspects of a mouse cage is the spacing between the bars.  To keep your mouse secure, the bar spacing should be no more than ¼ inch. This is just enough to allow them to see and breathe freely. When the bars are placed too far apart, mice find themselves able…

  • What Is Torpor In Mice?

    What Is Torpor In Mice?

    You doubtless know that some animals hibernate. Lesser-known is the ability of some animals to go into torpor. This is a ‘deep-sleep,’ much like hibernation, but short-term. What is torpor in mice? We’ll explain! Some animals will go into torpor as much as a few times today. The purpose of torpor is to allow animals…

  • Do Pet Mice Hibernate? Reasons | How | Why | Where | Pet Mouse

    Do Pet Mice Hibernate? Reasons | How | Why | Where | Pet Mouse

    Many animals hibernate: bees, bats, bears, skunks, and more. Mice are not one of them. They are energetic year-round! In fact, the activities of mice don’t change much in the wintertime at all. They still forage for food, explore, find mates, and raise young. To warm up, they return frequently to a special, warmly-made burrow. …

  • Mice As Pets Pros And Cons: 7 Reasons You Should Buy A Pet Mouse

    Mice As Pets Pros And Cons: 7 Reasons You Should Buy A Pet Mouse

    You have probably seen mice at pet stores before and wondered if mice as pets are a good idea?. A lot of these are what are called “feeder mice”, which means they are bred to feed other animals at the store. These mice, while still cute, do not compare to Fancy Mice, which are bred…

  • Pet Mice Facts: 11 Facts Why You Should Keep Pet Mice

    Pet Mice Facts: 11 Facts Why You Should Keep Pet Mice

    Mice make popular pets for many reasons. They are cute to look at, soft to pet, fun to play with, and, when they feel safe, mice will even interact socially. Mice get along well with people and their own kind when you pair them properly.  In this article, we discuss 11 facts why you should…

  • 11 Foods Your Pet Mouse Will Love

    11 Foods Your Pet Mouse Will Love

    When it comes to our mice, we all love nothing more than to treat them. Be it with lots of love and cuddles, toys, or tasty tidbits of food, we just can’t resist spoiling them. This often, however, is not a good thing despite our best intentions. The foods that they love and we give…

  • Do Pet Mice Carry Disease? Can You Catch A Disease From A Pet Mouse?

    Do Pet Mice Carry Disease? Can You Catch A Disease From A Pet Mouse?

    Mice make exceptional pets, especially for those families who may be limited in space. They are cute, friendly, tiny bundles of fun which will give you hours and hours of enjoyment. This includes watching them scurrying around their cage and petting them whilst taking them out for exercise. But, how careful should you be whilst…

  • Do Mice Live Alone? Are Mice Happy To Live Alone?

    Do Mice Live Alone? Are Mice Happy To Live Alone?

    For many people the question ‘do mice live alone?’ will probably be one that they just wouldn’t ask. After all, mice are thought of by many as nothing more than vermin that they’d rather not think about at all. This isn’t, however, the case for everyone as mice have become a rather popular pet. Fancy…

  • Do Mice Have a Good Sense of Smell?

    Do Mice Have a Good Sense of Smell?

    If you have ever seen or kept a mouse, you may have noticed that they seem to spend an awful lot of their time sniffing at their surroundings. Be it on their hind legs whilst twitching their whiskers, or just roaming around in their cages, their nose is always active. To those observing mice, all…