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Originally Posted by Midnight
36 Marcia  they are cute though aren't they  the mice and Gerbils were being given away free there .. so i thought right at least they will have a good home with us !! has anyone any good information on mice  that's one pet i've never had ? x |
Female mice are usually fine kept together in little colonies, adult males will usually fight and need to be seperated.
Fancy mice are much bigger that pet mice.
Mice love climbing and need good airflow so are best being kept in a cage rather than a tank but they are escape artists so be careful with bar spacing. Most people say bars with a 1cm spacing are ok but I find my 2 pet mice could get out if they really tried, the big ones are fine though.
They love climbing on ropes and you can take apart rope dog toys to make cheap fun things for them to climb on.
Unlike hamsters/Gerbils they pee and poop wherever they are and I seem to get covered in it when I play with them (nice).
They can be a bit smelly but don't be tempted to clean the cage out too often as they only scent mark like mad when they get back in, I used to do it every 3 days and it smelled worse than now when I do it once a week.
Can't wait for the piccies, pleeeze.
You can make all sorts of toys and things for them out of houshold objects my mice love their treat basket which is just a hanging peg basket full of ripped up newspaper and hidden treats.
