A lot of people wonder how to hold a pet mouse correctly. If you are new to handling mice, it can be a little scary at first. Mice are small fragile creatures, and they are always moving or fidgeting. You cannot grasp them tightly, there is a
A few years ago I too was asking people, “what is a fancy mouse?”. It sounded like a type of mouse that was, well, fancy. Fancy meaning something that is special, kind of unique and better than others. In fact the term fancy mouse is used for
An overview of housing options for your mice has been covered here. I covered some of the best mice cages, houses, and glass tanks available to purchase. In this article I am going to go into some more detail and take a detailed look at all the
It is a question a lot of people ask in the pet store before taking mice home, or online after the own them – Do pet mice need company? Well there are a few different things to take into consideration here. When buying a pet, keeping it
Like with any pet there are pros and cons, owning mice as pets is no different. No matter how much you love your pets there are times when you realise that you are tied to them, or maybe there is an aspect about caring for a certain
If you are considering mice breeding, you need to think about why you are considering it. It is very important you are doing it for the right reasons, and that you can safely carry out the breeding and look after the litters. Breeding mice is not something
There are many different types of mice, although you will only own fancy mice at pets it is still interesting to know about other types. Typically you will only ever see fancy mice, or common house mice for sale in classified ads, in pet stores, and from
Mice are intriguing animals to many people, yet remain a bit of a mystery unless they have owned some. That’s why I decided to compile some interesting facts about mice for this article. Whether you have owned, or want to own mice, or maybe have had wild
For a short answer, pet mice bred and kept in captivity usually live between 1.5 to 2 years in age. Obviously there are a number of factors that will contribute to either end of this scale. Additionally, there are always exceptions. I have heard stories from mice
