Caring for your mouse

Introduction

Mice make very good pets are cheap to buy and easy to feed. They become very tame, and are very intelligent

They also have two disadvantages. Their cages have to be cleaned out very frequently as mice have a strong and unpleasant smell. Also, they must never be allowed to escape, as they are capable of breeding with wild house mice which are quite serious pests.
White mice are popular being usually readily available and not expensive as some of the more exotic breeds. They are also not so tempermental and reasonably hardy animals. As a first mouse pet, they are ideal.

The following sections hopefully will provide some basic information on getting and looking after your pet mouse.

Whilst aimed at the younger viewer / browser, the principles apply to everyone. Following the basic ideas presented here, you should be able to love and enjoy your pet mouse.

We hope you find these pages useful, and as ever welcome your feedback.