| If you want a small pet that is fun and good | | | | narrow slits. I lay paper in it and change it every |
| company then a mouse is a must. | | | | day. |
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| You might call mice the ideal pets. The tiny furries | | | | I let them out at least twice a day and often |
| come in 40 different varieties and are very cheap | | | | when I go shopping they are tucked inside my |
| to keep and take little space. | | | | shirt. Mice need to be handled very gently and |
| | | | | softly and you should never pull their tails or lift |
| They are slick, smart, sweet, fun loving and | | | | them by the tails. Also it's best to talk softly to |
| friendly and make excellent pets. They are very | | | | them, preferably in a whisper. They do listen to |
| responsive to humans and can do tricks | | | | you and sometimes talk back. |
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| Mice are also healthy and effected by very few | | | | Mice eat most things. I feed mine oats, cat |
| ailments. They are clean and quiet and can live up | | | | biscuits, boiled rice, pasta, carrot, sweet corn, corn |
| to three years. | | | | flakes, bread, snow peas, green beans and |
| | | | | various other things. Always be sure there's |
| I got my first mice a year ago and have never | | | | plenty of clean water available. |
| regretted it. They are lovable. It's best to buy | | | | |
| females because they don't fight like males. | | | | When they are sitting in the hand my three ladies |
| | | | | often entwine their tails as if holding on to one |
| I have three females named Yum Char, Sushi and | | | | another. It's an instinctive thing for them and cute |
| Toffee. | | | | to see. |
| | | | | It's said that mice as pets dates back to the |
| Mice are expert escape artists and can chew their | | | | palaces of ancient China and Japan. I think it was |
| way through things and slide through tiny | | | | in the 1800's that ordinary people started keeping |
| openings. I keep mine in a metal bird cage with | | | | them as pets like we do nowadays. |