Mice A Must As Pets

If you want a small pet that is fun and good company then a mouse is a must.

You might call mice the ideal pets. The tiny furries come in 40 different varieties and are very cheap to keep and take little space.

They are slick, smart, sweet, fun loving and friendly and make excellent pets. They are very responsive to humans and can do tricks

Mice are also healthy and effected by very few ailments. They are clean and quiet and can live up to three years.

I got my first mice a year ago and have never regretted it. They are lovable. It's best to buy females because they don't fight like males.

I have three females named Yum Char, Sushi and Toffee.

Mice are expert escape artists and can chew their way through things and slide through tiny openings. I keep mine in a metal bird cage with narrow slits. I lay paper in it and change it every day.

I let them out at least twice a day and often when I go shopping they are tucked inside my shirt. Mice need to be handled very gently and softly and you should never pull their tails or lift them by the tails. Also it's best to talk softly to them, preferably in a whisper. They do listen to you and sometimes talk back.

Mice eat most things. I feed mine oats, cat biscuits, boiled rice, pasta, carrot, sweet corn, corn flakes, bread, snow peas, green beans and various other things. Always be sure there's plenty of clean water available.

When they are sitting in the hand my three ladies often entwine their tails as if holding on to one another. It's an instinctive thing for them and cute to see. I will try and get a photo of it one day.

It's said that mice as pets dates back to the palaces of ancient China and Japan. I think it was in the 1800's that ordinary people started keeping them as pets like we do nowadays.