The Mouse
( Mus Musculus )
HOUSING...
Wire Cages:
Possitive Points:
- The wire sides provide the mice with the ability to climb; climbing keeps the mice fit and active.
- All the ventilation the cage gets is great, and will keep their minds busy with all the interesting smells that travel their way.
- Large cages are fun for your little mice, and keep them busy as they explore the wonders of "The Cage."
- Several stories give your little friends lots of room to play; and because they are built "up" and not "out," they take up little space.
- The bars make it easier to see and interact with them.
Negative Points:
- In some cages the wires are too spread apart, and mice can escape through the gap.
- Other house hold pets can attack them from outside of the bars. ( Dogs, Cats, Ect.)
Glass Tank:
Possitive Points:
- The glass sides protect from house hold predators.
- The cage stays warm, and will protect them from flooding.
- The glass is easy to see through, so you can watch your little critters.
- Glass cages can be bought inexpensively.( Depending on size )
- Bedding stays in the cage, along with the smell.
- There is no possibility of escape; as long as there is a tight, firmly fitted lid.
Negative Points:
- Unpleasent smells may build up inside.
- Your mice can not climb up the sides.
- Glass cages, if dropped, can break or crack easily.
- Be careful cleaning the cage, you don't want to scratch the sides.
Plastic cages:
Possitive Points:
- Easy to clean.
- The cage would be light and easy to carry.
Negitive Points:
- There might not be enough ventilation.
- Some professional chewers may get through.
Bedding...
NEVER EVER, use CEADAR, PINE, or SPRUCE bedding, it is bad for their respiratory system. The best materials to use are Care fresh, or Aspen.
Mouse Poems...
By: Clive Sanson
- One mouse, two mice
Three mice, four,
Stealing through their tunnel,
Creeping through the door.
Softly! Softly!
Dont let your little feet,
Patter on the ground,
There on the hearthrug,
Sleek and fat,
Soundly sleeping,
Lies old Tom cat.
If he should hear you,
There'd be no more,
Of one mouse, two mice,
three mice, four.
So please be careful,
How far you roam,
For if you should wake him,
He'd chase you- all- home!
By: Jack Prelutsky
- A little mouse once sailed the seas
To find the finest bread and cheese
But late one night the ocean roared
And so the mouse fell over board.
"I think i'll swim back home," he said,
"And be content with scraps of bread."
By: Beatrix Potter
- You know that old woman
Who lived in a shoe?
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do?
I think if she lived in
A little shoe- house
That little old lady was...
Surely a mouse!
By: Alieen Fisher
- If little mice have birthday's
(And I suspose they do)
And have a family party
(With guest's invited too)
And have a cake with candle's
(It would be rather small)
I bet a birthday CHEESE cake
Would please them most of all.
Bernard Gluck
- I know you're out there somewhere's
I've seen you run about
It's not that im saying
You mice must all get out.
I'm happy you are out there
If you will keep you place
But when i'm sitting in my house
Dont let me see your face!
You're welcome in my garden
So keep your hidden house
I'm putting corn out daily
Enough to feed each mouse
I'm chasing every cat away
When there is one to see
So stay there living peacefully
And keep me company
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First:- Were you handling any food before you handled the mice... your food, or theirs? Did you wash your hands with smelly soap?
- Mice don't have very good vision. They go mainly by scent, And if you smell like food, they're going to see if you taste like food too.
Second:- Did you corner it in order to get a hold of it?
- Any animal that considers itself in danger... whether it really is or not, is going to do what it can escape.
Third - did it give you any warning signs that maybe it's not feeling like being handled today? Rattling tails are classic "I'm not happy with this" or "I'm angry" signs. Ignore them at your own risk.
Fourth - did you handle another mouse before him? Was it male or female? Was it a mouse that he either doesn't like, or that he thinks he should be dominant to for some reason? If that mouse's smell is on you, then that means you handled it first, and challenged this mouse's feelings of dominance. He's going to tell you just what he thinks of that.
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