Are Pet Mice Hard to Take Care of?
On One Hand: Taking Care of Mice is EasyPet mice are easy to maintain and easy for children to handle, according to PetMice.org. Once you select clean and healthy mice, keep them with their same sex, or else they will breed monthly. If taken in and handled while they are young, mice will allow you to pet them, and they will eat from your hand.On the Other: They Need Some Special AttentionYou need to pay some attention to their diet and comfort level, according to PetMice.org. Although you can feed your mice pellets every day, it is better to vary their diet. Grains, sunflower seeds, carrots, broccoli and green apples are good choices. But they can develop diarrhea, so you will need to experiment with what works and what does not. Never feed them chocolate or junk food.Bottom LineMice are cute and can make good pets. They love to play on running wheels and to run through plastic tunnels. They will also run up toy ladders. Pet mice live 12 to 30 months. Get a nice cage with bars spaced n
