hi guys!,
im thinking of getting pet mice so does anyone here have mice aswell and can tell me what i need to get started thanks
BYE!:banana:
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hi guys!,
im thinking of getting pet mice so does anyone here have mice aswell and can tell me what i need to get started thanks
BYE!:banana:
Hehe, although this is entertaining, probably wrong section? :)
I've never had pet mice, but my friends have had some. Care for them is pretty straight forward. You need a tank, food, water bottle, stuff to put on the floor of the tank for them to talk on (gahhh can't think of the word right now), and some little toys, like a wheel and things of that sort. If you went to your local pet store, the employees there would be able to help you with no problems.
The main reason why I never wanted one is because they don't live very long. :(
thx!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant
Rats are better. They are bigger, so they're... I don't know, easier to bond to? I just prefer them, mainly for their size and shape.
I have to agree with this. Rats are also less likely to bite. Rats are very social, and you should have more than one. They love being played with. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lord Bennington
I agree with Rats being better pets. Mouse bites really hurt and, since they're so tiny, they are more afraid and therefor more likely to bite. Plus, Rats have hilarious balls.
^ :lol: "Hilarious balls." Always a good reason to get a pet.
I agree, bigger pets are better.
Especially when they have a silly beansack that drags behind them.
yea lol! XD
Mice and rats urinate wherever they go. They leave a trail of urine behind them. Rats especially stink. I have nothing against mice and rats, actually I don't think any animals should be kept in cages. Rats are very intelligent and need a lot of stimulation.
However, if you must get a little caged pet, a gerbil is much better than either. They are a desert animal and therefore conserve water = less pee. Their cages don't need to be cleaned nearly as often. They are cute and friendly if held a lot.
I've had mice, hamsters, gerbils and rats and a ferret for pets.
Of all of them I like the ferret. She's playful like a kitten and really quiet unless she wants out of her cage.
If you insist on mice don't get too many. A couple are good. Any more than that and you'll be cleaning the cage constantly.
^ Don't ferrets smell bad or something, supposedly?
No.
But when you think about it any pet can end up smelling bad.
Someone told me something about ferrets a while ago that turned me off of them. I think it was smell, I dunno. Then again maybe that person never gave their ferrets baths or something.
Hey LDhippie, why don't you get like a really huge lizard or something? :D That's cooler than mice or rats, I think.
I agree with Moonbeam, gerbils make better rodent pets than mice or rats. They are fun little guys!
My ferret doesn't smell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant
But upon further contemplation her cage is lined with cedar shavings and that's what she smells like. Cedar shavings = non stinky pets?
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Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant
yea but then i would have to feed it mice? witch would be sad coz i like rodents!:shock::(