Caring for pet mice

They may be small but like all animals, mice need an interesting environment, appropriate housing, and your time and attention. If you keep mice as pets, here are some of our tips to help them thrive. You can also read our advice on what to feed your mice on our Knowledgebase.

Mice need company!

Mice are highly sociable animals, so you should keep at least two of them together. You should avoid housing undesexed males together however (as they tend to fight), and also avoid housing undesexed males and females together

Because of this, keeping female mice or desexed mice together is generally best. You should try to introduce mice to their environment together to avoid fighting.

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