Can mice eat rat food

Answer 1

They actually don’t. A small study by David Holmes at Manchester Metropolitan University showed that mice prefer grains and sweet things over cheese. As to how this myth got started, it’s not entirely clear, but it reaches at least as far back as Shakespeare.

One theory is that in the medieval era, there wasn’t much food available for mice to steal from human houses, so little teeth marks in cheese were the most obvious signs of their presence.

And although this misconception well predates modern Cartoons, there’s another theory that it was just easier (not to mention cuter) to draw mice with a nice hunk of cheese rather than something like grain, so cartoonists perpetuated the stereotype.

Whatever the reason for this wide-spread myth, the fact is that mice will eat cheese if it’s all that’s around, but they’d really prefer cereal.

Answer 2

In nature, mice are herbivores - that means they eat any kind of fruits and seeds. Their digestive systems is designed to handle plant stuff, not dairy.But yes, they CAN eat cheese, but they shouldn't and if there is an alternative choice they wouldn't. It's simply not good for them, especially as sole diet.

Answer 3

Mice ate cheese because it was convenient, not because they liked it. Today, more foods are easily accessible. That means mice are much more likely to go after things they like, such as sugar and grains.

Answer 4

Yes they do, but it is not good for their digestive system. if you absolutely must feed them milk, water it down 50/50 and only feed them a tiny amount (a bottle cap full is enough)

Answer 5

there is no such thing as a cheese mouse its only a mouse or a rat, but some mice eat cheese

Answer 6

mice like cheese so much cause that's what they got to eat .that's what god made them eat or they will die

Answer 7

Yes any way i think it would be hard to get a bag of mouse food with out it saying mouse and rat food.

And my mice have lived happily with mouse and rat food for 3 years!!

Answer 8

Mice don't hate cheese. Cheese is like a junk food to them. If you feed a mouse too much cheese they will get sick. So don't feed them too much!

Answer 9

Mice eat everything that smells good, so yes, they eat salami

Answer 10

They love to eat some human feces. I know since I have pet mice.