Care of Mice and Rats

Most rats, if not all, have a predominantly hairless tail, with few wisker-like bristles on them.

The parents care for them for 3 to 4 weeks. After that, they're on their own.

Yes but you might want to get the unsalted ones.
Yes they can ( unsalted ) They can take the shell off and probably like it more if they don't have to ....

Some rast are hard to tell, as some don't show till a few days before birth. You can either take her to a vet, or wait until she gives birth.

A rats gestation (pregnancy) lasts for 3 weeks.

You probably can but you can get rodent litter at almost any pet store (try petco) and training mice to use a litter box can be hard but good luck

Yes you can although it is rare. However if you keep your mice outside they may become contaminated by visits from wild mice.

You can still get salmonella from domestic mice.

Some nasty wild mice diseases are : helicobacter pylori (causing stomach ulcers), Hanta virus (this can kill you but it is very rare so don't panic....yet) . You can also catch a type of meningitis ,richellsial pox and good old leptspirosi (although rats normally carry this in their urine).This illness can produce flu like symptoms or it can kill you !

However if you buy your mice from a reputable and clean pet shop and they buy their mice from known suppliers you should have no trouble. Do keep your mice cage clean. This is hard work as you really need to do this every 3 days. Mice are not the easy pets most people imagine as the hygiene side of things can be difficult unless you are prepared to clean the cage and supply fresh bedding at least twice a week. A build up of mouse urine can cause harmful fumes that can cause respiratory irritations in humans.

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I heard that you must take him one mile away....

To treat the symptoms of mice mites bites, which may include itching and pruritic dermatitis, a person may need to use topical corticosteroids or oral antihistamines. For burrowing mites, antimicrobial therapy may be necessary.

It depends on how many rats you have. But overall, it shouldn't cost you more than $30 a week. The largest bag of bedding I've found was $30, and with the weekly clean up, that can last for about 3 weeks. Once again, it depends on how many rats you have. That's not counting food, treats, & toys. For monthly care, that would be $50-70 a month (depending on how much you buy for your rats). It all depends on different variables.

It is perfectly fine to give apples to mice, however make sure that you don't give them any seeds as those are toxic to mice. Commercial mouse food offers mice a good basic diet, but it is always a good idea to supplement their diets with some fresh fruits and vegetables.

First you can buy mouse mix which of course they can eat


You can also give them fruits and vegetables such as:

Alfalfa
Apple (seedless)
Asparagus
Avocado (skinned and seedless)
Banana
Basil
Blackberries
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts - small amounts occasionally - not all hamsters like the strong taste
Calabrese
Cabbage - should only be fed in small amounts occasionally as too much can cause health problems
Carrots
Cauliflower leaves and stalks
Celery
Cherries - stones should be removed as they can be dangerous if gnawed
Chestnuts
Chicory
Chinese Leaves
Coriander
Corn-on-the-Cob
Corn Salad
Courgette
Cranberries
Cress
Cucumber
Curly Kale
Dates
Endive
Fenugreek
Feijoa
Figs
Grapes
Green beans
Kale - should only be fed in small amounts occasionally as too much can cause health problems
Kidney Beans (cooked)
Kiwi Fruit
Kumquat
Lettuce - small amounts occasionally - in excess it can cause liver problems
Logan Berries
Lychee
Mange Tout
Mango
Marrow
Melon
Mint
Mung
Okra
Pak Choy
Papaya
Parsley - a good tonic
Peach
Pear
Peas
Plums - stones should be removed as can be dangerous when gnawed
Potato (cooked)
Raspberries
Raspberry Plant leaves - beneficial for diarrhoea
Rhubarb (cooked)
Rocket Chard
Sage
Sorrel
Squash
Star Fruit
Strawberries
Sugar Cane - small amounts
Sweet Potato
Soybean Sprouts
Swede
Sweetcorn
Sweet Peppers
Ugli Fruit
Turnip
Water Chestnuts
Watermelon
Water Spinach

Vegetables and herbs that should not be fed are:

Kidney Beans (raw)
Onion
Potato (raw)
Potato tops
Rhubarb (raw)
Rhubarb leaves
Tomato leaves






You can aslo give them plants and flowers. There is ALOT so i will only tell u wat is BAD 2 them

Bindweed
Bluebells
Bulbs
Buttercups
Clematis
Crocus
Deadly Nightshade
Elder
Evergreen Plants
Hemlock
Henbane
Horse Chestnut
Laurel leaves
Oak leaves
Privet
Ragwort
Scarlet Pimpernel
Speedwell
Toadflax


You can also give them other treats like acorns, nuts Peanuts, cooked meat and cooked fish NEVER GIVE THEM ALMONDS!!

Dumbo rats usually grow when fed just like everything els but dont force feed or over feed it if you want it to be bigger thatn your hand your gonna have to wait a while wich i mean 1 month or so because they become adults within 5-6 weeks i curently have one rat that is a dumbo and she is still a baby but shes really smart she knows me and my scent and can do two tricks stand and spin

rats mice chinchilla rabbit hamster gerbil things like that and um rats are in the mammal family

Cats,Birds of Prey,dogs and snakes.

i smell a rat is an idiom which means to dectect, suspect or to find the tricks of some on.

Ex. I smell a rat of JOHN against Shaun.

a baby rat can walk when it is ready and has fur

Yes, they do. Their favorite thing is peanut butter, but I feed my pet mouse fresh fruit on occasion.

bedding of any sort except for pine. Newspapers will work too, but I find bedding is more comfortable especially for older rats, and also better quality

Pet mice should be kept at room temperature, depending on where you live in the world. Obviously colder environments may need some warming device and for warmer areas, you can freeze a small bottle of water and place that in their enclosure. Personally i keep my mice in a well ventilated room that is a comfortable 23 Celsius - 28 Celsius. I would also suggest buying a small cage thermometer so you can track the temperature. You will notice they are more active in warmth and vice versa. Pet Mice Rule!

you shouldn't have to do anything really. The mother will do everything. Once the babys have hair and as long as the mother doesnt stress out too much you can clean out old bedding and things like that but that's it.

my rat i had to take to the vet because mukus came out of her mouth and nose

i sugest take your rat to the vet first, if the vet says there is nothing to do so the shower thing . Also, if you just got her, stress or the new environment may be making him/her sneeze. Allthough, your rat may also have an upper respetory(spell check, lol) infection, rats are prone to those.

Black rice-sized pieces - Same as black mouse droppings ! The colour of the droppings is determined by the food the mouse eats - not the mouse's genetic make-up.

It depends on what kind it is really what kind do you got?

Baby mice usually drink their mothers breast milk but if they are lost and their mom is gone and you found the baby then you should give it milk or water out of a dropper.

rats can grow many different sizes depending on how much you feed them.how much exercise you give them and just what your rat is but rats can grow quite bis so you much consider that when purchasing one that you have enough space