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Care of Mice and Rats
Pet mice and rats are small rodents that take up little space and are fun to watch. Raising and training them is entertaining and educational. For types that make great pets, their habits and needs, and more, ask and answer questions here.
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What is the name of white rat?
the white rat is very cool and really white. it is extremely sexually active and likes it doggy style, i mean rat style
When should you take your mouse to the vet?
I think you should bring your pet mouse to the vet when its sick: running nose and or coughing hard. Bring your pet rodent to the vet if it has loss of appetite or bleeding.
What does the pinky finger mean to Chinese people?
nothing
You give thumbs up when you approve of someone or something. Therefore, when you give a pinky (sometimes seen used in the school), it means you disapprove of something or someone because it is the least best. E.g. it is seen used sometimes to refer to someone being the last in his/her class on the exam. Besides such, it has another different meaning, which I am also looking for now.
If a mouse falls from a high place will it get hurt?
If it is from about 5 feet then no but if it is about 6 feet or more than yes. I'll tell you why. If you drop them from a 5 foot something, then it won't get hurt because to them it's not high. If it's 6 feet or more, than yes. If you drop it from a level that high up, it can break important bones and he can die in seconds.
What time of day do mice and rats come out?
normally night because they don't like to be around humans
Does being in the cold make you sick and die?
It can do if you're silly enough to sit in the cold.
It is possible to freeze to death if the body is too cold. Your organs need to be at a steady temperature to work effectively. Being in freezing cold locations without the proper clothing can disrupt organs.
There are also some viruses that thrive in the cold, such as the common cold and some strains of flu viruses. Depending on your immune system, these could kill you if you are a weak person.
If you properly wrap up warmly and take precautions such as vaccines, you should be fine. Eskimos live their whole life in the freezing cold because they keep warm properly.
Yes, turtles can eat lily pads as part of their diet. Many species of turtles are herbivorous and enjoy aquatic plants, including lily pads. However, it's essential to provide a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods to ensure their nutritional needs are met. Always ensure that any plants offered are free from pesticides or pollutants.
Which types of pet-mice are there?
there is :
Black A black mouse is exactly as it sounds, a solid jet black all over with black eyes.
- White White mice will be a bright white colour, like a piece of plain paper and can have either pink or black eyes. PEW and BEW are abbreviations for pink eyed white and black eyed white.
- Chocolate I shouldn't imagine there are many people who wouldn't recognize the colour of chocolate!
- Fawn A fawn mouse is basically a bright ginger colour, always with pink eyes.
- Blue It sounds like a funny colour for a mouse but the blue in question isn't royal, sky or navy (unfortunately, how pretty would that be lol!?) but an almost dark grey slate blue. As you'd expect blue mice have black eyes.
- Dove A dove mouse will be a lovely soft, pale grey colour. They have pink eyes.
- Champagne Champagne is quite a difficult colour to describe, not helped by the fact it varies so much. Champagne mice can look anything from a pale orange to a pinky-grey and can also be sort of gold! Champagne mice have pink eyes.
- Lilac When I first heard of lilac mice I had visions of them being purple! In reality they are a sort of pink tinged grey, quite difficult to describe but lovely to see!
Tan Mice (body all one colour as self, but with a tan underside)Tan mice come in the same variety of colours as the selfs, but have a fawn (ginger) coloured underside.
Dutch A dutch is basically a white mouse with a patch over both eyes and colour from its waist down to its tail. Dutch mice can be pretty much any of the self colours and are considered dutch even if they have other markings as well as the dutch ones. In most case they become 'mismarked' which in my experience includes most pet mice, so if your mouse has eye patches and the coloured rump but other marks on their back they would be a mismarked
- Broken Marked A lot of pet mice will come under this catergory! They can be any colour with any eye colour, as long as their markings don't look like any of the other marked types they just become 'broken marked'.
- Agouti Agouti is the colour of wild mice and is basically a browny colour flecked all over with black. They have black eyes.
- Variegated A variegated mouse can be any colour and I've always thought they look as though they have been flicked all over with a second colour so that's how I'd describe one!
- Silver Agouti As above only silver instead of brown. Silver agouti mice look the same as chinchilla only without the white tummy. They have black eyes.
- Chinchilla A chinchilla mouse is very similar to a silver agouti in that they are both a silvery colour ticked with black only chinchilla mice also have a white tummy.
- Sable Sable is another difficult colour to describe but is essentially a very dark brown down the middle of the mouse's back which graduates to a ginger colour down their sides to under their belly. Sable mice have black eyes.
Cinnamon From what I can understand (I've yet to actually meet one) a cinnamon is the colour of a sable mouses tummy all over and with a dark brown ticking. Again they have black eyes.
- Argente An argente mouse may at a first glance look like a really pale fawn but if you part his/her fur will have a blue undercoat. This gives them an almost 'two-toned' effect as you can see speckles of blue through the pale fawn. Argente mice will always have pink eyes.
- Siamese Siamese mice are cream in colour and have brown coloured 'points' on their noses and tails that blend gradually to meet their body colour.
- Brindle The official description of a brindle mouse is 'streaks, bars and numerous little areas of any colour over a diluted background'. Their eyes can be of any colour.
There is also long haired(Long haired mice can be any colour and have long often wispy looking coats.) mice and satin(which means the mouse is shinier and possibly a bit darker in colour to the normal coat colour of what ever breed it is)
What does it mean when your mouse taps its tail?
Mice use their tails for balance, so it could mean that your mouse feels unsteady where it's standing. Tail movement can also indicate agitation or aggression, or just that the mouse is alert and watchful.
After breeding how long to birth?
need to know what species you are asking about to answer the question. gestation rates are different for different species. ie cow- 9 months, dog 63 days
a normal size mouse or mice can jump approximately 4 feet high although a big mouse can jump higher till 5 feet
go to the vet...rats are very suseptible to respiratory infections...not sure if that is what it is, but it very well could be.
How do you stop mama mouse from eating baby mice?
Your not suppose to stop her from eating them. If the mother eats the new born it means that there was something wrong with it. The same thing happens in humans, only women have miscarriages.
The answer to this question depends on your personality.
How do you take care of a baby mouse about to open his eyes?
I just recently found a baby mouse. It had fur when I found it and it's eyes were not yet open. I searched the internet and this website was very helpful! http://mouseranch.com/FYI/orphans.shtml
hope this helps!
Much like chickens, geese and ducks will eat mice. It depends on the bird.
Will a mouse kill another mouse if sick?
No, but due to the nature of mice to cuddle up when asleep, the other mouse will get sick as well.
What is the best thing to do if you feel very frustrated?
Take a break from the problem. Whether it is a fight, home work, job related or other. If you are frustrated you are angry and people don't think straight when they are angry.
