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There’s a mouse in our house
What shall we do?
It’s a cute little mouse
Or maybe it’s two? |
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Mice are very curious, examining every new thing in their habitats. Mice get bored easily and enjoy changes and additions of new toys and houses. |
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Mice have poor vision, but a very good sense of smell, touch, taste and hearing. They rely heavily on each and use their hair and whiskers to navigate in the dark. |
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They are primarily nocturnal but will adjust to a human schedule if they receive regular interaction during the daylight hours. |
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Pet mice can be relied on to ignore the most expensive toys/houses and love the cardboard toilet paper tube more. They can also be relied on to ignore the wooden or plastic chew toys and will then gnaw on the most expensive item in the cage, or the cage itself. |
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Pet mice have very distinct personalities from sweet and docile and loving to Godzilla© in miniature. |
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Mice are considered ‘pocket pets’ and indeed, the right mouse can and will sit comfortably and happily in a shirt pocket, poking a head out to sniff and listen. The effect on those who are unaware you are a ‘mouse person’ is quite amusing when the mouse head pops out of the pocket. |
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Mice will invariably pick the noisiest wheel to run in when you’re trying to sleep or watch a movie. (We think it’s their sense of humor since they all stop whatever they’re doing and sit and look totally innocent – with none near the noisy wheel – whenever you go over to adjust it). |
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Nothing can lift your spirits faster than feeding treats to the mice and having one ignore the treats to climb onto your hand, up your arm and nuzzle at your chin, because she likes you better than treats. |