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One Mouse Or Two

Mice are social animals and enjoy living with another mouse.

By Audrey Pavia


Photo Courtesy of Jessica Feliciano
Mice enjoy living together in groups

In nature, mice live in colonies usually consisting of one male and several females. They enjoying living together in groups, and females should never be kept alone.

The best number of mice for a cage is two, although you can keep as many as five together without too much risk of fights breaking out. Females are best kept together. Male mice are territorial and tend to fight after the age of 2 months, so don't house male mice together. Don’t put an unaltered male and female together unless you are prepared for litter after litter of baby mice.

Be sure to spend individual time with each of your mice if you want them all to be tame. Some will be shy and will need more coaxing. Be patient with these more timid mice so you will be able to easily handle all your small pets.


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Thanx for the info, cute pic
Shasta, Orrtanna, PA
Posted: 9/9/2009 11:40:07 PM
good atrticule, cut pic
Tommy, pocatello, ID
Posted: 8/28/2009 7:07:40 AM
I almost always have two does, maybe three if I'm starting a new "generation." However, there have been does that DO NOT want littermates. It's best to keep those alone. I guess Peanut just wanted me all to herself.
As long as they enjoy the company of others, keeping two to three mice in a tank has always worked for me. The elders would train the new mice and I found that this helped the newer ones bond to me faster. It also help for the days that I couldn't spend any time with them.
It's also interesting to see how mice react to humans and mice. When I had the duo, Victoria & Zelda, Zelda preferred to be with other mice and wanted nothing to do with me. Victoria loved me dearly and always wated to be with me. After Victoria died, I got Chanta, who preferred humans over mice. She bonded to me within hours. Thankfully, through Chanta (with effort on Victoria's part), Zelda did bond with me and the three of us were inseperatable.
Christina, Crystal, MN
Posted: 8/14/2009 4:38:40 PM
great
Ryan, Chicago, IL
Posted: 7/27/2009 8:51:45 AM
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