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Learn tips on keeping mice as pets, including how to care for your pet mouse and information on cages, diet, disease, breeding, handling, training, transporting and finding a veterinarian in these free video clips.
There are 18 videos in this series:
Learn tips on keeping mice as pets, including how to care for a pet mouse, life-span, cleanliness, docility and more in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on keeping mice as pets, including how to care for a pet mouse and where to buy a pet mouse in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on what to look for when choosing pet mice including health signs and overcrowding this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on what tests your veterinarian should perform on pet mice including a fecal check, eyes, ears, and nose in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on choosing the best cage for pet mice including bar-spacing, size and material in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips about the proper accessories for your mice cage including water bottle, wheel, food bowl, and hide-box in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on how to set up the right size, bedding, and shavings for your mice cage in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on about cleaning your mice cage including how often you clean the wheel, food bowl, and bedding in this free animal care video clip.
Learn dietary tips to keep your mouse healthy including lab blocks, pellets, seed diets, and mice treats in this free animal care video clip.
Learn feeding tips for pet mice including amount of food, water, and monitoring appetite in this free animal care video clip.
Learn watering tips for pet mice including sipper bottles, water bowls, and cleaning methods in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips about common diseases found in pet mice including respiratory infections, cancer, and lice or mites in this free animal care video clip.
Learn reasons to avoid breeding your pet mouse and how to find a veterinarian to spay or neuter mice in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on handling your pet mouse including how to pick mice up, avoid threatening them, and holding it gently in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on how your children can safely play with your pet mouse and how often you should bathe mice in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on keeping mice safe and why you should avoid letting your pet mouse interact with cats and dogs in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on training mice and where you can find information on how to train your pet mouse in this free animal care video clip.
Learn tips on transporting mice including secure carriers, appropriate material, size, and more in this free animal care video clip.
The common house mouse is a small mammal found in almost every country. In addition to being used in laboratories or as snake food, mice are also popular pets. They're clean, shed very little and carry few allergens, but best of all they're intelligent, entertaining, and affectionate companions. Caring for a pet mouse is fairly inexpensive, and when cared for properly mice can live significantly longer and happier lives than they would in the wild.
In this series of free video clips you’ll learn how to care for a pet mouse. Expert animal health technician Sarah Tingle tells you everything you need to know if you’re thinking of keeping mice as pets, including where to get a pet mouse and what to look for when choosing a mouse. She offers tips on vet care, how to set up a cage and bedding for a pet mouse, and what sort of diet will keep mice healthy. You'll also get handling, breeding and training tips. Following the advice given in these free video clips will help ensure that you pet mouse lives a long and happy life.
Sarah Tingle Sarah is a resident exotic animal health technician and has been working as a technician for seven years, but she began working with animals over 12 years ago at the Wildlife Care Center and has worked at several animal hospitals in the South Florida and Gainesville areas. Her "family" includes Ed the "Lhasa Apsa," an orange tabby named Max, a chinchilla named Pinball, an Oriental Shorthair named Charlie, and two rabbits named Halibut and Porkchop. Her interests outside work include reading, working on cars, and playing paintball.dkdk
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