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Do you make faces to show
how you are feeling? Do
you like to snack? If the
answer is “yes” and “yes,”
you have two things in
kabanov/bigstock. common with mice! Tips to care for mice:
opposite page: mikhalitskaia/bigstock; this page, from top: mikhalitskaia/bigstock; bottom: alexey MICE USE THEIR FACES TO
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SHOW WHEN THEY ARE • Get two or more mice. Do not
HAPPY, SAD, OR SCARED! keep males and females together.
When they are scared, they raise up They could have a lot of babies
their ears and make their eyes bigger. — too many to take care of!
When it comes to snacking, mice • Because mice are nocturnal,
are good foragers, or finders of the best time to play with them
food. They eat around 15 to 20 times is late in the evening.
a day! They are omnivores, which • Hold your mice gently and be
means they eat both plants and ready for them to jump out of
meat. Many people think that mice your hand. They are quick!
like cheese, but a diet of fruit, seeds, • Add a running wheel and tunnels
and grains is healthier. to explore in their cage.
Mice are very social creatures.
They like to be close to others. • Add bedding for them to make
Is your family thinking of getting nests they can hide in.
pet mice? Learn more about how
to keep mice happy and healthy. More fun facts about mice!
• Female mice are called does.
Males are called bucks. Babies are
called pinkies because when they
are born, their skin is bright pink!
• Mice can feel whether it is hot or
cold through their whiskers.
• Mice come in many colors.
There are even golden mice!
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