In this document, I try to give an overview of the different rodent species that I have kept or know something about, with pointers to sources of more information. Please contact me if you would like to add anything to the information on this page, or if you can recommend a source of more info to be listed - Websites, books, newsgroups etc. However, I'm afraid that because of the time involved in looking after my own animals and family, I cannot answer email pet care queries. Many thanks for your understanding. Very cute and entertaining - if kept well, mice are extremely happy animals, active, agile, and great fun to watch.
Females smell much less, and get along much better.
A colony of mice is great fun to watch. Mice can become very tame, but you need to win their trust. They are supposed to be among the more intelligent small rodents, but are still not as bright as rats. They need cleaning out more often than hamsters, but then they are more active and hence often more entertaining. It is very rare for a mouse to bite - normally this would only happen if it is scared and unused to being handled.