The spiny mouse lives in rocky habitats in deserts and savannas. They have been found in northern Africa, the mountains of the Sahara, up to Mauritania, and northern Nigeria. In the classroom, the spiny mouse lives in a ten gallon cage with cedar shavings and a water bottle and food. In the wild, spiny mice eat grain and plants. Birds, other mammals, and reptiles eat the spiny mouse.
Spiny mice are mature at the age of seven weeks and they are fully grown at one hundred fifty days.
If spiny mice are taken good care of, they usually live for three years. Spiny mice love to live in groups. Two males and two females love living together too. The spiny mouse is pregnant for 30 to 42 days. Baby mice get to wander around the house until they can walk.