16/03/2022
Mouse food! 🥕
Whilst everyone has their own preferences when it comes to feeding their animals, I have always believed that variety is the spice of life, even more so for rodents! A wild RURUAL mouse will be eating a variety of different seeds, grains, vegetation, invertebrates, and occasionally other small vertebrates. So it's really important we offer them as much variety as possible.
My mice have access to a bowl full of science selective mouse/rat food at all times. These, alongside the mouse specific range, are the best of the best when it comes to a complete meal. It makes my life easier, offering them this alongside their scatter mix because I know they're getting a balanced food as and when they want it.
As for the exciting mix you see, that's a big mixture of dog food, dried insects, chopped peanuts, aviary mix, guinea pig muesli, and garden bird seed. Every time I go through one mix, I'll change it the next time around. One month may have aviary mix included and the other parrot mix, for example. I use the mixes to scatter around the enclosures each evening, and the mice go crazy for it! Foraging is one of the things mice do best, and its a brilliant way of mentally/physically stimulating them. Whilst this mix is probably balanced enough to meet the nutritional needs of a mouse, I don't rely on it. That's why I offer the complete science selective good 24/7 to ensure they are getting a balanced diet 😉
Remember, the key to getting the most out of rodents (including their lifespan) is to ensure we are keeping them happy, healthy, and well stimulated. Bored mice are unhappy mice, and unhappy mice are unhealthy mice.. which nobody wants! Mice are only here for a short while, so let's give them the best lives we possibly can 😁
