I want an albino mouse..how easy are they to take care of?

Question

i've never had a mouse before..but right now i have a hamster. and i've had a kitten, not that they're alike or anything..

Answer 1

I had a mouse and there pretty much the same as having a hamster except a lot smaller. I loved my mouse and she was a good pet too have. But she died within 2 years because of cancer. But they're really sweet and a great animal to have =P

Answer 2

Female mice should be kept with one or more other females since they are highly social. Male mice are kind of tricky because of how territorial they are. Sometimes, if they are raised with a same s*x sibling, they can be kept together, but most of the time they need to be kept alone.

Do some research!:

http://www.rmca.org

http://www.afrma.org/

http://www.thefunmouse.com/index.cfm

http://www.hiiret.fi/eng/index.html

http://www.fancymice.info/

http://goto.glocalnet.net/natal/mus/mous...

Edit: Mice And Me, I'm glad you've had success keeping males together. Fact of the matter is I HAVE done research which is where I've gotten the information that males often cannot be kept together safely.

Answer 3

well you should get two mice not one. And they aren't like hamsters! They wayyyy smarter and cuter. Do hamsters have tails? No.

You need everything you need for hamsters just bigger room  as I know my are a lot more active

Plus darksong17?

you wrote:

"Male mice are kind of tricky because of how territorial they are. Sometimes, if they are raised with a same s*x sibling, they can be kept together, but most of the time they need to be kept alone."

They can't be kept alone like hamsters. That is wrong. They will become depressed and will probably die. Please research a bit more

Answer 4

Mice are a lot like hamsters. Just smaller.

Keep them in a cage or 20 gallon fish tank (with a mesh or open top)

They need some kind of bedding, a few places to hide, things to gnaw on, and obviously a water bottle and food dish. They are pretty simple and do p**p a lot but that can be easily scooped out of the cage and the litter refilled.