I had my mice in a wire cage we bought when we got them from the pet store. We actually ended up discovering there was a wild mouse in the house; he was small enough to get through the bars and got one of my mice pregnant 😬 Definitely recommend bin cages.
robogreifer hi so I have two female mice and I’m trying to make money to get them a bigger tank but I have lots of toys and climbing Things is that okay
Tha alska hamster cage was my hamsters second cage it really isn't the sturdiest but it's a good size and price for people on a budget just make sure it's very secure :)
I use this as a birthing cage for my rats (I'm a UK breeder (Rala Rattery)). It's not as sturdy as some other cages, but brilliant for what I use it for and I'd imagine, with some minor modifications (personally I think bar spacing is quite large at the rounded points at the top corners, which could be fixed with a bit of garden wire) it would make a good cage for a male mouse or a few females.
@꧁Elle The Singer꧂ I ended up getting a hamster. For some reason there are no mice to adopt in my area so my dream of having mice isn't going to happen
Molly 333 same! I don’t have hamsters though in my country and everyone’s been getting mice and rats recently I only saw one rat left in the pet shop and no mice 😔
thank you so much for including US links. I am struggling hard to find a more suitable home for my current mice. I have them in a hamster cage but I think they'd like some more floor space
To emiology I am so glad you made this video please if possible and if you haven't can you make another homemade treats video on Easter eggs as I have nothing to do in quarrantine thanks Elouisa
Angel May I have the single critter nation which works great. It has enough room “for up to six rats” but I personally think you should only keep 2-4 rats in there. Hope this helps. The channel “shadow the rat” has good advice on cages as well.
I would also like to say, buy the largest cage you can afford. There's such thing as having a cage that's too small, but not such a thing as having one too large. Considering they'll be spending the majority of their life in the cage, they deserve the largest you can provide them :)
An enclosure I love is the "pawhut rectangle 115x60cm" one because it is 22" tall, has a mesh lid and see through panels that are held by wood and is quite inexpensive compared to other enclosures of similar sizes and materials (I got it for £53)
God, seeing the price on the tanks freaks me out. How much has society evolved to pay 100 pounds for a frame, a bottom plate, 4 glass panes and a mesh lid thing. Better ask my dad to help me make one. We'd spend way less than even 30 pounds. Oh well... Eat your cereal.
The second to last "cage" she mentioned is bins. That's what I use for my mice. I got two large storage bins, mesh out the sides and connected them with a hamster tunnel. They love it, its huge and it cost 45$ all together. They have 7ftx2ft of running area. Plenty of room for toys
I can't tell you how helpful this is. I was on a website that was suggesting critter carrier as appropriate habitats and since my rabbits get 50 square feet and my guinea pigs get 10.5 square feet, I knew that had to be wrong.
My mom hates mice and rats too. But when I was younger I convinced her to let me get a rat. She agreed. I've had a few since then but it's hard when they're not from a good breeder. You usually get rats that don't really like being held so I've had only one good rat from all the ones I've gotten. A few days ago my maintenance worker found a small mouse stuck in a glue trap in one of the other apartments so she asked if I wanted to help get it off. I ended up keeping the little one and I'm hoping it's female so I can buy 1 or 2 more and get a bigger enclosure. My mom isn't thrilled I have it. She wanted me to step on it. 😒 I don't roll that way. I'm currently working on getting it used to me and so far it's not too bad. It has nipped me a few times out of fear but it didn't hurt or leave a mark. (Yes I know the risks) The mouse is fully covered in fur, can run and walk around just fine, has small teeth and I've seen it eat solid foods but I suspect it's still on the mix of formula and solids. It literally looks like a tiny version of an adult house mouse. I suspect it's around 2 or 3 weeks old but can't say for sure because it looks tiny. I can't see any male or female parts so it might not be mature yet so there's still a chance I have a little girl. I was gonna buy some formula but my mother thought that would be a waste since it does eat solid foods here and there and at most it'll be another week till it's weaned. If they came in smaller containers then I would. I've given it water and different foods like Oats, bread, spaghetti noodle, a piece of watermelon, Oats mixed with baby food, which I was told would help but I can't get it to eat it. I've seen it eat cheese in the tank and had it eat cheese from my hands and heard it eat from a dog treat. I wish I knew how old it was exactly though.
I like both Mice and Rats, and I just can’t persuade my mum to let me get rats so I’m settling with mice so now I’m doing very extensive research to make sure my future friend has the best life possible! It won’t be for a while as my room is full, but as my current members start to pass I’m planning on maybe getting a mouse/ mice
For my 4 females (hopefully 5 soon 😄) my dad built a custom cage (I needed something for my guinea pig cage to sit on) its 3 SQ. Feet and it has 6 hides,2 8.5 in. wheels, a dig bowl, several hanging toys, and coming up I want to get safe wood to put in the cage for them to climb on if you have any recommendations on how I could improve it I would love to hear them 👍🏻
I made my own bin cage for my pair of females. It is two levels, so they have lots of space. The bin on top is (I'm estimating) about 2 to 3 feet long, and about a foot tall. The bottom bin is a little longer than the top bin, but only about half as tall. There is chicken wire on the side and lid so they have circulation, and they have a hammock, a sputnick, a wheel, a running disk, and lots of cardboard to hide in and chew. Would you say this is a good cage?
Awesome video!!! I currently have four mice, three girlies and an intact male. They are currently in a split DCN girls in the top half my boy in the bottom , but I've considered getting a prevue cage for Barry and giving the girls back the full DCN. :3
my cage for my 3 girls a broken, the lid will not close and it has an easy escape, we covered it with tape but that probably isnt the best option especially since one of them chews everything. but i cant go out and buy a new cage because of the Corona Virus... Do you have any tips?
It’s depressing that only the Savic Heaven 80 is available for purchase near me ;; the good news is that there is an ethical rattery and mousery not too far away from me, though. They recommended the largest possible wheel. Thankfully my tank has a mesh lid, though… I promised my sister to put guppies in it.
I personally really liked crittertrail cages for my mice, and my mice loved them too! I would definitely recommend having one more cage than the amount of mice you have all connected to each other if you do go this route (for my 4 girls I had 5 cages) they liked it a lot more than their 40 gallon tank that they had previously been in, and they were a lot less skittish in the crittertrail cages(They passed away a few months ago but lived very happy lives)
Unfortunately there’s only one critter trail that is suitable for mice and hamsters and that’s the super habitat. They need unbroken floor space which most critter trails can’t provide, along with not being able to put much bedding inside. I think critter trails can be okay when they’re connected to a large bin cage to give them a space where they can freely run and burrow
Emiology when my mice were in a 40 gallon, I gave them 7 inches of bedding which they didn’t even use. The only thing they did with it, was bring it to their nest. Also, if the minimum for two mice is a 10 gallon (200 sq in), then why can’t 2 mice live in an unbroken 320 sq in? (160 sq in each) I chose to House them in crittertrails instead, because once I connected them to my 40 gallon they never went in there (they only went in there every now and then and once they would step out of the tube they would climb right back up it again.
Not as the main bedding no, its not very absorbent and it will stink. You can give them bits of straw / hay as enrichment they'll enjoy moving it around and making nests with it though
Thank you so much for all of your information on mice! I have three brand new girls for the first time and I've already bonded well with one and am hopeful for the future! Thank you thank you thank you!
i started with a temporary ten gallon for my 5 girls and a week or so later their 30 gallon arrived. now i only yave 3 in the 30 gallon and even so i still want to make an ikea diy cage. 30 gallons are great length and height wise but for wodth theyre awful!!! the absolute minimum I'd recommend would be a 15 gallon for 3 girls.
Thank you so much for this video! It was really helpful because I am going to get a mouse soon but I don’t know what cage I want and what is good for my pet.
You have some awesome cages on here! I’ve always wanted to build an ikea limmon ( how ever it’s pronounced 😂 ) as its £30 so very cheap and has around 800 square inches of floorspace so that will be the cage I build when my current cage breaks or gets to old , but I feel like most people don’t use the little freinds grosvenor rodent cage from amazon in their videos and the measurements are 78x47x36 so it’s got around 550sq inches of floorspace and it’s a great cage! I use it for my hamster and he loves it, it’s also great for mice and it has a deep base of 4-5 inches for lots of bedding room and plenty of space to add your rodents requirements and more 😁☺️
Apart of the Living World Eco Habitat L/XL (with few ventilation) they are all below the minimal size standart in germany (100*60*60 cm). 🤷♀️ I don't know if it's available in other countries but the Borneo XL is a nice cage that would be more or less big enough. I got it for my small group (4 mice), the other group lives in a diy cage out of storage racks (120*90*90).
Hey Em, do you think I can have an other mouse with mine? She has a neurological condition and Used to get bullied at the pet store so I’m not sure how she’d react to another mouse :(
I'm not who you were asking but I thought I might answer anyway. I don't suggest buying/adopting just one more female mice, go for two, because if these two do not get along then you will have the issue of trying to pair the newer one up with a friend. If your female is not showing signs of stress or depression and it's seemingly happy on her own then you can leave her on her own for now. There are quite a few conditions where it is appropriate to leave the house on its own and this may be one, but it is down to your judgement
I have a mouse in a 20 gallon tank. He is a male so im housing him alone. He loves having me make him hideouts with lincon logs! i put a new one in his cage everyday
It's such a shame that most of these cages have been discontinued just 2 years after this video was made. I guess that when you put a £80 proper cage next to a £20 small cage most people still default to the cheap one
my male mouse lives in a bin cage it has 380 square inches of floor space, its not that big im planning on upgrading it but it is 48cm tall and has enough room for tons of toys and the big wheel and hammocks but in the future i might upgrade to a better bin cage since storage bins here are pretty cheap and large like 200 liters
someone please help, is it normal for mice to try and escape their cage. do i need to upgrade (from 2 females in 477sqinches)? or maybe give them more boredom breakers? i have a bin cage so its not super hard for me to make another bin cage to go under it
I know this comment is old but yeah. They're little escape artists and when they're bored they have more time to look around their enclosure. I've never had any rodents escape my cages or tanks though and I always kept the bare minimum in them.
Do mice need hight? Because all of this cages are quite low and from reading I understand they are climbers so I was wandering if they're like rats (I used to grow both rats and hamsters) and hight is more important?
In retrospect to their size a lot of these are enough height for mice, and the equivalent of how much height rats get compared to their size. For both species floor space is more important as they are both fossorial, unfortunately most rat cages don't prioritise this so we have to work with what we've got! They will utilise climbing space and its good to provide it but floor space is the most important!
Maddy hannah Are they males or females? If they’re males, they should not be housed together. Males are incredibly territorial and will most likely kill each other. If they are females it’s possible they are just arguing to assert their hierarchy.
Love these! I actually have the Prevue Hendryx for my girls and they really enjoy it! I do have a question for you, though: Where did you get the pink and black wheels? I love them but I can't find them on the U.S. Amazon.
Should I keep a mouse that my cat caught in my house. He/she didn’t get any wounds put my cat hurt it’s eye. And I don’t know if its worth keeping. It’s still alive and I’ve been keeping it in a bin cuz I couldn’t bring myself to kill it. I didn’t want to let it go cuz I knew it would get killed if it had a hurt eye. What should I do?
for my birthday im getting mice and the place where we are getting them from well i got the biggest cage they had for mice and also if you wanted to know it is going to be for three mice
Hello, thanks for you video (cheers from France). I have a female mouse since end of december (I retreived her after the death of her previous owner, she's at least two years old but very energetic). As I didn't knew anything about mice, I bought a "small" cage, a Ferplast mini duna. Now, as soon as the containment will end, I want to buy a new bigger home for this lovely fellow (she just began to love cuddle, now she is accustomed to me). I can find the Ferplast duna maxi around here, but I think the Ferplast Criceti 100 would be a better choice for her ? Thanks in advance and keep up with your great content !
Im unsure if anyone will be able to answer, but I currently have a hamsters in a 55 gallon tank, she was originally my brothers but I took her in after he was unable to care for her and she's starting to get older in age. So I was looking at getting Mice after she passes so my investment into this tank isn't wasted [I have no interest in fish] I saw that about 4 mice could be comfortable in about a 20 gallon. But my main question is; is 55 gallons to much for four mice? I know some animals dont need lots of space or get startled at lots of space...I have a feeling that 55 gallons is fine, I think I'm mostly just asking this question for reassurance
As far as im aware this would be a good size for them, just make sure theres clutter and no empty spaces so they feel safe! When setting up my hamster cage I keep in mind where she can hide if she gets scared at various parts of the cages, and I feel like that advice would probably work well for mice as well
I really wish there were better, bigger cages available for mice. I'd absolutely splurge on a cage like that. At the moment even the biggest ones commercially available are in my opinion just ridiculously small. And terrariums, even custom made ones, pretty much always look way too poorly ventilated to my taste. I wish there was something like Critternation for mice but with smaller bar spacing. Practical doors, a sturdy frame and the option to combine similar cages into a bigger one would be brilliant. Ferplast's Multipla hamster does seem to attempt something like that but to me it looks like it's on the verge on collapse at any moment. And does not look very escape proof, either. Or practical for handling the animals, or cleaning.
the savic mickey 2 XL i wanna add i have that exact cage just came today i love it buuuuut i still had an escape artist im glad im just glad i walked through the room when I did because I caught her scurrying around the top of the cage there are gaps in the top if the cage where the door opens that allowed her to get out soo do you personally have any suggestions how to fill those gaps because i already am trying to catch 1 mouse over the same thing im not trying to lose another... im a worried pet parent over here
Hi! I was wondering if having rats (3 is how many I could get, males) and 2 very smol (but old) dogs would be fine? I was planing to put off getting rats until we had no animals at our house, but I wanted to see what other people with rats would say. I have plenty of room in my bedroom for a big cage, my dogs rarely go upstairs, and I usually have my doors closed. I want to give my rats the best and most comfy like they could have! ✨💕Thanks💕✨
I really want to get a rat but in canada the cages are very expensive and me dad always try to do the cheapest way possible but my mom isn’t lol he was to get 3 rats a hamster cage 🤦🏼♀️
Hi! I have a 20 gallon long tank, I have a critter trail weel that I salvaged, it is 7 inches, I also bent the critter trail wire and turned it into a canopy and used the door to make a ramp, I also have another 5 inch weel, I have three large chews, for hides I use a edible hide that is about a foot long and a medium igloo I have a water bottle that is completely metal and suppost to be impossible to destroy, I have 3 inches of aspen, the tank is fairly full, I also have a small food bowl that measures tge amouy of food to give him, I have one young male mouse from Petco, I don't know what else to add, any ideas?!
I'm building a 2 foot by 3 foot mouse cage that has 6 inches of litter for him. I'm going to try to raise 2 male siblings in this cage and I'm prepared to separate them if necessary. I will have 2 food dishes and water bottles and I'm so excited :)
I have to say no. Personally I wouldn’t keep any mice in anything smaller than 80 x 50cm, but definitely wouldn’t put 6 mice in a cage that size. For 6 mice you’ll want multiple wheels hides and water bottles and there just isn’t space for it unfortunately
Im thinking about getting mice as my next pet and I want to use my old hamster cage which is the critter trail super habitat. Would this be a good cage for 2-3 female mice?
It would be okay, I know it's one of their better cages when it comes to floor space. I do think theres better alternatives for mice though, you can't add too much bedding into the base for them to dig, but if you were to fill it up to the top it doesn't leave much height for climbing toys etc, unlike hamsters mice really enjoy and need space to climb on things so I think a taller cage would be better.
I always adopt feeding mice and I had one name ralph one for almost three years but had to let him go because I moved and couldn't take him with me he let me pet him to
Hi Emi, I absolutely LOVE your chanel. Your rats and mice are so cute :3. Now I just have a question. I have a ferplast rat cage here since my own rats sadly passed away but I was thinking of using it for mice now, os it a suitable cage for mice? Love from The Netherlands
If it’s the furet cage the bar spacing will be too big, you’d have to mesh it out to make sure they don’t escape. You’d also have to work on making sure it had plenty of levels to protect them from falling because it’s quite tall for mice.
Hey guys just a heads up! I have the skyline small pet terrarium kerry tank and i got it for £75 im pretty sure from zooplus! Its a great tank and works really well for my boy Snail (hamster) but the houses it comes with he tends to climb on top of and jump off??? So not a criticism thats my only issue ive had with it. Great cage but strange animals like mine will just jump
This video is old but I'm really on the fence between wire and glass cages. I'd rather have a glass one for better viewing, easier cleaning (I had rats in a wire cage and I haaaated cleaning it), and more room for bedding, but I'm really worried about lack of ventilation. I had a mouse die due to respiratory issues ages ago so I'm extra concerned about it. Any experienced mice folks have tips or thoughts? I'm considering one of the half and half ones, but ughhh...I'm conflicted.
I'd say if you're worried about lack of ventilation, go for a bigger tank than is recommended as the minimum, the bigger the tank, the bigger the mesh top, the more bedding you can put in. Theres a lot of factors that can play into respiratory infections, but if you have a good absorbent bedding, compared to other animals like rats that really can't be in tanks unless it was the size of half the room, mice don't produce as much ammonia so i'd only be worried if there was a very obvious smell that can get trapped easier in a tank, in that case they'd just need cleaning more regularily!
I had my mice in a wire cage we bought when we got them from the pet store. We actually ended up discovering there was a wild mouse in the house; he was small enough to get through the bars and got one of my mice pregnant 😬 Definitely recommend bin cages.
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Frisky little guy
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You sure they didnt just come home pregnant? Happened to me with rats lol came home one day an there were 7 lil pinkies to greet me lol
Hope you are ok. And be safe everyone else x
My one male mouse, Uno, has a whole 75 gallon tank to himself
d y n a h wow!
Wow thats really good. Is a 50 gallon tank ok for 3 female mice? I want to give my mice a good home.
Victoria Bottner Yup! I think anything over a 20 gal for 2-3 females is ok. :)
s0upi spid3rz 20 gallons is basically the bare minimum for 1-3 mice, and I honestly personally wouldn’t even go that small
robogreifer hi so I have two female mice and I’m trying to make money to get them a bigger tank but I have lots of toys and climbing Things is that okay
Tha alska hamster cage was my hamsters second cage it really isn't the sturdiest but it's a good size and price for people on a budget just make sure it's very secure :)
I use this as a birthing cage for my rats (I'm a UK breeder (Rala Rattery)). It's not as sturdy as some other cages, but brilliant for what I use it for and I'd imagine, with some minor modifications (personally I think bar spacing is quite large at the rounded points at the top corners, which could be fixed with a bit of garden wire) it would make a good cage for a male mouse or a few females.
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Everyone is freaking out about the Corona virus while I'm freaking out that I can't adopt my mice because everything is closed!!
The animal shelters and rescues here are running out of animals !! So many are fostering and adopting now
@꧁Elle The Singer꧂ I ended up getting a hamster. For some reason there are no mice to adopt in my area so my dream of having mice isn't going to happen
I'm getting 2 today
Molly 333 same! I don’t have hamsters though in my country and everyone’s been getting mice and rats recently I only saw one rat left in the pet shop and no mice 😔
Omg sameeeeeee
I actually have a diy bin cage myself from this video! It’s not too pretty, but my mice seem to be enjoying life better now :D
thank you so much for including US links. I am struggling hard to find a more suitable home for my current mice.
I have them in a hamster cage but I think they'd like some more floor space
To emiology I am so glad you made this video please if possible and if you haven't can you make another homemade treats video on Easter eggs as I have nothing to do in quarrantine thanks
Elouisa
I know im not emiolgy but you should try Victoria Raechel's homemade healthy treats I find my mice love them!
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Thank you so much!!!! I tried them and they are a must have
Would it be possible for a video/some tips on rat cages? I'm looking into purchasing some rats later on this year :)
Angel May I have the single critter nation which works great. It has enough room “for up to six rats” but I personally think you should only keep 2-4 rats in there. Hope this helps. The channel “shadow the rat” has good advice on cages as well.
I would also like to say, buy the largest cage you can afford. There's such thing as having a cage that's too small, but not such a thing as having one too large. Considering they'll be spending the majority of their life in the cage, they deserve the largest you can provide them :)
Double Critter nation is the best
An enclosure I love is the "pawhut rectangle 115x60cm" one because it is 22" tall, has a mesh lid and see through panels that are held by wood and is quite inexpensive compared to other enclosures of similar sizes and materials (I got it for £53)
thank you! is it suitable for 2 female mice? its my first time owning mice and i wanna be super prepared lol
God, seeing the price on the tanks freaks me out. How much has society evolved to pay 100 pounds for a frame, a bottom plate, 4 glass panes and a mesh lid thing.
Better ask my dad to help me make one. We'd spend way less than even 30 pounds.
Oh well...
Eat your cereal.
The second to last "cage" she mentioned is bins. That's what I use for my mice. I got two large storage bins, mesh out the sides and connected them with a hamster tunnel. They love it, its huge and it cost 45$ all together. They have 7ftx2ft of running area. Plenty of room for toys
Omg i love DRD knaagdierwinkel, its from my country and i always buy my mouse stuff there because its much cheaper then the stores here!
I'm sitting here with my 4 baby male rats so idk why I'm watching this but I'm enjoying it nonetheless
I can't tell you how helpful this is. I was on a website that was suggesting critter carrier as appropriate habitats and since my rabbits get 50 square feet and my guinea pigs get 10.5 square feet, I knew that had to be wrong.
I really want a mouse but my dad hates the idea, I think your channel is very helpful, thank you, hopefully I'll persuade him 😂
My mom hates mice and rats too. But when I was younger I convinced her to let me get a rat. She agreed. I've had a few since then but it's hard when they're not from a good breeder. You usually get rats that don't really like being held so I've had only one good rat from all the ones I've gotten.
A few days ago my maintenance worker found a small mouse stuck in a glue trap in one of the other apartments so she asked if I wanted to help get it off. I ended up keeping the little one and I'm hoping it's female so I can buy 1 or 2 more and get a bigger enclosure. My mom isn't thrilled I have it. She wanted me to step on it. 😒 I don't roll that way.
I'm currently working on getting it used to me and so far it's not too bad. It has nipped me a few times out of fear but it didn't hurt or leave a mark. (Yes I know the risks) The mouse is fully covered in fur, can run and walk around just fine, has small teeth and I've seen it eat solid foods but I suspect it's still on the mix of formula and solids. It literally looks like a tiny version of an adult house mouse.
I suspect it's around 2 or 3 weeks old but can't say for sure because it looks tiny. I can't see any male or female parts so it might not be mature yet so there's still a chance I have a little girl. I was gonna buy some formula but my mother thought that would be a waste since it does eat solid foods here and there and at most it'll be another week till it's weaned. If they came in smaller containers then I would. I've given it water and different foods like Oats, bread, spaghetti noodle, a piece of watermelon, Oats mixed with baby food, which I was told would help but I can't get it to eat it. I've seen it eat cheese in the tank and had it eat cheese from my hands and heard it eat from a dog treat.
I wish I knew how old it was exactly though.
I don’t have mice but your pets are so cute and i want to watch your videos now.
Thankyou so much I have been looking for a better mouse cage then the one I have not 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
I like both Mice and Rats, and I just can’t persuade my mum to let me get rats so I’m settling with mice so now I’m doing very extensive research to make sure my future friend has the best life possible! It won’t be for a while as my room is full, but as my current members start to pass I’m planning on maybe getting a mouse/ mice
For my 4 females (hopefully 5 soon 😄) my dad built a custom cage (I needed something for my guinea pig cage to sit on) its 3 SQ. Feet and it has 6 hides,2 8.5 in. wheels, a dig bowl, several hanging toys, and coming up I want to get safe wood to put in the cage for them to climb on if you have any recommendations on how I could improve it I would love to hear them 👍🏻
Thank you this video was so helpful! Your mice are sooo cute!🐁🐁🐁
I made my own bin cage for my pair of females. It is two levels, so they have lots of space. The bin on top is (I'm estimating) about 2 to 3 feet long, and about a foot tall. The bottom bin is a little longer than the top bin, but only about half as tall. There is chicken wire on the side and lid so they have circulation, and they have a hammock, a sputnick, a wheel, a running disk, and lots of cardboard to hide in and chew. Would you say this is a good cage?
I don't have any mice, but I considered if I get any in the future that I will get the Mickey 2 cage.
Hey I came here from another channel so I’m new here! Just subscribed! The video was great btw
i just thought of the idea of owning a mouse yesterday so im glad this popped up bc now i really want one (a male mouse)
Why does the uk have all the good cages
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right?! I am in the US and struggling hard to find a more suitable cage for my 2 girls
America has all the good reptile cages tho 😔
@frickyouarmin Yes we have small amounts of bin cages its sad
you can buy ikea detolf!! theres one wich is like $55/60€ or something like that you just might have to build some roof in to the top!
i mean dont buy the ikea detolf from walmart or anything buy it from ikeas netshop!
I'm disappointed that sooo many of the links for the US are no longer available! >_< Not your fault ofc, just a bummer!
Awesome video!!! I currently have four mice, three girlies and an intact male. They are currently in a split DCN girls in the top half my boy in the bottom , but I've considered getting a prevue cage for Barry and giving the girls back the full DCN. :3
my cage for my 3 girls a broken, the lid will not close and it has an easy escape, we covered it with tape but that probably isnt the best option especially since one of them chews everything. but i cant go out and buy a new cage because of the Corona Virus... Do you have any tips?
You should still be able to order something off Amazon. Or maybe you could throw a bin cage together if you have bins and can add ventilation.
Your girls are sooooo cute! ❤️
I would absolutely love to have a detolf but I have no room at all on any cupboards and I have dogs so I can’t put them on the floor :/
It’s depressing that only the Savic Heaven 80 is available for purchase near me ;; the good news is that there is an ethical rattery and mousery not too far away from me, though. They recommended the largest possible wheel. Thankfully my tank has a mesh lid, though… I promised my sister to put guppies in it.
I personally really liked crittertrail cages for my mice, and my mice loved them too! I would definitely recommend having one more cage than the amount of mice you have all connected to each other if you do go this route (for my 4 girls I had 5 cages) they liked it a lot more than their 40 gallon tank that they had previously been in, and they were a lot less skittish in the crittertrail cages(They passed away a few months ago but lived very happy lives)
Unfortunately there’s only one critter trail that is suitable for mice and hamsters and that’s the super habitat. They need unbroken floor space which most critter trails can’t provide, along with not being able to put much bedding inside. I think critter trails can be okay when they’re connected to a large bin cage to give them a space where they can freely run and burrow
Emiology when my mice were in a 40 gallon, I gave them 7 inches of bedding which they didn’t even use. The only thing they did with it, was bring it to their nest. Also, if the minimum for two mice is a 10 gallon (200 sq in), then why can’t 2 mice live in an unbroken 320 sq in? (160 sq in each) I chose to House them in crittertrails instead, because once I connected them to my 40 gallon they never went in there (they only went in there every now and then and once they would step out of the tube they would climb right back up it again.
Finnick The Bun I agree critter trails are much better.
Critter trails are fine.
@@lauren3266 in what world
Hi quick question about rats can the live on straw as bedding
Not as the main bedding no, its not very absorbent and it will stink. You can give them bits of straw / hay as enrichment they'll enjoy moving it around and making nests with it though
@@Emiology thank yous so much for your help :)
i have ikea detolf!! its 163cmx43cm so its pretty big!!
Ok
Thank you so much for all of your information on mice! I have three brand new girls for the first time and I've already bonded well with one and am hopeful for the future! Thank you thank you thank you!
Hi
Hi :)
The first person I’ve found that I can get everything bc they’re in the uk too! 😂
i started with a temporary ten gallon for my 5 girls and a week or so later their 30 gallon arrived. now i only yave 3 in the 30 gallon and even so i still want to make an ikea diy cage. 30 gallons are great length and height wise but for wodth theyre awful!!!
the absolute minimum I'd recommend would be a 15 gallon for 3 girls.
15 gallon is far too small for any mice and everything they need. 40 gallon plus / 80x50cm minimum 😊
where can i buy mesh to make a lid for my detolf ?
Thank you so much for this video! It was really helpful because I am going to get a mouse soon but I don’t know what cage I want and what is good for my pet.
can you do more videos about rats?
I always do videos about rats ☺️
You have some awesome cages on here! I’ve always wanted to build an ikea limmon ( how ever it’s pronounced 😂 ) as its £30 so very cheap and has around 800 square inches of floorspace so that will be the cage I build when my current cage breaks or gets to old , but I feel like most people don’t use the little freinds grosvenor rodent cage from amazon in their videos and the measurements are 78x47x36 so it’s got around 550sq inches of floorspace and it’s a great cage! I use it for my hamster and he loves it, it’s also great for mice and it has a deep base of 4-5 inches for lots of bedding room and plenty of space to add your rodents requirements and more 😁☺️
Great informative video as always :)
Apart of the Living World Eco Habitat L/XL (with few ventilation) they are all below the minimal size standart in germany (100*60*60 cm). 🤷♀️
I don't know if it's available in other countries but the Borneo XL is a nice cage that would be more or less big enough.
I got it for my small group (4 mice), the other group lives in a diy cage out of storage racks (120*90*90).
Hey Em, do you think I can have an other mouse with mine? She has a neurological condition and Used to get bullied at the pet store so I’m not sure how she’d react to another mouse :(
I'm not who you were asking but I thought I might answer anyway. I don't suggest buying/adopting just one more female mice, go for two, because if these two do not get along then you will have the issue of trying to pair the newer one up with a friend.
If your female is not showing signs of stress or depression and it's seemingly happy on her own then you can leave her on her own for now. There are quite a few conditions where it is appropriate to leave the house on its own and this may be one, but it is down to your judgement
SmallPaws Collie thank you! She doesn’t seem sad at all, I just over worry with my pets 😅
@@Iamafishandsoareyou I would stress to try her with a pair of younger females
they do really need social interaction
How many mice could the Alaska Hamster Cage hold?
Can we get an updated tank one?
How about a Prevue 528? I'm cool with either, a single male or a small group of females
Those mice are sooooo cute to watch in the beginning. Who is the cutie with the light brown/beige fur, with darker colour on her snout.
I think you’re describing Clove ☺️
I have a mouse in a 20 gallon tank. He is a male so im housing him alone. He loves having me make him hideouts with lincon logs! i put a new one in his cage everyday
It's such a shame that most of these cages have been discontinued just 2 years after this video was made. I guess that when you put a £80 proper cage next to a £20 small cage most people still default to the cheap one
Is a 15 gallon tank enough for one male mouse? He has plenty of hanging toys and other necessities.
No I don’t think so
Emiology ah okay, thanks for the quick reply. I will upgrade his enclosure to a 40 gallon.
my male mouse lives in a bin cage it has 380 square inches of floor space, its not that big im planning on upgrading it but it is 48cm tall
and has enough room for tons of toys and the big wheel and hammocks but in the future i might upgrade to a better bin cage since
storage bins here are pretty cheap and large like 200 liters
someone please help, is it normal for mice to try and escape their cage. do i need to upgrade (from 2 females in 477sqinches)? or maybe give them more boredom breakers? i have a bin cage so its not super hard for me to make another bin cage to go under it
I know this comment is old but yeah.
They're little escape artists and when they're bored they have more time to look around their enclosure. I've never had any rodents escape my cages or tanks though and I always kept the bare minimum in them.
Oh my god!! Their soooo cute!!😍😍😍😍
Borneo xl is a very large cage that you can get in Europe/ uk
You sound sick!!!! Are u ok??? I love your channel💕💕
Where can I get mice if I cannot find a reputable breeder near me?
Rescues, people rehoming their mice on selling sites etc
Do mice need hight? Because all of this cages are quite low and from reading I understand they are climbers so I was wandering if they're like rats (I used to grow both rats and hamsters) and hight is more important?
In retrospect to their size a lot of these are enough height for mice, and the equivalent of how much height rats get compared to their size. For both species floor space is more important as they are both fossorial, unfortunately most rat cages don't prioritise this so we have to work with what we've got! They will utilise climbing space and its good to provide it but floor space is the most important!
@@Emiology tyvm!! *Edited a mistake - i grew rats and hamsters😅
wish we could get ANY of these in the USA :(
hey,i have a pair of mice because the place i got them from sold them in pairs. they keep arguing, is it because i only have 2?
Maddy hannah Are they males or females? If they’re males, they should not be housed together. Males are incredibly territorial and will most likely kill each other. If they are females it’s possible they are just arguing to assert their hierarchy.
monique groos females! but thanks for the info, i didnt hear them arguing today💓
What size would be good for 2 male mice
Male mice shouldn’t be housed together. All of these are suitable for one male to be housed in
@@Emiology ok thank u. Just thinking about getting some and your videos have really helped.
Hey, I'm thinking about buying ferplast duna fun with the ferplast combi 2 and connecting them with tubes. Is that good?
Love these! I actually have the Prevue Hendryx for my girls and they really enjoy it! I do have a question for you, though: Where did you get the pink and black wheels? I love them but I can't find them on the U.S. Amazon.
Should I keep a mouse that my cat caught in my house. He/she didn’t get any wounds put my cat hurt it’s eye. And I don’t know if its worth keeping. It’s still alive and I’ve been keeping it in a bin cuz I couldn’t bring myself to kill it. I didn’t want to let it go cuz I knew it would get killed if it had a hurt eye. What should I do?
Is a 55 gallon tank ok to use
How many females should that house?
for my birthday im getting mice and the place where we are getting them from well i got the biggest cage they had for mice and also if you wanted to know it is going to be for three mice
Would you say a bin cage or a diy billy cage would be better for a mouse?
Hello, thanks for you video (cheers from France). I have a female mouse since end of december (I retreived her after the death of her previous owner, she's at least two years old but very energetic).
As I didn't knew anything about mice, I bought a "small" cage, a Ferplast mini duna. Now, as soon as the containment will end, I want to buy a new bigger home for this lovely fellow (she just began to love cuddle, now she is accustomed to me).
I can find the Ferplast duna maxi around here, but I think the Ferplast Criceti 100 would be a better choice for her ? Thanks in advance and keep up with your great content !
would the pets at home savic plasa 100x50 be ok? im scared the barspacing would be too large
Im unsure if anyone will be able to answer, but I currently have a hamsters in a 55 gallon tank, she was originally my brothers but I took her in after he was unable to care for her and she's starting to get older in age. So I was looking at getting Mice after she passes so my investment into this tank isn't wasted [I have no interest in fish] I saw that about 4 mice could be comfortable in about a 20 gallon.
But my main question is; is 55 gallons to much for four mice? I know some animals dont need lots of space or get startled at lots of space...I have a feeling that 55 gallons is fine, I think I'm mostly just asking this question for reassurance
As far as im aware this would be a good size for them, just make sure theres clutter and no empty spaces so they feel safe!
When setting up my hamster cage I keep in mind where she can hide if she gets scared at various parts of the cages, and I feel like that advice would probably work well for mice as well
Is a 20 galon tank good for to femal mice
That’s the bare minimum
I really wish there were better, bigger cages available for mice. I'd absolutely splurge on a cage like that.
At the moment even the biggest ones commercially available are in my opinion just ridiculously small. And terrariums, even custom made ones, pretty much always look way too poorly ventilated to my taste.
I wish there was something like Critternation for mice but with smaller bar spacing. Practical doors, a sturdy frame and the option to combine similar cages into a bigger one would be brilliant. Ferplast's Multipla hamster does seem to attempt something like that but to me it looks like it's on the verge on collapse at any moment. And does not look very escape proof, either. Or practical for handling the animals, or cleaning.
the savic mickey 2 XL i wanna add i have that exact cage just came today i love it buuuuut i still had an escape artist im glad im just glad i walked through the room when I did because I caught her scurrying around the top of the cage there are gaps in the top if the cage where the door opens that allowed her to get out soo do you personally have any suggestions how to fill those gaps because i already am trying to catch 1 mouse over the same thing im not trying to lose another... im a worried pet parent over here
6:28 how many mice can fit in there?
Hi! I was wondering if having rats (3 is how many I could get, males) and 2 very smol (but old) dogs would be fine? I was planing to put off getting rats until we had no animals at our house, but I wanted to see what other people with rats would say. I have plenty of room in my bedroom for a big cage, my dogs rarely go upstairs, and I usually have my doors closed. I want to give my rats the best and most comfy like they could have!
✨💕Thanks💕✨
Yes it’s fine ☺️
I really want to get a rat but in canada the cages are very expensive and me dad always try to do the cheapest way possible but my mom isn’t lol he was to get 3 rats a hamster cage 🤦🏼♀️
Is there a name for this mice breed? In my country mice look different
The cage I have is temperary but it pretty good
hi what is a good size cage for five females? Also any name suggestions for them? I cant think of anything
Is an ikea detolf too much space for two females?
Nope
Emiology I wanted to upgrade for mine but I didn’t want to stress them out, thank you!
Hi! I have a 20 gallon long tank, I have a critter trail weel that I salvaged, it is 7 inches, I also bent the critter trail wire and turned it into a canopy and used the door to make a ramp, I also have another 5 inch weel, I have three large chews, for hides I use a edible hide that is about a foot long and a medium igloo I have a water bottle that is completely metal and suppost to be impossible to destroy, I have 3 inches of aspen, the tank is fairly full, I also have a small food bowl that measures tge amouy of food to give him, I have one young male mouse from Petco, I don't know what else to add, any ideas?!
is a 20 gallon high okay
I'm building a 2 foot by 3 foot mouse cage that has 6 inches of litter for him. I'm going to try to raise 2 male siblings in this cage and I'm prepared to separate them if necessary. I will have 2 food dishes and water bottles and I'm so excited :)
How did it turn out?
In Duna bar spacing is 9mm not 1 cm.
Don't mind my comment, just marking the ones that I'm considering 5:03 5:50
Could I keep 6 females in a Large Savic Mickey cage (59x38x30cm) if they have a play pen that they get to excercise in daily and regular handling ?
I have to say no. Personally I wouldn’t keep any mice in anything smaller than 80 x 50cm, but definitely wouldn’t put 6 mice in a cage that size. For 6 mice you’ll want multiple wheels hides and water bottles and there just isn’t space for it unfortunately
Emiology thank you 💖
Im thinking about getting mice as my next pet and I want to use my old hamster cage which is the critter trail super habitat. Would this be a good cage for 2-3 female mice?
It would be okay, I know it's one of their better cages when it comes to floor space. I do think theres better alternatives for mice though, you can't add too much bedding into the base for them to dig, but if you were to fill it up to the top it doesn't leave much height for climbing toys etc, unlike hamsters mice really enjoy and need space to climb on things so I think a taller cage would be better.
@@Emiology Thank you so much. I do only want the best for my pets so I guess Ill be purchasing a more suitable cage!
Ilysm
Is the pets at home XL wire hamster cage big enough for pair female mice, three female mice or single male mice?
I always adopt feeding mice and I had one name ralph one for almost three years but had to let him go because I moved and couldn't take him with me he let me pet him to
Pls can someone tell me how much is a minimum for three female mice? Is 60x40x50cm cage enough?
Hi Emi, I absolutely LOVE your chanel. Your rats and mice are so cute :3. Now I just have a question. I have a ferplast rat cage here since my own rats sadly passed away but I was thinking of using it for mice now, os it a suitable cage for mice?
Love from The Netherlands
If it’s the furet cage the bar spacing will be too big, you’d have to mesh it out to make sure they don’t escape. You’d also have to work on making sure it had plenty of levels to protect them from falling because it’s quite tall for mice.
How big should a bin cage be for 4 female mice?
80x50cm
Hey guys just a heads up! I have the skyline small pet terrarium kerry tank and i got it for £75 im pretty sure from zooplus! Its a great tank and works really well for my boy Snail (hamster) but the houses it comes with he tends to climb on top of and jump off??? So not a criticism thats my only issue ive had with it. Great cage but strange animals like mine will just jump
I have male mice do u have an cage suggestions for me that’s cheap and the right size for each of them
This video is old but I'm really on the fence between wire and glass cages. I'd rather have a glass one for better viewing, easier cleaning (I had rats in a wire cage and I haaaated cleaning it), and more room for bedding, but I'm really worried about lack of ventilation. I had a mouse die due to respiratory issues ages ago so I'm extra concerned about it. Any experienced mice folks have tips or thoughts? I'm considering one of the half and half ones, but ughhh...I'm conflicted.
I'd say if you're worried about lack of ventilation, go for a bigger tank than is recommended as the minimum, the bigger the tank, the bigger the mesh top, the more bedding you can put in. Theres a lot of factors that can play into respiratory infections, but if you have a good absorbent bedding, compared to other animals like rats that really can't be in tanks unless it was the size of half the room, mice don't produce as much ammonia so i'd only be worried if there was a very obvious smell that can get trapped easier in a tank, in that case they'd just need cleaning more regularily!
i have a ikea detof cage, is that okay for mice? i used it for my hamster but it will be cleaned.
one of my mice keeps escaping from the alaska cage i dont know where from
I’m getting one male mouse, do you think 20 gallons is enough for one male?