What I love and what I don't.

 

when feeding mice there is ALOT that you can give them. 

but first i will give you a list NEVER TO FEED YOUR MICE! unlike people mice can not pass wind or throw up, so some foods can kill your mouse. 

 

• Citrus fruits (cause the runs)

• Peanuts (They are fattier than other nuts and may provoke a skin reaction in susceptible mice, although a few peanuts in the mouse’s food mix may be ok. I would give them complete with shell, which the mice will also eat.)

• Chocolate (can be toxic to rodents in large amounts)

• Unwashed fruit/vegetables (These may contain pesticides. A simple rule is not to feed your mice anything that you wouldn't eat yourself.)

• Wheat (can cause skin problems in susceptible mice)

• Cheese (despite the stereotype of mice, cheese is not good for them and many don't like it!)

• Milk (Only offer milk products (kitten milk replacement formula) if there is a medical reason or the mice are being hand-reared. Milk is unnecessary and can cause health problems in both the short and long term.)

• Lettuce (causes diarrhoea) *Too many watery vegetables, such as lettuce, can cause runny stools.

• White millet (this is too fatty, use yellow millet instead which is sold for birds)

• Maize (see wheat)

• Fizzy drinks (can be fatal )

 

 

now, for the nice foods! 

 

 

Treats and Supplements
The following is a list of foods that can be given to mice as treats or added to their mix:

• Rolled oats/crushed barley/oat groats

• Carrots

• Dandelion leaves (not too many)

• Seeding grass (not too much)

• Pasta (cooked or uncooked)

• Boiled rice (cooked, wholegrain or uncooked)

• Mealworms (yes, live food! But don't attempt to give your mice giant mealworms because they will frighten them)

• Porridge oats

• Mouse chocolate drops/yoghurt drops/milk drops

• Millet (yellow not white)

• Cockatiel seed/budgie seed

• Molasses (to bind a mix)

• Brewer's yeast flakes

• Wheatgerm

• Cod liver oil (follow the directions on the packaging)

• COOKED Soya beans

• Bread (which can be soaked in water, skimmed milk, stock or gravy)

• Apple (raw or stewed – stewed it is wonderful to mix with worming powder as the mice eat it all very quickly)

• Garden peas/frozen peas

• Dry dog food (including biscuits and dry complete mixes, especially those intended for puppies)

• Peanut butter (small amounts, useful to mix with worming powder to dose your mice)

• Dates

• Figs

• Raisins/sultanas

• Locust bean treats

• Flaked peas

• Broccoli

• Brussel sprouts

• Cauliflower

• Cucumber

• Parsley

• Biscuits (small amounts)

• Boiled potatoes

• Cake (crumbs)

• Dried meat

• Cooked chicken/turkey

• Cooked fish

• Cooked meat (e.g. gammon, bacon, pork etc)

• Chopped mixed nuts

• Toast (not too much if any butter)

• Tomato

• Pear

• Yoghurt

• Coltsfoot

• Swede

• Pancakes

• Baby food

• Corn flakes

• Clover

• Hay

• Tuna

• Pizza crust

• Garlic bread

• Bananas

• Grapes

• Strawberries

• Peaches

• Sunflower seeds

• Spinach

• Cranberries

• Rat treats are ok to feed to mice

• Honey

• Dried grass

• Meat-filled dog bones (make sure the hole in the middle is large enough for the mice to crawl into when they are eating the meat so they don’t get stuck)