Mice are Nice
Do people look at you funny when you talk about your passion for mice?
Did you not start living until you held a furry mouse cupped in your palm?
Well, you've come to the site that affirms your love for mice!
Learn fascinating mouse facts you can use to convert everyone around you into mouse lovers.
Mouse Trivia
- Mice have 18 toes
- Pet mice live 1-3 years
- Female mice give off less odor than males
- Mice are excellent climbers and can even walk upside down
- Mice hold food in their front paws and nibble
- Mice are not potty-trained, the world is their toilet
- Mice love dark tunnels and will climb up inside your sleeve
Favorite Foods
- Seeds
- Bread
- Fruits, dried and fresh
- Vegetables, cooked and raw
- Cereal, not too much sugar please
- Peanut butter
- Peanuts
- Crackers
- Rice
- Dog biscuits
Mice in Literature
- Ben and Me by Robert Lawson
- The Church Mouse by Graham Oakley
- Frederick by Leo Lionni
- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- Stuart Little by E.B. White
Mice on the Web
- American Fancy Rat and Mouse Association
- Google's Mouse Links
- Pet Mouse FAQ
- Rat and Mouse Club of America
This site was created by Marianne, a musophile and librarian.
She has studied mice for over ten years. She currently lives with two, mouse-loving cats.
This page is dedicated to the late Bell, Lucy, LC, and Dewey. No one could ask for nicer mice.
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Last updated 15 April 2005