Everyone is giving great advice.
I've had two males [Spongebob and PatrickOriginally Posted by Christmas_Hamster
I saw a couple of male mice who had been abanded by there owners they are still very young as the owners had only bought them the day before but they smeeled to much. (She had them in a 10-gallon with cedar shavings and a water dish).So how much space do male mice need to be able to be housed properly?
] two females [Candi and Hillary] and about twelve babies [accidental pregnancy] and they did smell, but only when I did not clean them regularly. I heard that males produce more odor then females, but I do not know if that is a fact or not.
Personally, I would prefer not to have my mice in a 10 gallon tank or any smaller. Being that mice use the bathroom, the shavings do start to have an odor, and the four glass walls cause them to get moist, and trust me, that is not a wonderful thing to experience. I'm guessing though, with a larger tank like a 20 gallon [as stated above] wouldn't be as closed in and not as bad.
I bought a nice cage from my local pet-store with bars and all to let some air get in, but of course the spaces between the bars were small enough to keep a mouse in. And they just loved going at the wheel so I'd definitely suggest having one. And Alasse answered this question, but you should be able to find critter balls for mice in your local pet-store. It's a blast watching them roll around on the floor.
I believe I had a silent spinner, and it was great. It was safe so that my mouse's tail would not get caught or anything, and I could sleep at night without hearing a loud noise whenever they spun around on it. It does produce some noise, but nothing enough to keep you awake.
And as for food, mine were fed basic mouse mix like Alasse's were.
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