Transporting a Pet Mouse

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Hi! My name is Sarah, I’m at Petland in Pembroke Pines, Florida tonight and on behalf of expertvillage.com, I’m going to speak with you a little bit about caring for mice. As far as transporting your mouse goes, you want to get something that is very secure. You may take the mouse home from the pet store in a little cardboard box. This will not be sufficient carrier for the mouse later in life, as they can very quickly and very easily chew out of this and get away from you. A carrier like this would be appropriate because the bars are very close together and it is also chew proof, therefore escape proof. It also has the nice hinged top so you can easily get your mice in and out. This will be a good sized travel cage for your mouse if you have to go anywhere with your mouse such as to the vet’s office or if you’re traveling or anything like that and you have to take your mouse with you. And then once you get to where you’re going if you’re traveling, you can bring your collapsible full size cage with you and transfer your mouse to that. A soft carrier like this would be okay of short trips for your mouse, but if you’re traveling with your mouse it would not be good because eventually this soft fabric and the mesh right here can be chewed up by your mouse, and therefore your mouse will be able to get out of the carrier at that point. Another option for traveling with your mouse or taking your mouse with you is if it has a small enough cage like the one we saw earlier, you can simply keep your mouse in that cage. That way it’s in familiar surroundings, it’s not being upset or put into a new cage, and it will be a lot more relaxed and comfortable that way. Ultimately, whatever cage you choose you want to make sure your mouse will stay safe and will not be able to escape from that cage.

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