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Does anyone know any recipes to make your own mouse food?

I’m getting some pet mice soon, and my dad says it would be cheaper too make our own food than to buy the big bags of it. What should we put in it?

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Answer #1

• 1 part – cooked, whole grain rice • 2 parts – crushed oats or barley • ½ part – millet seed • ½ part – molasses This provides complete nutrition in fresh foods which will no doubt make your mice happy. Both of these feeding plans are great for you mouse’s health, but no matter how good the meals are, you mouse will inevitably get bored with his diet if you don’t add some variation in it. That is where treats come in.

• Treats. Just like snacks for you, these should be supplements to your mouse’s diet. As such you should give you mouse only small amounts of the following foods. You mouse will undoubtedly pick through his food for his favorites and eat those first, but he will eat the more nutritious stuff when he gets hungry. Here are some snacks your mouse might like:

• Green vegetables (small amounts)

 -Leafy greens 
 -Broccoli

• Crunchy Fruits (not citrus)

 -Apples
 -Celery
 -Carrots

• Garden Peas • Mealworms

 -(bring out your mouse's inner hunter) 
 -(warning: a little gross)

• Cooked pasta 

 -Wormlike pastas (spaghetti)

• Cereal

 -(ex. Cherios ™)

• Dry bread • Store bought treats

Answer #2

cheese

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