Two Little Pet Mice

ExoTerra Medium, Wide- 24”x 18”x 18”

• We use this as our glass tank for pet mice solution
• Size: just per the recommendations we read
• Big doors: Large doorway allow easy interaction, easy cleaning and bonding.
• Large removeable mesh roof: can hang toys using wires and easy to clean
• Deep Base: we can fill a couple inches of bedding to allow them to burrow
• Aesthetic: Instead of a cagey look, this looks very nice, especially against our glass windows

Fibercore Eco-bedding

• Eco-friendly: made from recycled materials
• Burrow-friendly: holds it’s shape well so mice can make/maintain burrows
• Respiratory-friendly: dust-free, as mice as very sensitive to dust
• Easy-clean: just like cleaning up shredded paper, very easy to handle and no mess
• 3 colors: we tried the brown and blue colors and have settled on the blue

IKEA Kuggis 14″ w/lid x2

• We needed a stand for the ExoTerra
• Kid accessible: Wanted it low, so kids can access it and can interact while sitting on the floor
• Open & spacious feel: Keeping it below waist level gives the impression of more open-space/less clutter, despite it being rather large
• Clean & modern look
• Did not like the look of the ExoTerra and standard aquarium stands (too big, too black and makes the home feel too dark/dim)
  

CritterTrail Simple Start Habitat

• Portable small enclosure with the basics
• The only option at our local pet shop at the time
• Retired and used only for temporary transport/travel needs
• Comes with a water bottle and wheel (we don’t use the food bowl)

Small Rodent Villa

• They love this little house and use both stories of it
• Sometimes we add toilet tubes to give this villa some tunnels

Strawberry Rodent Hammock

• This is also their favorite. They sleep in this every day for naptime.
  

Hide+Chew Tube

• Got this at our local petshop on the first day. Now that we are home, any toilet tube will work.
• Save your toilet and paper towel tubes for this, no need to buy unless you need it in a pinch or like something larger than a toilet tube.

Kaytee Woodland Get-A-Way (4-1/2in Small Size)

• This was at our local petshop
• Make sure there is at least one hideaway per mice
• They still like this and sometimes they like to cuddle on the roof.
  

Seagrass Hanging Hammock

• One of their favorite hidey’s
• Even though they chewed up most of the seagrass, they still love being in here.

Alfie Pet Bottle + Ceramic Stand

WARNING: The bottle that comes in this set is faulty. It was fortunate that I check their bottle twice a day and discovered that it doesn’t work. I spent a lot of time and did a lot of googling, and it really doesn’t work and has killed several pets already.

I tossed the bottle and put out a bowl of water until I bought a replacement from a different brand. However, I kept the ceramic base. I have replaced the bottle with a glass Oxbow bottle now that works perfectly, even though I still check twice a day.

So only purchase this if you want the ceramic base because I know how hard it is to find a bottle for a tank setup.

Oxbow 8oz Glass Bottle

• Great bottle
• Fits the ceramic base from the Alfie perfectly
  

Yogurt Drops (Treat)

• Fun treat
• use sparingly
• other brands may be good too
• kids yogurt drops should work too

Small Pet Dried Fruits (Treat)

• dried and fresh fruit are good for them
• use sparingly
• other brands may be good too

Oatmeal

• I use the rolled oats that we eat
• any oatmeal should be fine, as long as it’s not the instant kind that has sugar/spices premixed
• use occasionally
• this is lower fat than seeds/other snacks

Apple Orchard Sticks

• any apple sticks (not sprayed with pesticide) is good for their growing teeth

Whimzee Alligator or Toothbrush Chews

• Chewies that they LOVE
• nice alternative to apple sticks sometimes

Kaytee Ka-bob Dispenser

• Wooden chew + dispenser with good reviews
• My mice aren’t as interested though, they only chewed it a little

Ware 7 1/4″ Exercise wheel

• For a healthy spine, wheels should be 7-8″ diameter if vertical
• If wheel is horizontal, then consider your mice as a small wheel only one can run at a time. If your horizontal wheel is bigger then two or more mice can run together (which mine sometimes like to do)
  
• The base is mostly wide enough to sink slowly into the bedding, but now I am searching for something to put under the wheel so it will sink even slower

KayTee Toss & Learn

• A fun toy for them
• They like it and we like it
• Hide the treats underneath each carrot
  

NiteAngel Suspension Bridge

• A bridge that connects from the bottom of the tank to the roof
• Bendable bridge so you can form the degree of incline
  

NiteAngel Forest Tunnel

• Fun little tunnel they like to chew on
• an alternative to toilet tubes

NiteAngel Fun Balls

• They love these balls
• Good to stuff treats/hay inside
• They’ve chewed through all 3 now and I need to buy more

Metal craft wire

• Used for hanging toys to the roof of enclosures
• I’ve read people had issues hanging with an ExoTerra, but with this craft wire, I have had no problems.

Small Pet Ladder

• Initially used with the CritterTrail so they can enter/exit their enclosure freely during enrichment time
• Now used for enrichment and play time
  
• Mice don’t jump off tables, so we would let them leave their CritterTrail and explore the table with supervision to give them more roaming space until our larger enclosure arrived. The ladder lets them get in and out freely.