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There are commercial diets available for mice that you can use. There are
two types of commercial diets: seed mixes and lab blocks. Seed mixes have
the advantage that you give variety to your mice, which they like. The
disadvantage to seed mixes is that they pick out the seeds that they like
and don't eat the others, and to have a balanced diet that provide them with
all the essential nutrients they need to be healthy, they should eat
everything in the mix. Lab blocks have the advantage that they can't pick
out what they like, being presented in a pelleted form with all they need.
The disadvantage is that this diet can get monotonous for mice, who like
variety. Also, remember that you should supplement the diet that you choose
with fresh or dried fruits and veggies. Beside their regular diet, my mice
get apple, carrots, grapes, raisins, different types of dried fruits,
banana, ect. Also, you can offer them cereals like Cherios or Rice Krispies
(avoid cereals with sugar added). Mice are omnivorous, so a bit of cat or
ferret food, or a tiny piece of chicken can be offered every now and then.
Remember that your mice should always have fresh water available. This can
be provided in a dish or a water bottle. A water dish usually ends up
covered in litter, so it is way better to get a bottle for them.
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