Meeting the needs of captive mice and their caretakers (1994)

Wallace, M. E.

Abstract

Description of a cage designed to meet species-typical environmental needs of mice. The cage provides opportunity for choices including both warm and cool temperatures, and a comfortable sleeping and nesting area with low light intensity and opportunity for social huddling. ... The importance to a mouse of having a sheltered nest cannot be overemphasized. Their small size must be conducive to heat loss at a greater rate than for a large animal.