Brave Art

A healthy mouse is a happy mouse. To be honest I didnt realize how much this mouse would eat after nearly 2 months he has eaten a massive bag of mouse food. If not exercising regularly they can easily and quickly become fat. The wheel in his cage seems to take care of this problem mostly but it must be very boring for him. In the wild mice would dig and climb so I thought I would build and buy some exercise equipment for him.

After a few minutes of having a nosey around he was straight up on them. I do believe that mice get genuinely excited when put with new things to do and everytime I have challenged Gizmo with a task he seems to be extremely energetic. I have recorded that Gizmo can run 10 feet per second, which is equivalent to approximately 7.2 miles per hour.

A mouse’s heart beats 500 to 600 beats per minute at rest. A mans beats 70 per minute, that’s one hell of a difference and would explain the difference in life span. An average pet mouse will live up to 2-3 years so keeping yours as healthy as possible can prolong it’s life. In the wild mice live to only 18 months. In captivity and with the proper care a mouse can live up to 5 years.

Tags: Gizmo, Gizmo & MiceFest.com, Mouse, Training

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