The optimum temperature is 20-28℃, avoiding direct sunlight or places directly blown by strong winds, but paying attention to ventilation. Don't be too close to TV, stereo and computer. Rats and mice can hear sounds that humans can't hear. Radiation and noise should be avoided.
Summer: It's best not to turn on the air conditioner, because turning off the air conditioner when you go out and turning on the air conditioner when you enter the house will make the temperature difference inside the house too large, and rats and mice are very sensitive to temperature and easy to catch a cold.
Winter: Don't put it outdoors, rats and mice will hibernate because it is too cold. Spread more mats such as sawdust, and provide wooden or grass huts for rats and mice to keep warm. Or give some more napkins and let the rats make their own nests. The easiest way is to put the whole cage in a carton or plastic box, but pay attention to ventilation.
Basic articles for rats and mice
cage
Food basin
Most cages have their own food pots. If you need to buy it yourself, you can use ordinary small containers, as long as it is not easy to knock over and the edge is not too high, otherwise rats and mice can't climb in. Commonly used containers: glass ashtray, soy sauce plate, various small bowls, microwave oven box. Current price: 3- 10 yuan.
waterer
Most cages have their own drinking fountains, and it is best to install one when DIY, because rats and mice need to drink water. The general design of drinking fountains has stainless steel beads at the front end, so pay attention to test whether there is water leakage when buying. Never take a bowl of water directly, because rats and mice will get wet when drinking water, or go swimming, which is easy to catch cold and get sick. If you really don't, feed more vegetables and fruits to the rats.
lavatory
A common plastic box with cat litter is a relatively simple toilet. Take out the caked cat litter every day or replace it all, which is in accordance with personal hygiene habits. Rats raised by people who love cleanliness also love cleanliness.
Shower room
Some rats and mice will bathe with cat litter in the toilet. Although it is unsanitary, it is their preference. At this time, there is no need for a shower room. However, some rats and mice love cleanliness, so the owner should buy them a shower room and put bath sand on them to let them roll and make holes. Bath sand should be sterilized, or you can wash the fine sand yourself, put it in the microwave oven for disinfection and drying, and mix it with talcum powder to make bath sand. It is best not to use talcum powder directly, because it is too irritating and easy to hurt the eyes of rats and mice.
Running wheel
Most cages have their own running wheels, because wild rats and mice have to run 20 kilometers a day, so proper exercise is very important for rats and mice. Without enough exercise, rats and mice will be under too much pressure to fight with each other and bite cages. So the careful owner should give the mouse a running wheel. At the same time, because the nutrition given to rats and mice by the present owners is very good, rats and mice are often obese and prone to cardiovascular diseases, so even rats and mice should have normal and healthy bodies. Pay attention when buying, you should choose seamless running wheels, so that rats and mice are not easy to get hurt. Current price: 10-80 yuan
scraps of wood
Many materials can be used as bedding materials for rat cages, but most people will choose sawdust because it is clean and easy to get. When using paper mats, be careful not to use printed paper. Ink is toxic and rats will be poisoned.
Molar stone/grinding stick
Rats' teeth will continue to grow, so it is necessary to use a grinding bar to grind off the long teeth.
cottage
The huts are made of ceramics, wood, grass and plastic. Rats and mice like them very much, because rats and mice are animals that love to burrow and live. If possible, rats and mice should be equipped with a hut. Current price: 10-45 yuan
timetable
When you bring a hamster home, it will appear very sensitive, nervous and lost for a long time because it has left its living environment and its mother and brothers and sisters. Sometimes it will bite, be in a daze and refuse to eat. This period is the key period for you to build trust with the rat. If it is not handled well, it will be difficult to establish a good relationship. It is possible that your rat will become a bad rat that has been biting people! Here's a timetable. Don't worry, get along with your rats and mice a little bit:
Day 1 day: Let it adapt to the new environment, don't disturb it at all, don't touch it, and don't take it away.
2 days: You can feed it with your hands and talk to it softly to familiarize it with your smell and voice.
Day 5: You can gently pick it up and put it in your palm (don't let it fall or run away).
Day 10: You can enjoy it.
Pay attention when holding a hamster: a sleeping hamster doesn't like being disturbed, so make sure it is awake before you pick it up. You should first pull its nest out so that it can see you, and then gently pick it up. If it doesn't want to, don't force it.
Rat's food
Edible food:
Vegetables: green vegetables (such as Qingjiang vegetables), carrots, melons (green and yellow vegetables are preferred), seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts (not too much), fruits, apples, strawberries, cherries, bananas, grapes (please don't give too much because of too much sugar), grain chicken feed, pigeon feed, bird feed, wheat, corn and millet plants.
Feeding amount: it is easy to supply hamsters with more food than less, because hamsters have the habit of storing food, and if they are short of food, they will be very upset. Therefore, if you find that the food basin is always empty every time you add food, it means that the food is added too little. At the same time, you should pay attention to cleaning up the uneaten food in time, especially the water-bearing things such as fruits, to prevent deterioration.
Teach you how to tell a male from a female.
The difference between male rats and female rats is judged by their genitals. The genitals and anus of female rats are relatively close, and the genitals and anus are relatively apart. In addition, mature male rats will have prominent testicles, which are very obvious for golden rats, gerbils and macaroni rats, but not for maple rats. However, most people start from mice, and mice are difficult to distinguish because their sex organs are not so obvious. Here, a convenient method is provided: the male mouse will have hair between two points because the genitals and anus are far away; Because the little mother mouse is close, there will be no hair between two o'clock. There are pictures and the pictures are very clear.
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