Can you keep Mice in an aquarium tank?
I have 20.3 x 10.6 (10 gal) tank. I have 2 mice and i think the cage is to small for them (i have a critter trail) and i wanted to know if I can keep them in an aquarium. and if i do will the tank stink? because i just cleaned the cage and it already stinks. So will it be the same with the tank?
i also want to know if you can train mice to use a litter box to reduce the smell?
You can keep mice in a tank, provided it is big enough, you use safe beding, and you provide plenty of suitable toys so they can climb and exercise.
A 10 gal is too small in my opinion - you want at least a 20 gal, preferably bigger. A 10 gal is barely big enough for a basic house and wheel, and will get smelly very quickly.
Make sure to use safe bedding, NOT cedar or pine. Paper beddings like Carefresh or Megazorb are best for mice. This is eve more important in enclosed type cages such as tanks, because of the poor ventilation.
Personally I’m not a fan of tanks anyway, as they are heavy, difficult to clean and do tend to smell worse than cages because of the ammonia build up. Maybe you could get a large hamster or rat cage instead - these are suitable for adult mice provided the bar spaceing is 9mm or less.
Check out this site for the best mouse info - they also have some great pictures of different cage and tank set ups in the forum to give you ideas. http://www.allaboutmice.co.uk/
ffiinnaally getting aquarium tanks. what do you guys think?
Yes you can use the aquarium but because it isn’t ventilated yes it will stink more
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I kept my dwarf hamsters in a 10 gallon aquarium for years. make sure you get a top with a screen. i used to make higher levels for them to jump on and off of out of old shoe boxes by cutting them up and making little stairs and platforms for more "space" and stuff to do. the cage will stink if you dont clean it once a week, though we found that "litter" training our hamsters reduced the need to clean. caged animals are gonna get stinky, thats the nature of the beast! good luck!
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years with small hamsters
I personally think that the tank is better. You get to see more of the mouse’s life. Its harder for them to escape, infact impossible. Ventalation may be a small problem, but if you have mesh on the top, like chicken wire that easy to remove so u can get into the tank then it shoudl be fine. make sure you mice have stimulation, like a wheel, some times. etc.
Good luck
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Yes, but before you put them in remove the water. Otherwise they just swim about till they run out of energy then drown.
Also any fish that are in the aquarium will die without the water. Catch 22.
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You can keep mice in a tank. i don’t notest any smell but that is just me.
I use pine bedding to keep the smell down. After 4 days you may smell it.
They will try to get out of the tank if you don’t give them a wheel or if they get bored.
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raises mice
You can keep mice in a tank, provided it is big enough, you use safe beding, and you provide plenty of suitable toys so they can climb and exercise.
A 10 gal is too small in my opinion - you want at least a 20 gal, preferably bigger. A 10 gal is barely big enough for a basic house and wheel, and will get smelly very quickly.
Make sure to use safe bedding, NOT cedar or pine. Paper beddings like Carefresh or Megazorb are best for mice. This is eve more important in enclosed type cages such as tanks, because of the poor ventilation.
Personally I’m not a fan of tanks anyway, as they are heavy, difficult to clean and do tend to smell worse than cages because of the ammonia build up. Maybe you could get a large hamster or rat cage instead - these are suitable for adult mice provided the bar spaceing is 9mm or less.
Check out this site for the best mouse info - they also have some great pictures of different cage and tank set ups in the forum to give you ideas. http://www.allaboutmice.co.uk/
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BSc Animal Management
works with animals - inc mice
Has owned lots of mice