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My pet mouse is fat. What food and exercise does he really need?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Mouse | Male | unneutered | 47 lbs

Hello, I was wondering what would be the best food for pet mice when they are fat. His current food is: Daily blend wild harvest, his previous food was: vita prima rat mouse and gerbil formula.

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 28th, 2018

Any of these foods are fine. Your mice need exercise. You should get them a running wheel and maybe a feed ball (a ball that has a small hole through which food can fall out when the mouse plays with the ball.

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