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Can I keep pet mice in New Zealand? What breeds are available there?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Mouse | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 4 months old | 11 lbs

What type of mice breeds do we have in New Zealand ?

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Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on November 4th, 2019

Mice are not native to New Zealand and are considered an invasive species. Here are a couple articles that may be helpful to answer your questions: https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/animal-pests/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/22/595978299/new-zealand-eradicates-invasive-mice-from-antipodes-islands I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

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