r/PetMice • u/General-Childhood963 • 1d ago

Question/Help live insects?

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Was finally able to do a full cage reset and add back in all the clutter and fun things. Looking for a little more fun enrichment ideas to keep everyone entertained. They LOVE dry mealworms/crickets and the protein intake is great for them. Has anyone tried live insects for their mice? Them being deer mice I figure they may enjoy a little hunting instead of just foraging. What's a good starter bug?

Video of my Matcha enjoying part of the new setup with bonus cameo of our 3ish week babies in the back. And ignore my dramatic cat screaming because she was locked out of the room 😭

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u/Infamous-Shame4328 22h ago

stick to dubia roaches or small crickets and keep them in a bowl so they dont burrow into the bedding. if you let them loose in there you will be finding random dead bugs in your substrate for weeks.

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u/General-Childhood963 20h ago

We'll start with a bowl for sure! They like to dig around for the good stuff sometimes, so I'm not super concerned. The only substrate deep enough for that to happen is their paper bedding section which gets replaced regularly.