About Jedediah Expertise I can answer questions about exotic rodents (among others jirds, mice species, chinchillas, degus): how to keep them, what to feed them, how to make toys ect.
I cannot answer questions on breeding or medical questions. If your animal appears to be sick, you need to see a rodent vet as soon as possible, don`t waste time asking me.
Experience I keep, have kept or am planning to keep a number of exotic rodents and I am constantly doing research on many species to keep informed.
Question I have two male spiny mice. I give them crickets once a week. Mice food. Yogurt drops for mice once in a while. My question is, would I be able to give them a small piece of cheese once a month as a treat?
Answer Dear Selina,
thank you for your question.
A small piece of cheese once a month is okay for them. I wouldn't give them the yoghurt drops, though, because spiny mice are very suspectible to diabetes and other disease related to too much sugar in their diet. One drops in a while may not sound much, but it can be too much if you're unlucky.
They can have crickets more often than once a week, my spine mice also like locusts very much (those have the advantage that they can be fed alive and the mice have the chance to hunt).
I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer
