MUS DOMESTICUS

APPEARENCE

• 2 3/4  » – 3 3/4″ in length , with a tail around the same length.

• 12 – 30g in weight.

• Their little feet and head and large eyes and ears distinguish them from a young brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) .

LIFE CYCLE
• 4 to 16 young per litter ; 7-8 litters per year .

• 3-week gestation period .

• 8 to 12 weeks from birth to sexual maturity.

 

Habits
• Usually they live in the soil and land , but often climb .

• Favorite food are cereals .

• They eat around 3 g of food per day and can survive without additional water. They drink up to 3 ml a day if their diet is particularly dry .