What Do You Feed Wild Mice?

Wild mice often live in dark, hidden places. From farm fields to the interior walls of your home, mice like to stay hidden. They will chew through anything to make a nest and find a safe place to hide. They will often store food in their hiding places, so they can safely eat, out of sight.

  1. Field Mice

    • Outdoor field mice often gravitate to corn cribs in barns, spilled oats or feed bunks.

    House Mice

    • Mice that live in a home will eat any leftover scraps they can find in the kitchen, on the floor or even in the cracks of the couch cushions.

    Favorites

    • House mice enjoy peanut butter, bread crumbs and chocolate the most.

    Pets

    • Wild mice should not be kept as a pet. However, if one needs to be fed, an alfalfa-based pellet mix is available for pet mice at larger retail pet stores.

    Misconceptions

    • Mice like to shred their surroundings to make a soft comfortable areas to nest. When they chew up a blanket, to use the fabric for a nest, that doesn't mean they eat the fabric. Mice only eat food products. They don't eat wood, fabrics or plastics.