American Harvest Mouse

Scientific name: Reithrodontomys Fluvescens
Size: 10-14 cm long including tail
Life span: 3-5 years
Natural Range: throughout North and South America

Housing

• aquarium with mesh lid is best
• allow 10 gal per trio
• females should live in pairs or colonies
• males can be housed together if introduced when young
• Bedding: aspen and timothy hay
• Accessories: wheel, branches, hideaway, tubes, chews

Food

• mixture of quality rodent blocks and commercial rodent seed mix
• small amount of fruit or veggies weekly

Breeding

• Maturity: 5 weeks old, but should not be bred before 2 months old
• Gestation: 21-24 days
• Litter size: 2-7
• eyes open at about a week old
• should be weaned by 3-4 weeks