Dogs and bones. Cheese for rats and mice. But when it comes to rats, mice, and cheese, a match made in heaven or at least the kitchen is actually a myth made in misunderstanding. During the Middle Ages, when this particular myth first rose to prominence, many foods mice and rats would prefer were kept out of reach via hanging and curing meats or storage in jars grains.
Furthermore, mice have very sensitive noses. The sharp, pungent smells of most cheeses would likely tend to drive mice away rather than draw them near. Finally, scientific studies have shown that mice tend to prefer foods with lots of sugar.
Then where did this myth come from? However, many think it goes back to how people used to store their food. Years ago, people stored grains in glass jars and meats hanging high up. Cheese, on the other hand, was laid on the shelf. That made it an easy target for unwelcome pantry visitors, including mice. So mice ate cheese because it was convenient, not because they liked it. Today, more foods are easily accessible. That means mice are much more likely to go after things they like, such as sugar and grains.
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You have answered 0 of 3 questions correctly and your score is:. Want to add a little wonder to your website? They also like chocolate the sweeter the better. On the other hand, one person I know who keeps a couple mice as pets says that their favorite treat is Multi-Grain Cheerios dipped in peanut butter.
They go crazy for them. If you liked this article, and the Bonus Facts below, you might also like:. This is hilllariois because In college I used to bait my mousetraps with dry ramen noodles and peanut butter.
Worked like a charm. Mice not liking cheese is a bullshit statement and lie. I stopped doing that and get each mouse out and feed them it individually now. From my experience cheese is like drugs to mice. Also, when they get bread at the same time they ignore the bread and eat the cheese first.
And yes, they have abundant mouse food, the recommended gray cylinder pellets, at all times. They are not starving and never go hungry. They just plan flat out love cheese. Maybe not all of them — I mean, not all humans even love or like cheese — but some definitely do. Although milk is very nutritious, no mammal continues to feed their offspring this way indefinitely; sooner or later the baby mouse starts to look for other food, and the mommy can spend her energy on surviving and making more baby mice.
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