Mice are Very Light Sensitive

Mice are mammals, and raise their young, have warm blood, a vertebrate, have a double coat of fur on their body, and a single layer on their tail.  Mouse hair is very easily shed into the nest, and mice will bring insulation or other soft materials into their nest if the smell of a predator is not on the material.  A mouse would not use a dog fur stash to stuff its nest!

They are very sound sensitive, so a ringing phone, or a loud buzzing noise would cause much distress to your mouse population.   They are sensitive to light.  Human environments are around 100 ftc, which is not great for mice.  They are sensitive to light above 25 ftc, and as such, their retinas will suffer a blinding progression called “phototoxic retinopathy”.

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