is it safe to give your pet mouse a wine cork or say, a pencil

>>2334309
Could always give her a pair of wooden chopsticks to gnaw on.

>>2334311
i haven't got anything like that. i'm just wondering if i should take the cork away. i'm pretty sure a cork's okay for a rat, but i don't know. for some reason it being a mouse freaks me out. it's my first mouse, and just seems like it'd die easier. i'm probably over thinking it.

>>2334314
I would take the cork away. It's not something to effectively gnaw on. They need something rough (and brittle) like bark and not something spongey that can obstruct their digestive tract.

>>2334315
so what's the word on a nontoxic pencil, sans the graphite?

>>2334316
Hmm, I wouldn't risk it. Do you have any pasta or macaroni? That would actually work wonders as something to gnaw on and as a treat.

But if you truly have nothing else, you could walk outside to a tree and pull some bark off.

>>2334318
i didn't even think of that. i was also thinking maybe a piece of a rawhide like one would give a dog. but i was thinking she'd eat it all and consume too many calories. again, i'm probably over thinking this.

>>2334322
Rawhides would work well too. She gets her exercise I bet, so it shouldn't be a big deal if she gnaws on one.

>>2334323
cool, thanks. the advice is much appreciated. i had some wooden things from the petstore, but ran out and won't be able to make a trip and it hurts MY teeth to hear her gnaw on metal bars.

>>2334325
No problem friend, I know the sound and how bad the rattling of the cage can get.