If house mice could choose their food off of a menu though, it would be seeds, grains, or foods made from grains such as bread. But they're not terribly picky, they like other foods including cheese, peanut butter, potatoes, and pet food (see Pet Food Invites Mice), to name a few. 24 авг. 2015 г.
Do potatoes kill mice?
Potato flakes can indeed kill mice. Instant potato flakes can be placed out for mice. Once they consume the flakes, they become very thirsty. They will then seek out water and drink it.
Do rats and mice eat potatoes?
While rats might not break out in song and dance in excitement over food, they do enjoy eating a wide variety of foods. And their omnivorous nature does mean they can eat and digest many different foods. Potatoes are on the list of foods rats can eat safely.
What should you not feed mice?
Grapes/raisins, rhubarb and walnuts are poisonous to mice, and lettuce can cause them to have diarrhoea. Their diet occasionally supplementing with small amounts of suitable fresh fruit and vegetables, as part of their daily allowance and not in addition.
Do mice eat carrots and potatoes?
Wild mice also consume root plants such as potatoes and carrots, and fungi such as mushrooms. They also raid gardens and take bites out of vegetables growing there, including tomatoes, peas, corn, bell peppers, radishes and beans, among other garden plants.