Nest Material Preference of Wild Mouse Species in Laboratory Housing

Our research examined the nest-building characteristics of two mouse species native to Hungary, mound-building (Mus spicilegus) and house musculus), under laboratory housing conditions. In indoor housing, material plays a very important role in welfare animals. The present study how wild choose from natural nest material. three-way test, mice were able whether make their long blades hay, nonfibrous cotton, or paper strips. addition, effect composition on its quality was also investigated. test run at standard (21 °C) lower (10 temperatures, assuming that temperature influences choice. Based results selection tests, both chose hay highest proportion, it found increasing proportion coincided with better quality. Mice kept colder places used more for nests built nests. show prefer materials meet ecological needs even conditions, resulting good nest. This finding is worth considering designing appropriate enclosures rodent species.