{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_nutrition_rat-mouse_safe_greens","category":"exotic-pet-nutrition","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_nutrition_rat-mouse_safe_greens\ncategory: exotic-pet-nutrition\ntitle: \"Rat & mouse safe greens & vegetables — opportunistic omnivore; nugget base, small fresh veg/fruit, rodent toxins\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet)\"\nsource_file: [\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/rat_mouse_rspca.txt\"]\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-05\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 4\n  passed: 4\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: exotic-pet-nutrition/exotic_pet_nutrition_rat-mouse_safe_greens/01_exotic_pet_nutrition_rat-mouse_safe_greens.md\nsource_document: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"RSPCA\"\n  title: \"Rat & mouse safe greens & vegetables — opportunistic omnivore; nugget base, small fresh veg/fruit, rodent toxins\"\nurl: \"https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet\"\nretrieved: \"2026-08-05\"\nref: \"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet)\"\ndoc_type: \"animal-welfare-org consumer version\"\nneeds_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Source (RSPCA rspca.org.uk) is not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T4\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T4:welfare-org / professional-reference\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Rat & mouse safe greens & vegetables — opportunistic omnivore; nugget base, small fresh veg/fruit, rodent toxins\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Mice are opportunistic omnivores; wild mice eat a wide variety of seeds, grains and other plant material plus invertebrates, small vertebrates and carrion.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A good-quality commercial mouse food (recommended as nuggets/pellets) provides a complete and balanced diet.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Safe greens include small amounts of fresh vegetables and fruits fed as part of the daily allowance (not in addition); however grapes/raisins and rhubarb are poisonous to mice and lettuce can cause diarrhoea.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Mice are coprophagic, re-eating their faeces to absorb essential nutrients such as vitamin B12 and folic acid.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-nutrition — Rat & mouse safe greens & vegetables — opportunistic omnivore; nugget base, small fresh veg/fruit, rodent toxins (retrieved 2026-08-05)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-nutrition","title":"Rat & mouse safe greens & vegetables — opportunistic omnivore; nugget base, small fresh veg/fruit, rodent toxins","url":"","retrieved":"2026-08-05","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet)","verification_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/rat_mouse_rspca.txt\"]"},"source_document":"RSPCA (rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/rodents/mice/diet)","source_file":"[\"pdf-raw/safe-greens-2026/rat_mouse_rspca.txt\"]","trust":{"authority_tier":"T4","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":200,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}