{"topic_id":"exotic_tox_rat_mouse_caging","category":"exotic-pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_tox_rat_mouse_caging\ncategory: exotic-pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Wire-mesh flooring injury hazard in pet rats and mice (limb entrapment)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"The Merck Veterinary Manual — rat-mouse (exotic and laboratory animals)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/rat-mouse.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-29\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"The Merck Veterinary Manual\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"The Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Wire-mesh flooring injury hazard in pet rats and mice (limb entrapment)\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/rodents/mice-and-rats-as-pets\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-29\"\n  ref: \"MerckVetManual-rat-mouse\"\n  doc_type: \"peer-reviewed veterinary reference (Merck & Co.)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Wire-mesh flooring injury hazard in pet rats and mice (limb entrapment)\nVerbatim first-hand facts from The Merck Veterinary Manual (rat-mouse). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source file and C1-substring verified. Focus: toxicosis and environmental hazards of the pet species.\n## Toxicology facts\n- The best cages for pet mice and rats are made of a material that is easy to clean and deodorize and that is indestructible to rodent chewing or digging in the corners. The cage floor can be solid but should be waterproof and easy to clean. Wire-mesh floors should be avoided because rats and mice can trap their feet, and especially hindlimbs, in the openings, resulting in fractures and injuries.\n","sources":["exotic-pet-toxicology — Wire-mesh flooring injury hazard in pet rats and mice (limb entrapment) (retrieved 2026-07-29)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-toxicology","title":"Wire-mesh flooring injury hazard in pet rats and mice (limb entrapment)","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/rodents/mice-and-rats-as-pets","retrieved":"2026-07-29","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"The Merck Veterinary Manual","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/rat-mouse.txt"},"source_document":"The Merck Veterinary Manual","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-toxicology/rat-mouse.txt","tokens_estimated":254,"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."}