Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Do you want pet rats or mice? -- Choosing your rats or mice -- Getting ready -- Welcome home -- How to pick us up -- Play time -- Feeding time -- Clean and healthy -- Cleaning out my home -- Visiting the vet -- No change, please! -- Rats and mice facts -- Squeak's top tips.

"In this book, Squeak the Mouse reveals how readers should go about choosing pet rats or mice, what supplies they will need, how to make a new pet rat or mouse feel at home, and how to properly care for pet rats or mice, including feeding, exercising, and keeping cages clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective"-- Provided by publisher.