diff --git a/Content.Server/Nutrition/EntitySystems/FoodSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Nutrition/EntitySystems/FoodSystem.cs
index d5ef700e6d..8257ed2932 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Nutrition/EntitySystems/FoodSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Nutrition/EntitySystems/FoodSystem.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Nutrition.EntitySystems
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<FoodComponent, UseInHandEvent>(OnUseFoodInHand);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<FoodComponent, AfterInteractEvent>(OnFeedFood);
-            SubscribeLocalEvent<FoodComponent, GetVerbsEvent<InteractionVerb>>(AddEatVerb);
+            SubscribeLocalEvent<FoodComponent, GetVerbsEvent<AlternativeVerb>>(AddEatVerb);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<SharedBodyComponent, FeedEvent>(OnFeed);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<ForceFeedCancelledEvent>(OnFeedCancelled);
             SubscribeLocalEvent<InventoryComponent, IngestionAttemptEvent>(OnInventoryIngestAttempt);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Nutrition.EntitySystems
             EntityManager.QueueDeleteEntity(component.Owner);
         }
 
-        private void AddEatVerb(EntityUid uid, FoodComponent component, GetVerbsEvent<InteractionVerb> ev)
+        private void AddEatVerb(EntityUid uid, FoodComponent component, GetVerbsEvent<AlternativeVerb> ev)
         {
             if (component.CancelToken != null)
                 return;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Nutrition.EntitySystems
             if (EntityManager.TryGetComponent<MobStateComponent>(uid, out var mobState) && mobState.IsAlive())
                 return;
 
-            InteractionVerb verb = new()
+            AlternativeVerb verb = new()
             {
                 Act = () =>
                 {
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Animals/license.txt b/Resources/Audio/Animals/license.txt
index e1c05d4c72..8b94f09313 100644
--- a/Resources/Audio/Animals/license.txt
+++ b/Resources/Audio/Animals/license.txt
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ duck_quack_happy.ogg: modified from "Duck Quack - Sound Effect (HD).mp3" by free
 chicken_cluck_happy.ogg: modified from "Chicken Single Alarm Call" by freesound user "Rudmer_Rotteveel" (https://freesound.org/people/Rudmer_Rotteveel/sounds/316920/) licensed under CC0 1.0 (public domain). The original audio was trimmed and converted from WAV to OGG format.
 
 ferret_happy.ogg: modified from "Ferret" by freesound user "J.Zazvurek" (https://freesound.org/people/J.Zazvurek/sounds/155115/) licensed under CC BY 3.0. The original audio was trimmed and converted from WAV to OGG format.
+
+mouse_squeak.ogg: modified from "Cartoon - Bat / Mouse Squeak" by freesound user "Breviceps" (https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/445958/) licensed under CC0 1.0 (public domain). The original audio was converted from WAV to OGG format.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/Animals/mouse_squeak.ogg b/Resources/Audio/Animals/mouse_squeak.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6833278b8
Binary files /dev/null and b/Resources/Audio/Animals/mouse_squeak.ogg differ
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
index 43e40b54a2..f0a9ba4d63 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/animals.yml
@@ -626,9 +626,9 @@
   - type: GhostTakeoverAvailable
     makeSentient: true
     name: mouse
-    description: A mouse in maint.
+    description: A hungry and mischievous mouse.
   - type: Sprite
-    drawdepth: Mobs
+    drawdepth: FloorObjects
     layers:
     - map: ["enum.DamageStateVisualLayers.Base"]
       state: mouse-0
@@ -647,9 +647,8 @@
         radius: 0.2
       mass: 10
       mask:
-      - Impassable
-      - MobImpassable #Bullets?!
       - SmallImpassable
+      - MobImpassable
       layer:
       - Opaque
   - type: MobState
@@ -667,6 +666,8 @@
       crit: dead-0
       dead: splat-0
   - type: Food
+  - type: Hunger
+    baseDecayRate: 0.5 # I'm very hungry! Give me. The cheese.
   - type: Extractable
     grindableSolutionName: food
   - type: SolutionContainerManager
@@ -687,7 +688,22 @@
     tags:
     - Trash
   - type: Recyclable
-  - type: Actions
+  - type: Respirator
+    damage:
+      types:
+        Asphyxiation: 0.25
+    damageRecovery:
+      types:
+        Asphyxiation: -0.25
+  - type: Barotrauma
+    damage:
+      types:
+        Blunt: 0.1
+  - type: HumanoidAppearance # no this doesnt make sense but its needed for vocal
+  - type: Vocal
+    # mice are gender neutral who cares
+    maleScream: /Audio/Animals/mouse_squeak.ogg
+    femaleScream: /Audio/Animals/mouse_squeak.ogg
   # TODO: Remove CombatMode when Prototype Composition is added
   - type: CombatMode
     combatToggleAction: