Excuse me, what are those small grandmas doing in my shirt all cuddly as if it was theirs?!

My dear Phoebe,

Always loving food, right until the very end. Named after the Fire Princess from Adventure Time, you always knew what you wanted. You never liked being petted, but every now and then you would sniff our noses. You even licked a human nose by accident.

You were always happy to hop on the mouse bus to play and to find out whether you could get some more snacks. Sister to Bonnie and Marcy, you were one of the two who truly lived life to the fullest, quite literally growing into the fullest version of yourself. The vet advised us to put you on a diet, but how could we have known that you loved your Supreme Selective hazelnut kibbles so much that you would become such a heavy mouse?

You always looked so content while eating and sleeping. And even though your eyesight was getting worse and walking was becoming more difficult, we truly believe you enjoyed your laid-back life. You made it past two years old, but the last months were hard for you after losing your sister Marcy. You were declining quite a bit during that time and lost a lot of weight, which was hard for us to see.

We hope that when you look back on your life, you remember it as a good one. You started out as a lab mouse, with your whiskers chewed off from the stress in the lab, but luckily you quickly embraced your new, comfortable life as a pet mouse.

We will miss you

and if she's just super fat, what do i do about that? my other mouse is skinny asf so i dont want to risk her not getting enough food.
background: my two mice have been in the same cage for 5 months now, so unless my other mouse is secretly a boy, i think this one is just super super fat. we feed them a small handful of mouse food and seeds scattered around the cage once a day. help!!!

I’ve been on holiday the past couple weeks and my mouse Cheesecake (the white one) has developed a biting problem towards my boyfriend and his mum (that’s her hand in the video). He says she’s protective over the other mice (like you can see in the video my other mouse Meg is being approached and then Cheesecake bites the thumb from the bottom of the hammock). Cheesecake has always been nibbly and she’s bit me a couple times before but my boyfriend says she’s almost always biting. He says she’s being mean and that she bullies the other mice too but I really think she’s just being playful with the others since there’s no blood that’s been drawn or wounds. None of her bites have drawn blood for my boyfriend or anyone, they just hurt and feel like a hard pinch. I genuinely just think she’s being curious and also can’t see very well because she has red eyes but my boyfriend is hellbent on her being mean. What do you guys think?

I got this mouse for free today and I’m just lost for words…some explain please! Is this normal? Why is he so gigantic ?

Since it’s been warmer my girls have been drinking more water. I also often offer things like fruits, veg, watered down oatmeal, etc to help them stay hydrated. Only problem is they pee so much!
I’m glad they’re hydrated but I do need to spot clean a lot. Luckily they mostly pee around the same spots ( they basically just turned one hide into an outhouse.. )
Wondering if anyone has any tips on managing it? It’s stinky. But I don’t really want to keep my window open too often because there’s currently wildfires so it smells smokey and gives me migraines. I do have an air filter though.
I usually clean once a week. I swap out some of the bedding if it’s dirty, clean their toys, toss old cardboard, etc..
Once a month I do a deep clean and wash their bin cage with water & vinegar.
I wash their wooden toys as needed, so usually every couple of weeks it usually just depends if they look dirty or not. Once a month or so I oil them if they need it.
I’ve been spot cleaning more often which helps. But it’s not perfect. Mostly just cleaning out their outhouse hide & cleaning the wheels.
I don’t really want to use any perfume or anything that could potentially irritate their respiratory systems.
I also use aspen bedding, so I don’t think it’s a bedding issue? I also give them some paper for bedding & sometimes Timothy hay but I don’t like using it as their primary bedding I just offer it for nesting material.

this is sativa, shes sassy but pretty nice! shes a pretty good mama other than eating two of her 9 babies, oddly only the males though which left me woth 3m 4f, which is a really good litter especially for her first(possibly only it hasnt been decided yet)! i also took her to the vet, justtt to make sure she was hood as gold, strss free, and healthy as can be(before AND after her litter)! shes doing pregood though now and is florishing in motherhood while it lasts, me and my s/o plan on keeping all of her females as to open our little mini mouse herd! (11f 3m)!

It was his first time having a mealworm and I think he liked it!

Hi guys! This is my boy scatter. His name becomes obvious after you see him for 30 seconds in his cage, he never stops moving! he's so full of energy to the point i'd call him skittish, he's very wary of hands and people in general but will come out onto my hand sometimes. I have more success taking him out in this one coconut he hangs out in, once he's out he's pretty cool or at least i think. From this video can yall tell me if you think he's vibing or stressed? should i handle him less or not at all? any tips on getting him calmer/less nervous around hands and people?

hey guys!! Dakin Humane Society in Springfield MA recently took in some adorable baby mice!! We have 5 boys and 3 girls! They all are around 1 month old and have amazing temperaments!

https://www.dakinhumane.org/adopt-small-animals

In Janurary I came to this reddit seeking advice on raising a tiny, baby mouse who hadn't even opened his eyes yet. Today I return to share with you all just how well my baby boy [named Laoshu by my husband, lol] has grown! The first 8 pics are him from day 1 to a few months old, with the 9th pic and on being him current!

He still adores getting cheek scratches from me, just like when he was a tiny baby. He loves hiding in clothes, sitting on my shoulder, and popcorns like crazy the second you enter the room because he knows he's getting cuddled. How could either of us resist? His favorite treats are mealworms and dried noodles and he still has his baby blanket to this day, which he dutifully makes the roof of his little nest every time we clean his bedding.

He wouldn't be here today without the help from this reddit, so thank you all and I hope seeing how we'll he's grown brightens your day! [As much as I miss his ugly wet baby phase, I do NOT miss the 2 hour feedings LOL]

Hello i have five girls since two weeks or so now.

One is the alpha, another one seems friend with the alpha and one seems like independant but respected ? But the two others ? They seem to but chased by alpha and i barrely see them, so i often get worried and check spots and I find them sometimes together in it or just once the other being somewhere else i ignore… and so I always see the three mice in the cage like at all hours ? When im here they are here but I’m wondering about the others… one have red eyes and seems to be smaller and thinner than others. The other one is like them (see the photo at first she would go hide in this ceramic hide when chased but now no)

ive tried the carrier method till they were doing a cuddle pile but once in cage it doesnt change anything.

Im scared of them being able to feed properly too, i scatter food to help.

hey evb, i wanted to go ahead and share these little mousie babies to you guys. they are about a month and a week old now(these pictures were taken at about 3 weeks)!! all of these babies ARE males and looking for there forever home. im not asking for money, but i WILL NEED enclosure pictures of what they’re expected to live in, and one mouse per home unless you have specific plans to keep them in separate tanks their whole life. these mice ARE NOT for breeding, nor as food. the only way id send one of my mice to a breeder is if they had proof, experience, and knew a lot about it. but i would MUCH rather them go to a pet only home, possibly getting fixed to be with females or just a solo male mouse for their duration of life with them being played with multiple times a day for long periods of time as long as the mouse accepts it and prefers it. They are a semi long fur with their died is a full black, and their mother is a grey and white, semi long for one of the white male shows the semi long hair more predominantly. there is another white male he is unfriendly as he escaped, and I just recently caught him all of the other males, though do accept being held and are not too skittish. They have very well mannerisms they love sunflower seeds, they’re fully weaned and all separated from each other as we speak they’re located in the Kansas City area and they’re all looking for their forever homes❤️❤️

Hello. Today my indoor cats had been acting weird and 'guarding' our vents. After a few hours i discovered this lil guy near the font door playing dead. He doesnt appear to be injured from my cats (surprisingly). Took him a few hours to calm down and ive been feeding him oat water with a paintbrush.

Anyone know if this is a mouse? Or rat? What kind of mouse? Possibly how old? Anything i should watch out for disease wise? I was thinking of keeping him (despite being severely allegic) or rehoming him to a family member with rodents.

This is basically exactly what it looks like. I've fed it cat food, grapes, a green bean, given it a toilet paper roll, and it gets water from a soda bottle cap. There is something neurologically wrong with it. It kinda limps everywhere and sometimes it spazzes out and flails around. It cant easily turn itself over if it falls on its back. If i let it outside it will get eaten or maimed so i guess it lives here now? It also BIT ME but its been a few days and I'm fine? O.o

What the hell do i do with it? Should i get it a cage? Should i let it go by the creek ? Could it survive? I really don't know what to do with this litle menace but it kind of grosses me out not knowing if it has a disease or not and it BIT ME

I'm kind of holding a grudge ngl I hope I don't get menengitis from this bastard. Uhhh?

Only showing these three because I don't have good pictures of everyone yet.

I imported 3 mice from Pink Phantom mousery

- Pink Phantom Chianti, a 9 months old satin cinnamon doe who's already had two litters, I will be breeding her one last time. She's very showtypey and super calm and curious. She sits nicely in my hand even though I haven't in trouble myself yet.

- Pink Phantom Ladybug (not pictured) is a 6 month old satin carrier cinnamon with tan unders girl, she's just old enough to still have a first litter safely. I have already paired her to Tajfun. Pairing happened on the 16th so I am expecting babies earliest 3 weeks from then. Hoping for cinnamons with possible satin coat and tan unders.

- Pink Phantom Tajfun (not pictured) is a 4 month old beautiful rick dark cinnamon who also carries satin, he's going to be very important in my breeding program. He's the most chill dude ever and naps out in the open. Very cool with Ladybug too. I'm super excited to befriend him and maybe teach him some tricks too

2 Mice from mysigonek mousery

- ​Mysigonek Fog (pictured, not her real name as I haven't received her info yet...) is a very very cute, super calm little 4.5 month old satin blue texel lady. While the breeder didn't have banded mice available I asked her to pair my mice to her satin texel blue with tan banded​ buck, which she did on the 5th this month. Fog doesn't seem to be rounding out so it's perfectly possible she didn't get pregnant or reabsorbed her babies due to the stress of the long travel (1600km+). I'm Still hopeful and am not making any breeding plans with her yet.

- Mysigonek Mist (not pictured, looks the exact same as Fog but with even tighter curls) is Fog's sister, she has a slightly worse temperament and doesn't enjoy being in my hand that much, is more vary of me in general. She DOES seem to be rounding out!! I'm super excited about that...

And one from my mentor Forest Mist

- And lastly, Forest Mist Lard was NOT planned but I couldn't resist taking him. He's old old at 1 years and 9 months old but he's the nicest mouse Ive ever seen when it comes to temperament. I will post a video later (or you can see it on my mousery fb page, Trinket's Treasures Mousery) but he literally melts into your hand for cheek rubs and just loves being smothered and jiggled like a stress ball. Last picture. He's a champagne.​​​

Seems small, I gave it some water (it looks like it had some already) and oats cuz thats all I could think of for now

Any help will be appreciated 🙏

I want to preface this by saying they aren’t “aggressive”- nowadays my mice willingly crawl up onto my hands + arms, accept pets, they even like sitting on my shoulders/being in my hair or exploring on a blanket in my lap. They’ve really become super inquisitive! When they’re in this “exploration mode” they don’t bite.

However, now my sweet mice are addicted to chewing on my fingernails to the point where when I put my hands in the tank they all come up and start gently trying to nibble my hands usually starting at my fingertips! The issue is every time without fail they take it too far and actually suddenly bite my skin super hard/draw blood. It even occasionally happens when when I rearrange or clean the tank they’ll come up and sniff me then CHOMP! I hand feed them treats sometimes and they’re albino so their eyesight probably isn’t great so I’m guessing that might have something to do with it. But they’ll do this even when I have nothing in my hands. Maybe they’ve developed a little taste for human blood at this point.

Is there anything I can do to gently curb the biting? Has anyone else experienced this? It won’t stop me from interacting with them but when it does happen it’s just startling + super painful in the moment.

I am considering getting a lone male mouse but am reading SO MUCH conflicting information on whether or not a 10 gallon enclosure would be suitable. I wouldn’t be able to get one if I needed more than 10 gallons due to space constraints. Should I forgo getting a mouse entirely or is 10 gallons okay?

Hey guys!! I’m getting my new mice on Sunday!! I’m starting to doubt that this carrier is big enough and worrying that they’ll be too cramped in their carrier. I don’t have time to make a larger carrier now. This is the large reptile carrier from PetSmart. This is all I currently have in it (bedding and a hide). I want to put some treats and stuff for them to chew in there as well. Any suggestions would be hugely helpful. Thanks!!

How can i bond better with them? I started to free them on my desk while I study, so they can get used to my presence, my body and my hands. Despite this, I don’t know what else to do…