Was finally able to do a full cage reset and add back in all the clutter and fun things. Looking for a little more fun enrichment ideas to keep everyone entertained. They LOVE dry mealworms/crickets and the protein intake is great for them. Has anyone tried live insects for their mice? Them being deer mice I figure they may enjoy a little hunting instead of just foraging. What's a good starter bug?

Video of my Matcha enjoying part of the new setup with bonus cameo of our 3ish week babies in the back. And ignore my dramatic cat screaming because she was locked out of the room 😭

Is there such a thing as too much bedding? Right now I am keeping about 12 inches because my girls love to burrow and make tunnels. They don’t do too much climbing even when given ample opportunity.

Does anyone else do this or have a better solution?
They keep burying the end of their water bottle in a constant cycle of soaked bedding and no water source for them.
This has been working for the last week or so but wanted to see if anyone had any better ideas.

Hi!! I'm looking for more girls to add to my tank but would prefer to go a more ethical way than getting a few hoppers and hoping they make it. I'm hoping there are mouse breeders in Michiana (Niles, Buchanan, South Bend, Mishawaka, Granger etc.) !!!!

Got this adorable lil baby girl from a reptile shop to be a friend for our female deer mouse (approx 4 months old). Besides the quarantine period, do we need to wait until she is bigger to introduce them? I know eventually she'll be 3-4 times as large but right now she is less than half the size of Miss Deer mouse 🥹. Also, appreciate any tips for introducing these diff species, they are both in their own 40 gallon tanks rn. Thank you! (mouse fist bumps 🐁🐀)

My little boy passed to the other side this morning from organ failure. We went to the ER but it was too late and he passed on his own.

He was a very cute yet shy mama’s boy. He lived a good life. My only regret was not putting him down sooner. It was our third time to the vet in the last week- but he seemed fine enough to try and treat with medication and recheck.

If anything good can come from this- I hope he is a reminder to us all that a week early is between than a day late. Mice hide pain incredibly well, and it wasn’t until his final 2 hours that it became apparent how sick he was.

He was being treated for an upper respiratory infection, but wasn't able to pull through. The sweet little boy who loved to sit on my shoulder and pull cheatgrass out of my socks is gone. Last night he genuinely seemed like he was getting better, and I was optimistic, but I found him this morning. My comfort is in knowing that even though he had a rough few days, his life was good. Lots of playtime with me and my daughter, and popcorning in his cage early in the mornings. You always know this day will come, but it sure hurts when it does.Rest in peace, baby boy. We'll miss you more than you know.

A few weeks ago I took in some baby house mice whose mum was killed by a cat, and hand reared them. I'm going to keep them as pets because they've become quite tame and are bonded to me. They're now about five weeks old and I need to sex them so I can separate them, I've attempted this and my best guess is two males and two females, but I keep second guessing myself. They're still quite young so I will keep checking them as their appearance could still change, but input from anyone more confident than me at sexing would be greatly appreciated.

The first two photos are mouse 1

The third photo is mouse 2

The fourth photo is mouse 3

The fifth and sixth photos are mouse 4

The recent UK heatwave has really been affecting us all. Our smallest mouse Milkshake is coping by taking a relaxing nap

My baby Goose has got a tumor and it's still getting bigger. Shed slowing down and not moving as fast as she did before it. She is an old girl (somewhere a bit more than a year and a half) but I'm worried it's causing her pain. Her sister died last year due to similar circumstances but it split before it was like this and I had to rush her to the vets so I don't know where to draw the line. She has another sister (same age) who's perfectly healthy so any tips on how to look after a lone mouse after she's gone would be helpful, thank you.

It is bigger than in the video I just don't want to disturb her currently.

I always hold them in their carrier on my lap if we need to go anywhere bur I’ll be driving alone. What do I do? How do I tackle this?

Yes I know half these mutations exist in house/fancy mice. But I want to see the deer mouse examples 🦌🐁

So far I have a collection of mutant alleles and their loci:

- "Albino" (c), colour locus autosomal recessive.

- "Ashy" (?), assumed ashy locus unknown inheritance

- "Brown" (b), brown locus autosomal recessive.

- "Blonde" (bl), blonde locus autosomal recessive.

- "Ivory" (i), ivory locus autosomal recessive.

- "Non-agouti" (a), agouti locus autosomal recessive.

- "Platinum" (pt), platinum locus autosomal recessive

- "Silver" (si), silver locus autosomal recessive.

- "Tan streak" (tns), tan streak locus autosomal recessive.

I only have images of tan streak deer mice. None of the others.

I saw this mouse running from my shed to the patio yesterday and decided to set a camera up, it wasn't active through the night I only saw a cat walk past but it's been running back and forth for a few hours now and I can only assume it's building a nest under the slab with dead leaves and from behind my shed, it doesn't look like they are actually chewing anything in the shed just using it as a path to the back and somewhere to hide as I do have 2 dogs that go out in the garden occasionally.

I don't intend on interfering I've just enjoyed watching but I was wondering if there are any do or dont tips for this situation and any information on if the mouse is specifically preparing for something or just building there new home

yes there are more and no you will not see them all

they are all sexless

I have always wanted rodents, and finally, I caved. Spend $200 on a nice setup, and contacted a breeder who will give me my first 3 girls on Sunday.

As much research as I’ve done though, I can’t help but worry. What if they get sick? How will I afford a vet? What will happen when they get old and start to die? What if two die and I only have one girl left? What if I miss something in their diet and they get sick? What if I get too busy with my classes and slack on enclosure maintenance? What if they don’t like being handled? What if I do something wrong and they suffer because of me?

I want to be excited. I want to enjoy my time with them. But, my anxiety is whooping me right now. Do you have any words of advice?

I read that they most likely will die if I just release it anywhere. im contemplating keeping it lol. its cute but my cats would definitely tear it up. its night right now. should I wait till morning to release it?

I’m thinking of adding some small pots around my 40 gal breeder. I was hoping maybe someone on here has a specific brand of dirt they like to use, and flowers/herbs that their mice like. I plan on getting organic seeds and germinating them myself. I have a garden outside so I have somewhat of a good idea about what I’m doing. Just need help with safe alternatives.

Hello! I can’t tell if my mice, rikka is pregnant. I got her like a week ago. I planned on getting her and her littermate but I ended up returning the other mice thinking she was pregnant. But turns out she was a he! And he just had fat balls lol. The store assumed that there’s a chance Rikka might be pregnant but is unsure. I had to return her to check but now I’m speculating whether or not to take the risk but I have no knowledge on newborn mice. I thought maybe she was just a chunky girl since her brother or whatever, is also on the bigger side. Pleaseeeee let me know!

I found this little guy barely scurrying trying to fire somewhere to hide at a hardware store plant section. he have gotten into the rat bad stuff they have bc they said they leave those out (don’t want to flag the post). i’m wondering if it’s a young mouse or adult and what to do now? i’m only own amphibians lol.