Hi all, so I have two male fancy mice (brothers) that had to be separated due to aggression. I'm currently considering having them both neutered and just came across a couple of African doormice in need of rehoming, so I was wondering if they could live together (after the boys are both neutered)?

(Obligatory photo of Ted, one of my boys <3)

Hi!

So, recently I lost my baby Daisy to cancer. Daisy and her cagemate Onyx were together when I first got them (presumably same litter).

After Daisy I waited about two weeks and got my girl Tas (named after Tas the Tasmanian Devil). When I first introduced them, Onyx was mostly uninterested in Tas but for unrelated reasons, I had to seperate them for about a week (Tas escaped their cage so I had to wait until I had time off work to buy a better one.

Even now, Onyx seems rather uninterested in Tas but they occasionally fight if one gets too close to the other or Onyx wants whatever Tas has (eg one of the toys or hidey holes). It's been about half an hour, Onyx is relaxing upstairs while Tas is eating downstairs but some fights look a little intense. Onyx is about 8ish months old and Tas is probably only a few months (I got them from a marketplace so exact ages are unknown), they're both girls and so far Onyx hasn't stalked Tas to fight, only when she's near her.

Should I let them sort it out? All seems to be calmish, a little tense bit there's no wounds or blood, only some pushing and hitting (I think that's the word I want)

Edit: nvm, they're cuddling. I was just fussing too much

Hi everyone,

How are you?

I have a sick mouse but was wondering if there’s a chance to get antibiotics without doing the whole vet checkup?

Let me explain why:

Last time I went to an exotic vet in Vancouver BC for my pet mouse that had fallen very ill extremely quickly. We did a check up, then exam (which required sedation), and then euthanasia and cremation. The vet bill came to about $500. When my mouse was about to be euthanized the vet told me that there was 90% chance that my mouse was too ill even before the exam (since I had a lot of hope). Why tell me this after the exam? I get that I am passionate about mice, but if you’re telling me after everything that my mouse had less than 10% survival rate, I would have at least considered euthanasia earlier instead of putting my mouse under stress of sedation and other tests.

500$, That’s a big amount of money to have to pay last minute. Especially with the financial crisis in Canada.

Is there a vet in Ontario that is reliable and won’t tell me after I paid a ton of money that there was little to no chance to get my mouse healthy? I’m fine with doing a checkup and everything but I want a vet that will tell me that there’s 90% chance your mouse will die so we shouldn’t do anything.

Thanks 🤗

I got a ten gallon tank. I'm planning on this being their burrow area. I also have a wire cage that's going to sit on top.

Any ideas for some toys to put in?

So one of our rituals is when he wakes up he’ll come to the entrance of his enclosure to get a kiss and this time I shocked his nose so bad. He stood there stunned with his eyes closed for a good 15 seconds. This shock HURT me so I’m wondering if he will be okay. He seems fine now but I’m just worried because it was on his face. (This was a static electricity shock caused by skin to skin contact)

Good morning and good afternoon all! We've recently brought home a trio of wonderful young ladies.

I'd have photographed them but they're fast as lightning right now.

My main question is in regards to noises. I've tried researching this on both Google and this subreddit to almost no avail.

I understand most noises are too high-frequency for the human ear, but we hear them squeaking every day, and one (maybe two) of them do a chirping noise. One moreso than the other.

It's almost like a bird chirping, but it's not consistent enough to be a sneeze? It's only when she's out "scavenging". Maybe she's happy? I dunno.

Also they make little squeaks here and there, they don't sound distressed. Is it common for mice to be vocal like this?

if i have two males would it be safe/ smart to allow them to interact while im watching them like a hawk? i’m just curious as my male is the sweetest boy ever, there’s even been some times wild mice have gotten on top of his cage and he doesn’t seem to mind (ik that’s a problem, i live in a old house tho so it’s kinda hard to keep them out) i just want him to have a chance to go on a playdate and have a friend who he can get some stimulation from without risking them living together.

Not a complete newbie here (a couple of decades ago I used to have a beautiful and very tame male mouse). Three weeks ago, I decided, after a long hesitation, to provide a better life to two lovely pink-eyed white young ladies from the pet store feeder tank, Raffaella and Sophie.

To make their cage more interesting, I offered them, besides of a wheel, some branches for climbing, a hammock, several little houses/hides, and lots of nesting material, also a dig box filled with terrarium grade coco soil. For the container, I used a plastic ice cream tub with a large hole cut into the lid, hoping that this will keep most of the substrate inside. However, the girls were so enthusiastic that they very soon moved practically all the coco soil out of the dig box and made a big mess. Even worse, the soil, mixed with their wood shavings bedding, dried out, resulting in lots of dust and a sniffly Raffaella. Luckily she recovered within two days after complete bedding change (including washing the deep bottom tray of the cage, which was full of coco soil dust), but I had to remove the dig box.

Any advice on a dig box setup that keeps the digging substrate separate from regular bedding will thus be highly welcome - while they might not be missing the dig box so much (got some hay instead)), they would probably appreciate having it back in a safe way.

for context i have 5 girls in a 40 gallon breeder tank. I use mainly aspen and then sprinkle some paper bedding then some like nesting type material ( idk what to call it lol it’s like packaging paper) i feel like i have too much bedding but my girls adore it so idk

When everyone completely misunderstands you because you’re a rodent but you’re really just a chill guy.

I had an empty 20 gallon tall and missed having mice. I've only had males before and have only had my current mice since November. I was sold three female mice at a mom & pop pet store (small town, so no breeders or adoptions available as mice are almost exclusively feeders).

The tank pictured is a 20 tall and had a tank topper when the mice moved in. One escaped and was killed by a cat so I removed the topper, and one turned out to be a boy. He moved into a 10 gallon but the last girl had already been knocked up. A month or so after she gave birth, I surrendered all the males from the litter and kept the females so momma wouldn't be alone. (I tried to give her a new roommate, and it worked for about a week. She ended up killing the new mouse so I said no more.)

Would a 20 tall be okay for three females short term until I can get a 20 long? My current plan is to move the girls into a bigger tank when my tax return comes in and upgrade the boy to the 20 tall. We also have another two female hoppers in a 10 gallon. My hubby wants to get them something bigger when he gets paid as he decided they're his mice. (He also claimed our boy that's in a 10.) There are no plans to get anymore mice as we don't have the room.

I found this little guy in my basement was wondering if it's a mouse or a baby rat

Hi again! We are wintering multiple deer mice that were humanely trapped in our house. Considering the danger of hantavirus and other possible pathogens, how can we safely clean their 20 gallon tanks? We do not handle them and have to kind of clean around them while they’re still in the tanks, hoping they don’t try to escape. We wear n95 masks and gloves, are there any other precautions we can take? Move the tanks outside to clean?

Any tips are very welcome!

I posted this a few days ago and got no response except for the mods telling me not to keep the mouse and removing my post. Great, no problem. However, I still need to catch the mouse!

So, let me try again. Please help!

Also, if there are no replies before Sunday, I’ll just remove the trap until I return, but I would like to get the mouse out of my room, so I could really use some input. TIA.

There were two mice in my bedroom (I housesit most of the time and I’m not home very much), until one of them ventured out into the kitchen and one of our cats unalived it. ☹️ My door is always closed and the cats do not come into my room.

I’ve been home for a week and have placed a humane trap with peanut butter as bait, but no luck, so far. I’m going away for 3 days this Sunday and my roommate wouldn’t be able to access my room to check the trap while I’m gone (due to a disability), so I’d really like to catch the remaining mouse before I leave.

Any ideas for better bait, where to place the trap, and if i should get more than one? It’s a 10’ x 12’ room. I’d really like to catch the little buddy before I leave.

Hello, It hurts me so bad to say my baby Goblin (Gobs) passed away today 😞

I wasn’t expecting it. I’ve kept a colony of 5-6 for about 4-5 years now. VERY Recently I’ve had 2 sisters as I wasn’t sure if I could mentally keep doing this.

Right now, the hurt of the shorter life spans is so intense that I’m not sure I’m mentally capable of continuing to healthily care for a colony.

So I guess I’m seeking advice as to what to do in this situation as I now have a solo female. I know that’s not healthy or good and I will put her needs over my situation anytime. I’m just unsure what to do.

I can not rehome her to anyone who would properly care for her. No one in my life has passion for mice. I don’t want her to be lonely and sad.

If the only or most humane thing to do is to adopt her another sister/friend (or multiple) I will 100% do this for her! And will continue care! (Obviously)

My heart is just hurting so much.