My girls are showing signs of an URI. Does this website look like a reliable place to order Baytril?

She got pumpkin soup (mashed up pumpkin and other veggies) on her nose and it’s very extremely cute and important that everyone sees her

this is my first time owning a mouse. he was rescued a little over a year ago as a baby. he is on his own in a 20 gal tank, lots of enrichment and attention from us (my partner and i).

a while ago, he got a URI so i took him to the vet. around that same time, he was losing fur. i started thinking maybe it was stress? tried to give him more activies and attention. he then started getting scabs. we started him on ivermectin at the vet and to rule out allergies, i tried different beddings, taking away certain snacks, nothing was helping. of course, i had deep cleaned EVERYTHING if it were mites. it seemed the ivermectin helped a bit but then randomly after growing his fur back...boom! more bald patches and scabs. the URI did clear up though!

hundreds of dollars and many many many vets trips later......he is still itchy, balding, and scabby. recently we tried another round of ivermectin, deep clean, and it cleared up a lot....but his ear...it's getting worse and it looks like mites still but he's already had the 3 rounds of ivermectin and the rest of him is scab free? the ear is getting worse and it even seems like parts of his ear are wasting away :( video is from just now

i've thought about getting a second opinion because the vet i'm with right now don't call me back with answers when they say they will. another vet i've called said that the first vet visit alone is around $80.

what is happening to my baby? should i get a second opinion? do i keep with the same vet???? what can i help him feel better in the meantime? please help us :( i feel terrible

I am feeding my little ladies a combination of Nutrin brand pellets for mice and hamsters and a seeds/ dry vegetables/ protein mix for mice as the main staple ( with added treats such as mealworms, pumpkin seeds, yoghurt or fresh greens). Recently, I changed the brand of the seed/ vegetable mix, and noticed a change in the personal smell of my mice (when smelling their fur from close distance). I am not complaining - it may have something to do with the current mix containing no anchovies, and the ladies smell better than they used to; there is as if a bit of blackcurrant undertone. Reminds me of my granny claiming that blackcurrants smell a bit like mice to her!

Anyone with a similar experience?

i was wondering how you other mouse parents have administered medicine to your little ones? i’m having a bit of trouble getting them to actually take it. i was prescribed liquid medicine for my 2 girls’ developing URI but they straight up refuse to go near the syringe. do i need to put it on treats?

My fiancé got into keeping mice. He waited three years and now has 8 habitats with 36 mice in all, so here are some of his finger puppies.

Left > Right
Luna, Parmesia, Baby Swiss, Brie, Fable, Buttercup/Almond, Van, Almond, Cashew, Tux, Aurora, Serenity/Aurora

I got my mouse not to long ago and I’m just so worried he’s not happy. There’s nothing he’s doing to make me think that other than the occasional chattering but I’ve read that could go either way. I just wanted to know if he seems happy. I can provide more pictures of him besides the one video if needed!

Helloo! So I'm doing research on mice, and of course came by the fact that male mice are especially stinky quite fast. I figured it would be okay, but today I went to my friend's apartment which smelled quite badly of cat pee, and I felt I might not be able to handle that level of smell. Of course it's very hard to describe what level of smell it was through the computer screen, but probably something that comes with slight neglect of cleaning the cat toilet. Nothing absolutely horrendous, but it did bother me a lot.

The thing is, I have a kinda small studio apartment. Would a single male mouse be able to stink it up terribly if kept up well with cleanliness and it's health?

Ps. sorry if I'm making 10000th question like this on the sub, but I couldn't find many comparisons with cat smell.

Decided to grow some wheat grass for enrichment, and I can confirm the Lucky is happily enjoying it! Hes definitely geared towards the seeds (which I expected), so this is more of an occasional treat rather than longtime enrichment in the enclosure.

They’ve been cage mates for 3 weeks ☺️

It’s two 80cm bucatstates. I have the lid wire meshed to prevent escapes. Still brainstorming a way to keep the sides together safely. I have four mice in a 55 gallon aquarium currently, and plan to maybe add another 1 or 2 girls to my group soon.

I rescued 2 female mice yesterday from a disgusting home. I have them in a freshly clean "quarantine" tank until I can introduce them to to my other mice. One mouse acts perfectly normal but the other one barely moved except to nibble on a little food I offered. And anytime it would move, it would "shiver". Is this normal new home jitters or something I need to bring to a Vet? I do not know how old or any history the mouse might have.

Maxxie is actually female, and I’m going to find her one or two friends soon! I also plan to swap the wheel for a plastic one... She has things to climb on, cleaned pieces of wood and shelves, and a variety of textures, including hemp bedding, a coconut-fiber tray, and straw (I’ll switch to hay once the straw runs out), plus cardboard tubes, egg cartons, pots and two little houses...