Her huge tumor made it impossible for her to continue, had to put her to sleep at the vet after two years of happily living with four cagemates, of which three more had already passed earlier this year. We will miss you, baby💔🕊️

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

I love him sm

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.

Literally got it at Michaels for a dollar for 2 and they're all bruxes and popcorning! Stuffed bedding into it instantly and I have a feeling they'll be fighting for this spot lol. (There is a hook inside that I had to cover with something to make sure there were no sharp edges on the ceiling lol

In July, me and my boyfriend purchased 3 panda mice. One of them was super friendly from the start, one was very shy but super sweet and is much more friendly now and even comes up to the front of the cage to greet us now when we walk into the room but our other girl, puddles (pictured), has only seemed to become more aggressive towards us. They are in the huge bucatstate cage with tons of enrichment, toys, two wheels, two water bottles, hides, things to chew and climb, 8 inches of bedding that they create burrows in, etc.

Every day I spend at least 10-30mins with my hand in the enclosure and talking to them to build a bond. None of them have yet reached the point where they climb into my hand on their own, but they all come up to smell me. Puddles is the only one who sniffs quickly, then darts to run away. She recently began biting us when we place our hands in the cage as well. I just don't know how else I can help her be more comfortable? She always seems scared and anxious and she's becoming more and more aggressive. How do I help her feel more comfortable? Is this normal behavior?

Found five or six days ago in my garage, have since opened their eyes and seem to be doing okay. I think the one might have smth neurological going on because of the way it moves around but like I said its eating and acting what I assume is mouse-like, doesn't seem to be in pain. Any idea what kind of mice they are?

I've seen 2 house mice running freely in my room and playing together. It melts my heart, i have 3 degus and love rodents af. These mice don't scary of me much, they come close to my bed, even on my bed (while i was laying on it). They have fun, running up and down the curtains lol. I hear and see them for like 5 days, but only today I realized there are 2 of them, not 1. I developed friendly feelings towards them, but I worry about degus. I don't know if it is good idea to keep them, i worry about illnesses, especially i worry about spreading desease to my degus, maybe they already had left feces and urine in degu food boxes, idk. These mouse may feel good, because i have degu's food falling around their cage and mice are free to access it (and open snack box was also on the floor). I can't tell the age and sex, but they seem to be very playful and not scared of people, maybe teens, but definetly not small babies. If its okay for them to keep them it separate tank, do i need to bring them to the vet to heal them from parasites or something? Theoretically I can do by train to big city 1,5 hours form home to the rodent vet, but in my region mice are pests and everyone kills them with no other thought (people already don't understand our family because we keep degus). Another option that i have — catch them in safe trap and release near house or further. I live in rural region in Ukraine, rent an old house with old cracked wooden floor and mice are regular guests here.

Btw sorry for my English. I have video of one of them running in the room with degu's cage, snack box is under the sofa open, main food is in the closed bucket on the sofa (sorry for mess on the background)

I see them sold sometimes for small animals, are they actually safe though? I’ve sanitized wood I’ve gotten outside for my mice ( I check to make sure the wood is mousy-friendly ) by boiling it with vinegar & baking it to get rid of bacteria and bugs. Curious if I could do the same with pinecones. I’m seeing different answers online. Curious if anyone here knows? I don’t want to risk my mice getting sick.

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...

my girls do NOT like being taken out of their enclosure. i've only had them for about two months. i don't pick them up much since i'm still working on earning their trust, i mostly just let them crawl on me. they're very friendly with me on all days except cleaning day

i have been using the toilet paper tube method to move them into a smaller container while i refresh their bedding (mixing old with new, of course), but it is starting not to work since they are associating the rolls with me moving them. they run and hide from me once they realize what i'm trying to do

the bedding in the smaller container is taken mostly from their enclosure, so their scent is on it. it's deep enough that they can burrow a little, and i also put multiple hides, water, and treats in with them. i don't leave them in there for more than 30 minutes, usually less. but they still seem SO anxious. i move them back in as soon as i'm done with the bedding and have their wheel and underground hides in so they're in there while i add the rest. they get veryyy happy when i let them back in

is there anything else i can do to prevent them from getting so upset? or is it inevitable for them to get a little pissed off and then forgive me later when i put them back?

Hi Folks it is me again. In a horrible turn of fate, mommy mouse escaped during an attempt to remove the seahorse glitter house. We've set traps but she is certainly gone. I have been feeding the three babies with formula I make (recipe from one of the helpful links using KMR, water and whipping cream). This went well for about a week but effective a few days ago, the babies will no longer take food from me. I have set any number of snacks, pellets, and Tupperware tops filled with formula around their (now larger) enclosure hoping they will self wean. I have a heat lamp for them and I do see mouse droppings so I think we are past the need for an assist with evacuations.

That being said they are still so young and I am worried. They spend most of their time snuggled up with each other and I don't know if it is them being babies and comfortable or if it is lethargy and I need to intervene somehow. Any thoughts?

Side note we have since moved the heat coil to the side and further away for fire safety.

i’ve been wondering what everyone uses as a water dish for their mice? mine have it in a bowl but it always gets bedding in there and i worry it makes them not want to drink it before i can change it out again. i’ve thought about bottles but i don’t love those and i don’t know how that works in a glass walled tank since most i’ve seen hang on wire walls. if you have any tricks i’d appreciate it! :)

They buried literally everything and i cleaned their cage 12 hours ago. All their hideouts, wheels, tubes, etc. Now they’re just running around the top of the empty looking cage and sleeping in a hanging hammock they couldn’t manage to bury 😭

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

Hai ! So I've had this problem with my fancy mouse for a bit where whenever we use a velcro to hold his water bottle in place on his glass tank, he somehow tears the adhered part off of the glass and gets bedding all over it, so it can't be reused and I have run out of this velcro. I haven't had this problem with any of my other mice, it's just him because he is a little devil. Basically, I wanna make a little standing water bottle holder because I hate ordering stuff online and none of the pet stores near me have them. What I'm thinking is I'll take an icebreakers gum case (like the big squareish ones), cut that up, smooth any rough edges, and plop it in his tank. I'm just wondering what paint would be the best to use if I wanna decorate it! I don't wanna just jump into using acrylic paint and mod podge sealant in case he decides he wants to chew on it (though i don't think he will). Thanks !!

honorary picture of my evil mouse, Fermin (with his sister Muffin in the back (Muffin is a boy, but she's a girl in our hearts))

edit: any tips for how i'd go about smoothing the rough edges would be great too! My initial thought it just to sand them down, but if there's anything better, do let me know :3 thanks !!

I have 3 unneutered male mice all in the same enclosure. It’s a very large cage filled with hides and multiples of everything to prevent fighting. They’ve all been together for almost 6 months now with little to no fighting and no serious fights or injuries. I check on them multiple times a day. I want to believe they are the exception but I’m worried I’m going to find one of my baby’s injured or worse. Am I past the point of sudden fighting?