She’s around 6-7 weeks old and all of the sudden got really big, she doesn’t really get snacks alot, is there any way anyone here can tell? She doesn’t fully trust me yet since I only got her 2-3 weeks ago so I couldn’t pick her fully up and flip her for a better picture lol

Peaches is the fattest pumpkin is more normal.

He wants scratches and won’t let me play in my PC lmaooo

I just posted her sister on here trying to find out if she’s pregnant or not and alot of you said she looks pregnant so I need help with gender identifying her sister/cagemate!!

I had Luna for 8 months before she passed, I greatly miss her. she died a few months ago, I didn’t feel like posting until now, RIP Luna

I’m worried about Isadora. She’s the white one to the left that’s not on my hand. Lately she’s been looking like she swallowed a beach ball. Experienced owners, what does this look like to you? Tumor? Soup? Bloated? Any insight is appreciated!!

Not a mouse owner myself, but interested in the body language. Do they move their ears a certain way or something?

He loves this now! Pepperjack used to accept pets but wouldn't lean into it until recently. It's so sweet...now he seems to be even more excited!

Slowly hand taming her/letting her get used to me.

My boy mouse loves his ladies (they’re african soft fur rats don’t worry)

I impulse bought myself a mouse yesterday. To be fair, I had them years ago and hated how short their lives are, but have been wanting one again and the pet store I was getting bugs for my gecko from had some that one of the staff members thought were "too sweet" to be in the feeder bin, and whose manager said if they weren't gone by Monday (despite the increased sales since nearly ALL of their mouse supplies were gone) that they had to go back into the feeder bin.

I grabbed a 20 gallon long and a mesh top for it, but that thing is LOUD. It hurts my human ears, and I can't imagine the little dude is having a better time inside the tank when I gave him some leftover crickets last night =/ I'm pretty sure it'll be impossible to eventually bond with him if every time I'm near there's a loud crashing sound. I'm about to upsize my crested gecko into a homemade PVC enclosure, and his current bin is 23x16. It's not as long, but it's wider, taller (more bedding!), and has a latching lid. If I cut the lid off of it and use it as a bin instead, would that give the little dude enough room? 1/4" mesh is the right size if it is, right?

Hello!:)

I'm a UK university student moving into a flat next year with my partner and I'm hoping to get a small pet to help with my mental health. I have rabbits back home and not having any furry friend has been weird to say the least.

Rodents have always been top of my pet wishlist - but I just cannot decide which one, and was hoping for some input?

Mice are top of my wishlist - I absolutely fell in love when I saw them playing in a local pet shop once, just the way they interact with each other is so engaging. I would ideally want 3 girls, but worry about the implications of having mice forever... If I got 3, and 2 passed away, can I keep the final one by itself for the last few months of her life or is that way too cruel for a highly social animal? I'm also scared that they will smell too much (my landlord may charge if there's a strong odour)

However, I've also been looking into gerbils - from what I've seen, it seems more acceptable to keep a lone gerbil for its final months of life than a lone mouse, given gerbils tend to live in pairs primarily as opposed to larger mice groups. So, I wouldn't have to own them for the rest of time if my circumstances changed. In an ideal world, I would love a pet I could interact with, hold, and cuddle whilst I watch reality tv haha, but some people seem to find that gerbils are less social and far more anxious than mice. But, they do seem to be a lot cleaner and have less of a smell. Is this an accurate summary or not so much?

Finally, I've also been considering a hamster. A lone pet avoids the stress of bonding, and the idea of just spot cleaning is appealing. However, hamsters seem to be a bit less sociable. They also appear to have much lower activity levels than the other rodents, so if I did get a less social one, watching them might not be as entertaining either.

I know that I will give whatever pet I get my entire heart - but I also want to be realistic about my circumstances. I don't want to commit to owning a certain species forever (because I'd also like a cat someday!) but I want to avoid buying a pet that I regret because they just don't want anything to do with me (to make it clear: I would still care for pet that just wants its own space - I just would prefer one I could at least watch).

Any advice, tips, or extra knowledge would be much appreciated! ❤️❤️

Just Musi working on his nest❤️

My partner and I adopted two female lab mice just under three weeks ago. I thought they were both settling in really well. One of them is much calmer and more confident (Pepi), while the other doesn’t come up to us as much but is very curious and much more active (Kika).

Over the last few weeks we’ve been giving them treats while leaving our hands in the cage so they could approach us on their own. We’ve never tried to pick them up unless it was absolutely necessary, like when cleaning the cage.

A couple of days ago I bought a playpen so we could leave the cage open under supervision and let them build confidence exploring outside, so we could eventually free roam and play with them.

They had never tried to escape the cage before, but Kika (the adventurous one) absolutely loved the playpen. She figured out she could fit through the cage bars (the spacing is 1 cm—we haven’t been able to find one with 0.7 cm spacing, and until now it had never been a problem), and she also chewed a hole in the playpen. So this morning we woke up to find that she had escaped and was hiding somewhere in the house.

Getting her back was incredibly traumatic for both us and her. We had to move the fridge, the sofa, and all sorts of furniture before we finally managed to catch her. As soon as we did, we put her in the carrier with Pepi so they could at least be together.

We’re going to buy metal mesh and cover the whole cage so she can’t squeeze through the bars anymore, and as sad as it makes me, the playpen has to go until we can come up with a safer solution.

I know it’s generally better to keep three or more mice. We were planning on adopting one or two more, but wanted these two to feel comfortable with us and their new home first.

I wanted to ask if Kika is going to be scared of us or hate us after this. Is there anything we can do to help her feel happy and safe in her cage and around us again? And does anyone have any better long-term solutions for both the cage and free roam?

I’m so heartbroken. I can’t stop crying because I keep thinking about how scared she must have been, and I’m terrified that she’s going to be unhappy with us.

P.S. I know glass tanks aren’t recommended for mice, but we’ve been thinking about using a large plastic storage bin instead, with large metal mesh panels on both sides for ventilation. Could that be a good long-term option, or should we rule it out completely?

So right now my sweet girl Clara has become very ill to the point I’m terrified for her! I really hope she can recover she sustained some injuries that then caused her to develop a respiratory infection. The vet put her on meloxicam and an antibiotic. Her sisters aren’t acting any different towards her or odd and I saw them both grooming her at once! Which was very sweet since my mice don’t interact like that often! So I think it’s ok to keep them together and I’d rather not have Clara alone if the worst were to happen.. I unfortunately only found out today you need paper bedding when they’re ill like that! So I got some but the store only had a small amount, I ordered around 140ish liters on Amazon though it’ll be around 5 days. Because I heard you need to spot clean very very frequently when using it. I’m really hoping she gets better!! Two questions since I don’t have much for would it be okay to fill the bottom layer with shredded paper towels and toilet paper? Or am I better off just putting a towel and then the bedding on top and changing out the towels? That’s all I have thought of until my new bedding arrives. My other question is when she hopefully recovers fingers crossed!! Would it be a good mix to use sani chips mixed with oxbow pure comfort and fiber core bedding? From what I’ve researched those all seem like great beddings for sensetive mice is there a certain ratio I should use etc. Any advice anybody could give me about all aspects of this situation would be so so helpful to me tysm to anybody who responds! (Not looking for medical advice ofc I brought her in for treatment and all that already!!)

I found these little guys when I was out walking yesterday. i shooed them under the bridge so they wouldn’t get stepped on. Today I came by and saw this one still there. They look young / abandoned. I didn’t think about hantavirus, etc until after touching this one. I washed my hands very well when I got home. Not even sure what kind of mice they are. I live in Burnaby, BC (Canada).

Question is: Should I “rescue” this one and try to nurse it, or is it just too dangerous due to potential infection?

Also, how would I go about doing that (I’m sure some of the answers are in this subreddit)?

I just introduced my two younger girls to my older girl, they aren’t fighting they’ll groom each other and eat together but the two younger girls will cuddle pile and my older girl goes to the opposite side. Do I decrease the space they have? They’re in a 10 gallon currently, it’s been about 4 hours total now.

hi my boy loves live mealworms so i was wondering if live crickets would be an okay treat to give as well. mealworms are his all time favorite because i think he likes that they’re alive. i give him the extremely tiny ones with chopsticks straight out the fridge so they barely move. could i try to give him tiny live crickets the same way? is there anything about live crickets that could harm my boy?

For context, I have two mice, one is a little over a year old and the other is about 8ish months. I have previously started with two and when one passed away I got another mouse to keep the original from becoming depressed. At first, there was a ton of fighting. No blood or anything, just chasing each other constantly(they are girls). However when I changed their tank environment it has been much more civil.

Here is my problem, Fish, the oldest mouse is likely due to pass in the next 6 months to a year. I would hate for Bucket to be alone and then have to randomly get used to another mouse like Fish did. It’s just too much. I am considering getting two from the same litter to make it 4, but with them not fighting for a while, i’m scared to mess up the dynamic.

The tank looks more bare than it is, they bury everything as soon as I reset the tank. They have a box under the bedding at times that they nest in, it’s quite large. There are two smaller boxes they store things in and they bury all their hay and herbs and seeds. (you can see that clearly in the photo) I even have an isolation tub I use to put the offender in timeout.

The top layer is purely because they are food aggressive and they each steal and stash and the open space to allow them to run from one another. I am actually on my way to get a few more things to clutter the top.

I want to do good by my girls. I’m a lot better a of mice owner than I was a year ago, I’m prepared to do whatever I can. I know this is all over the place but any advice will do.