Freqently Asked Questions
My mice are fighting, what do I do?
I lost my mouse or it escaped, what do I do?
Can my mouse take a bath?
Can I request a pairing of two mice?
How many mice can I adopt from you?
Why is my mouse losing his hair?
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My mice are fighting, what do I do?
If your female mice start fighting look for blood first. If there is no blood, then they are probably just having an arguement! If there is blood, then you will need to separate those mice immediately. If you have bucks that are fighting...well...separate them no matter what. Bucks should NOT be housed together!!! They can get along for months and then kill each other overnight without warning. Please take this to heart!! I've seen it happen far too much!
If your mouse has escaped try to figure out what room he is in. If
you're not sure, then start acting like a mouse. Go to darker
corners of the room, places that are good to hide in, and places that
if you were a tiny animal, would feel safe to you. 9 times out of 10
you can find the mouse easily when you start to think like one.
If you can't find your mouse and you've looked everywhere, purchase a
"No harm live trap" from your local store. This will trap the mouse
quite quickly and won't cause any harm. Be sure to set out some food
and water in an area that appears protected. This will help draw out
the mouse and also help prevent him from starvation and dehydration.
Those two things can happen quite quickly to a mouse.
No, no, no, and NO!
There are never ANY circumstances where a mouse should be subjected
to standing water. Unless it is a water dish. And even then I would
highly recommend getting a water bottle.
Mice are very easily drowned in even the smallest amount of water.
All it takes is a drop on the nose.
Mice are very clean animals and they are constantly grooming themselves.
They aren't the dirty ones, its the cage that is dirty.
The quickest answer? No.
But here's why:
TinyFeet does not breed mice to simply make more mice. We breed
to better the species as a whole. The result of this are adorable
little mice that find loving homes as pets. But the litters that we
breed are bred because its something that will better our stock or
the species in general. And our mice are better because of it!
Well...technically? As many as you want. But remember that I can
limit that number whenever I choose.
I will not adopt out a Buck and Doe to the same adopter unless they are breeders that have been ok'd by me. Anyone else adopting as pets can have either bucks OR does.
But not a mixture of both. I will not adopt out females by themselves unless it is proven that
the adopter has another female to accompany the new adoptee. Mice
are very social creatures and females should not live alone.
I will not adopt out more than one male unless it is proven to me
that each male adopted will have his own living quarters away from
any other males and/or females. Male mice WILL fight to the death and cannot be housed together.
Sometimes mice will start losing their hair or scratching their hair
off. This can have many causes. One of the most popular causes is
called "hot spots". Hot spots are what we call the areas that a
mouse has scratched off. This can be caused by:
1. Allergies.
Mice can be allergic to any number of things. Food and bedding
are the most popular. When mice are allergic to food, it is usually
sunflower seeds, peanuts or corn that they are allergic too. Although
it is definitely not limited to that. If you suspect an allergy,
start to immediatly remove all of those items in their food. If it
doesn't go away after 2 weeks, it's probably caused by something else.
2. Bedding.
Mice can be allergic to ANY bedding that is out there. Most of
the time, they are allergic to Aspen bedding or any of the wood
beddings. If you suspect this, change beddings immediately.
3. Mites.
Mice can have mites or parasites even in a clean, well kept home.
If you suspect this, the mouse needs to be taken to the vet ASAP for
immediate treatment.
If you see hot spots on your mouse and you do nothing, the mouse can
develop a severe obsessive compulsive scratching disorder. This may
mean that the mouse never stops scratching. This can cause
infection, the loss of tails and ears and even eventually death.
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