HOW TO BOND WITH YOUR MICE!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 3. 11. 2018
- I hope this video is somewhat helpful to you if you're currently trying to bond with your mice, or thinking of getting mice in the future! I've had it pretty easy as my mice came from a breeder so were already quite friendly and wanted to interact with me, just remember that every mouse is different and will take different amounts of time to become comfortable with being handled!
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My mouse knows what day we change his bedding so if we go a day over cause weâre busy or something he will start throwing his bedding out until we change it
aw thats adorable lol
Awwww
the mouse: âfine ill do it myselfâ
Thatâs adorable hahaha
That's HILARIOUS. How cute.
my fancy mouse refuses any human contact.. he will take food from me but as soon as he sees a hand that is treat free, he bolts. how can i fix this?
LOOOOTS of patience. Also I noticed that having my cages in the room I'm in the most helps. They like to hear your voice.
Always wash your hands before engaging. He will smell that YOU are not the insensitive one who picked him up by his tail at the pet shop. Serve smaller portions & he'll keep coming back, keep a hand in the cage just sitting there, & talk to him. He is scared but he will start to trust you. When he does, curiosity will take over & he will be after you for a pat. Rats are clever. They work out who's nice or not.
Someone liked my "advice" on training & it made me think about the patience we need. Put yourself in their situation....imagine a great big giant hand coming towards you. Who wouldn't be scared? But after a few times & it's not out to hurt, & there's always a treat...Trust builds & curiosity takes over. ("What is this thing, & where is my treat?"). After a couple of weeks they look forward to seeing YOU. Now, she sits on my shoulder when I clean her cage, squeaking in my ear telling me about it. If you are patient & gentle, you will have a clever little little friend who is so affectionate. It's worth the effort. Have fun enjoying yours.
Try putting the tiniest it of peanut butter, but only a little as they could block airways, on you hand and pet him while doing so
Lauriie just got 2 mice today and this helped so much I was scared theyâd hate me
wow such a nice cheese in the background wonder where that came from
A fan sent it to me
Victoria Raechel my mouses name is cheese
*wait what?* I just realized you posted this -before- that video was uploaded. Damn Victoria be dropping hints like itâs ceramic hamster bowlsđ€Łđ
Mice wonderland ,tori thatâs where
Or maby you
My mice came from a pet store and were really scared at first but after a while they would curl up in my hand and let me pet them and sometimes even lick my hand
I named my new mouse fig after the one you lost, I love your channel so much and your videos are super helpful and inspiring!!
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Aww thatâs soo sweetđ
I'm getting a mouse and his name is Shrek đ
@@IzukuMidoriya-iz4rz omg
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All my mice were originally from a pet store before I got them through rehoming. One of my girls I was able to ~sort of~ tame down but the other two are pretty wild and that's ok! They were in really bad conditions and were definitely NOT handled from a young age. All the mice ive had have originally come from pet stores and i feel like that definitely affects how tame they can be (not to mention 3 out of the 5 developed cancer). I don't mind not being able to tame them, I am just happy to observe đ
I had a golden Siberian teddy bear hamster named honey and she lived a year but then she got cancer and died. I really miss her Also I'm getting 2 girl fancy mice soon!
@@24jstites me too! iâm getting two fancy mice on january 15th!! i donât have any breeders or rescues near me so iâm getting them from a pet store
I got one from a breeder and raised it since a fuzzy! Basically I as the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes. He is the sweetest boy and loves being handled. However, I have bought my other 3 girls from a pet store, and like you said they are wild! Its honestly more entertaining because it is more effort to tame them. One of the three girls is still skittish but she doesn't poop on me anymore and explores. I consider her a little more tame even tho she is a pain to pick up sometimes. The other 2 I just recently got so they're still learning.
"Sleep cycle" was good advice. They live in a different tempo to humans. Sleep time for us may be play time for them.(even when they've one). We need our sleep to do what we do. In the morning they love breakfast & cuddles. (breakfast 1st, but that's how it goes). Thanks for a good video. You are sharing knowledge.
my mice used to have a completely nocturnal sleep cycle, but they adjusted so that they are awake when I am so we can play :D
I didn't know how to bond with my mice when I got them. So every time they see my hand they are like "HOLY SHIT ITS A MONSTER".
I got my mice two months ago, from a pet store (I couldn't find any breeder in my area), three of them were feeders and one was a fancy.
Two of them even had health issues :( I thought Coffey (who was very skinny and weak) would die soon.
After a few days I was already disappointed bc they were scared of me etc, they wouldn't climb in my hand or trust me đ Coffey wasn't getting better. I spent several nights crying cuz I thought I was such a bad owner and they'd never get along with me, and Coffey would die (she was my favorite cuz I kept her in a temporary cage to watch her health and make sure she'd eat, also it was easier to bond with her).
Now, two months after, Coffey gained much weight, she really loves to investigate any place she doesn't know. I thought they would never like the idea of being picked up / get out of the cage, by today they don't even care about treats so much lol, they just don't wanna leave my hand đđ
Now I'm crying cuz I got 1 year old rats a week ago and the same thing is happening đđ (except about the health issues) (I feel like we will never bond, but I try to think about my mice and how it worked, they just need time đ)
You are a good owner. Thank you
@@oldvids904 hmmm. Update: Coffey passed. Pretty sure she'd have survived if I could have brought her to the vet though...
I got three other mice, one of them died due to parasites. I have 5 mice left; the two young ones are healthy (they're rescues ig), the three older one have been here for nearly one year. They're getting unhealthy though. Two or three of them have a respiratory infection. Two of them have an eye infection. All my rodents have external parasites. I know most of these health issues are due to where they are from: a fucking shitty breeder, a shitty pet store (but here in France I think pet stores are almost always shitty).
My rats are all still here. All of them are rescues as well. One of the older ones is fine, the other is scratching and itching really badly due to mites. He also has a respiratory infection. One of my three younger rats has a respiratory infection. All of them 5 are itching due to mites.
(yes, before anyone asks, I'm currently treating them all against respiratory issues, I'm going to treat my mice against eye infections and I'm keeping money to buy enough anti-parasites medicine).
So, things have been harder than I expected. This year was also a tough year because I had to stay at school till 8pm sometimes. I'm not telling you not to buy rodents from a store; I just want to tell you that things can get worse quickly. But everything should remain fine and good if you're checking them every day. Pet stores, at least where I live, fucking suck and don't give a single shit about health. Especially when it comes to smaller animals like rodents, fish, etc, they don't give a single fucking shit. When I came back in Jardiland (pet store where I got my mice), I saw a box full of dozens of male mice (I'm sure they were from the same breeder who sold the ones I bought) with eye infections.
I got my rodents from a pet store (they're sick), from a person on Craigslist who bought them in a pet store (one of them is sick), from a terrible breeder on Craigslist (one of them is sick, and two of them are still skittish after at least 5-6 months with me), and from someone on Craigslist who accidentally bought two pregnant female mice in a pet store. However I know rodents tend to be easily sick, they're often prone to get respiratory infections, and a lot of them are from terrible breeders with a shitty bloodline...
Sorry for this long ass comment, I just thought it was useful to testify on how my experience with rodents, during one almost full year, has been. Besides that, I love them all so much and I don't regret having them, they're all precious little idiots and I'm happy to know that my mice who passed, Coffey and Hazel, had a correct life before to go. I just want you, if you read, to know what you may be stepping into if you're willing to buy mice in a pet store. (and that it also depends on which pet store, which animals, and that some rodents successfully survive to that hell).
I hope this helped x) have a good day yall
@@stixandcritters4640 I'm so sorry for the heart ache. You sound very sweet.
Thatâs funny I have a bunch of mice and my most outgoing is called Pearl too lol
TrainToAlaska how many do u have
I have a bunny named pearl and she's a freeroam but always tries to escape lol
I got two mice and theyâre absolutely terrified of me! Iâve been trying to feed them treats and talk to them but every time I open their cage they sprint around trying to hide. I feel so bad for scaring them. How should I get them to trust me?
Where did you get your mice from?
Try to be as gentle as possible, but the key ingredient is extreme patience. Some mice don't like being held at all, but eventually a small bond should be forming.
So am i the only person who gets mice and they love me in the first day? Just me? ;-;
I got one male. Mine does that sometimes. I think it's stress because I changed his cage.
@@wolfyvenus5733 Where did you get them? Just curious.
Found your channel looking for info on rats, totally fell in love. Your channel is so informative and super helpful.
Thank you đ
@Emiology Just got 3 girls I'm using your tips one tiny one called Fuko who hops onto my hand straight away one called Troublemaker has a minute or two she happily jumps on my hand but Brisby isn't approaching at all but like you say I'm going to take it day by day I just allow her to see me hold others
@Emiology I got mine from someone who breeds for snake food but also sells as pets some beautiful ones Fuko is a long-haired blue girl, Troublemaker is a Splash and Brisby is a Siamese Splash
Iâm getting mice in a few days and your videos have helped me Iâm getting them from a breeder and now I know what to expect thanks
6! I am in LOVE with your channel! Opal is the cutest ( well they all are). Do you have any videos on try to convince your parents to get rats or mice? Sorry if you do I am quite new to your channel â€ïž #notificationsquad! :3
New sub here! Loving all the videos on these beautiful creatures.Also gotta say your make is absolutely stunning sis
I learned a lot about mices thanks to your channel!! There's not a lot of information about these pets in Brazil, unfortunately... Thank you so much for that!
I just got two fancy mice and named them Oreo and Carmelo! (Ones white and black while the other is orangish brown) Oreo loves to be held and played with but Carmelo is more hyper and likes to run around the cage instead. Thanks for the tips!
I love your videos so much. And mice. I've learnt so much about mouse care over the past week, and most of it was through your videos. Yesterday we finally started making progress in bonding, even with my shiest mouse. And last night, one of my mice gave birth. I'm so happy and worried and just overwhelmed with mice-related emotions.
They are so stinkin cute ! I cant get enough of them :) I miss Fig though
I miss him too đ
I love watching the mice moving around in your hand. They're so cute
They are all so cute and tiny! Very good tips as well â„ïž
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i got my mice a couple days, they seemed very nervous of me. then i saw this video, and ever since, my mice have been bonding, snuggling, and playing with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you do not know how much this means to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€â€
My first ever mice were from a pet store, but I was young and didn't know about it. I did also one get 2 mice and kept them in a small cage from the pet store. I didn't know better but now I do! Most of the pets I see from the pet store or skittish and sometimes even aggressive. My mice from the pet store were really social and curious after a few weeks of getting them used to me. Their names were Mikey (Named by my brother although it was a female) and Hershey (Named by me ^^) they used to sit in my pockets and walk all over me. If I put them down they would follow me around. I do miss them! They only lived for about a year though.
So I decided I'm going to get more mice! I am going to get a HUGE cage for about 5 females. I am going to try to find a good homemade recipe I can give them, but for now I'm going to find them a nice and healthy n
commercial food till I can get them a better diet. I'm also going to give them more toys and stuff than I did before. Something my mice used to love was paper towel tubes! (Cheap tunnel for mice, as long as it's clean and free some scented products).
I'm getting my little angels around August. Right now and for the next two months I'm going to preparing for them. I have two names picked out, my two friends and my brother are going to name the other three. Babi for one and Moose for the other. Moose of course named after little Moose that recently passed away.
I know this comment was long, but I just wanted to share what I am planning for my new mice care. ^^
They are so adorable!! Great video.
I liked this video a lot! I just got three mice yesterday! I havenât held them yet cause Iâm letting hem get used to their home. I got them a huge enclosure with plenty of toys!âșïž
I know this video is a bit old, but itâs still useful to many people, probably daily.
Iâve always had good luck with mice and their temperaments, even the white âfeederâ mice.
( super unhealthy, but my mice LOVE like, dill pickle chips or salt and vinegar chips, mine seem to prefer salty treats over sweet).
I always recommend mice over hamsters, they seem to be more domesticated. And since many kids get hamsters and get bitten the first day they never touch them again, mice are much more tolerable to small accidents like waking them up or something. They are also incredibly cute and people need to learn that they arenât something to be terribly afraid of.
This video was so helpful thank you so much!! I was having such a hard time bonding with them!!! I will be using this
My three mice are finally brave enough to hop on my hand and today I'll try to put them in my bathroom to let them play in a safe space, thanks to your advice it's been a week since I started to bond with them and I'm so happy to see improvements everyday
I got a fancy mouse yesterday and i love him sooooo much already!
P.S his name is Sylvesterâ€đđâ€
Where did you get him?
Thank u for all your videos I love all of them you help me more than you know I also get so exited when u post a new video thank you for being you I have three female mice
I got my mouse today, it's a fancy, and I love her so much. She took a 'fancy' with sitting on my shoulders/back of my neck. I let her and I really hope she knows much much I'd do for her. â€ïž
Just got my mice yesterday! So excited to bond with them đ
Thank you for your videos. I have 3 male mice - the pet stores in my area only have males if they have any. I checked after I watched one of your videos and there aren't any breeders either within 2 hours of me that I could find. I also looked for African Soft Fur Rats to see if I could find females... none. They were all in one cage, but especially one was being bullied - so I separated the one, and now have seperated all of them into different habitats. I would have no clue except for your videos. I usually learn about animals before I get them, but the mice were more of an impulse. I really love the 3 (Marduk, Anu, and Enki) so happy I have them, but I now know what to do to taKe care of them, bond with them, etc.
Thank you SO much! This is exactly what I needed.
Just recently I brought home 3 mice from my local pet shop. I couldnât get over them I fell in love as soon as I saw them. Theyâre in a giant bin cage and theyâre already the loves of my life even after only a week. Even with the fact they were brought home from the shop, my stand out girl sina had let me hold her on the first day. Since, she has reverted to a slightly more timid nature, but I totally see what you mean by the outgoing type. My girl rose on the other hand wonât even let me near her, which is fine, she has just as big a place in my heart. Maria, the smallest of the three has also let me put my hand near her a few times. I really appreciate this video because I just wanna give them as much love as possible,
Thanks for the advice! I built an open playpen for interacting with the two mice I just got and now I'm their best friend. They didn't have a lot of entertainment where I got them from.
I have a black mouse and a white mouse named yin and yang. they really love up to their names. Yin is very skittish and hides. Sleeps more often and doesnt like the wheel much. Yang is more curious and started eating from my hand. Always on the wheel even during random periods of the day and sometimes 3 in the morning.
Thank you these suggestions will really help with my mice and I
So happy to have found this video! Could you make one to explain "mice body language"? Thanks!!
Thinking of getting some mice so doing my research, thanks for the video!
Hi!!!! I loved this video your mice are sooooo cute! đđđ
Omg I love mice đ â„ïž
I was sooooooo devastated when I found out that you canât get hamsters in Australia. But then I remembered Victoria Raechel was talking about your channel and how you have rats and mice, now I really want to get some female mice!
I just got a female mouse ( don't worry I'm getting more tommorow)
And she is like pearl very outgoing and cute
I love your videos your mice and rats are so cute
I had 2 Pygmy mice a couple years ago but now I wanna get a couple of fancy mice! Mice are so cute and silly, I love to watch them đ
Our pet store takes in rescues animals but since mice and other animals arenât usually from here theyâre doing a breeding program so they can have mice up for adoption and not having worry abt getting another mouse in like three years. The employees are nice and they do have pretty good items for the care of mice and other animals . We donât have petsmart or pet co where I live btw
Your mice are so adorable
I wish we'd known more about mouse care a couple years ago when we had them, I feel bad about how small their cage was and we were probably not giving them enough bedding or the right food, the poor things :(
This really helped I bought two privately great video still so relevant and relatable đ
Thanks for the Video! It would really help because I have a fancy mouse and she is very nervous.
thank you! i still have a question though, so i was impatient with them and pick them up right when they got on my hand, can i still grow a relatio with them even though they might not like me or are scared of me?
Me and my two younger brothers got mice a few days ago. One of our mice named Jaxie, is very wild and doesn't like hands. This should come in handy for her :)
Finally someone who uploads more frequently about mice! I have a question about using wooden hides and toys etc. How often do you disinfect yours and how long do you let your mice use them before cleaning? And would you recommend disinfecting them when your first buy them before giving it to your mice
I donât have a specific amount of time I just wait until theyâre starting to smell before soaking them in boiling water and disinfecting! And I donât do anything with mine when I buy them but you could freeze them before putting them in!
@@Emiology how do you disinfect your wood? Vinegar?
@@xPBnJae Yep I've used white vinegar before!
Iâm getting my mice a secure play pen next month, and they will finally be able to have an hour of out-of-cage- playtime each day! I donât want them to free roam, since we havenât bonded and Iâm not comfortable picking them up yet, and I have a crazy cat and a playful puppy, I donât want them sneaking under my door and getting hurt. Iâm hoping that I can try to bond with them enough to pick them up comfortable by the time the play pen gets here, but that probably wonât work out as planned đ Iâll just have to be patient. My mice are pretty explorative, they enjoy exploring new things whenever I clean/change their cage set up. They have gotten more explorative of my hand, they always want to sniff it and explore it, but Iâm scared of being bit. Itâs one of the reasons I havenât officially tried bonding to them. I owned a hamster before, she didnât like me and bit me a lot, which gave me a bad perspective. I know it doesnât hurt too much, but I donât want to injure myself or the mice. Iâll get there! I trust that one day I can hold my mice and let them explore safely. Iâm excited for that day đ next week Iâm setting up a schedule for my school life, and Iâm gonna incorporate bonding with the mice in there đ
I'm getting 2 mice for my birthday in 2 weeks and am wondering what r the DONTS besides using pine/cedar bedding and wire wheels will they show any signs when they r sick? Or hide the signs like Guinea pigs
Super informative!!
Iâve got two boy mice named Scribble and Nibble and Iâm excited to watch this
Just joined the mouse club đ such lovelies
I got two mice from a pet store, I knew that it wasn't the best place to get them but it can be hard to find breeders. I've had them for probably about two weeks. One mouse is pretty friendly but the other one.... She rattles her tale if I even look at her. I love them both no matter what but I hope she gets at least a little more used to me.
I used to have a very bad fear of rodents because of rat intruders in the past. But it improved at least with mice for now because funny enough when I went to a pet store, I observed them sleep, didnât touch them or tap on the glass or anything I just observed sort of closely. Then as they woke up somehow, the ones sleeping on top of others were so curious they walked all over each other just to come closer to smell me through the glass.
This is small but didnât expect this because I was just a new face they would fear as prey and didnât think they would be super socialized. But they really are extremely curious creatures.
I was sad at first that I didnât get to pet them, but Iâm glad I didnât after watching this video because I could have stressed them out.
In love with this channel now and I may one day want to own mice so knowing this in advance helps even if Iâm not getting anytime soon.
Oh I already talk to my mouse when I walk in my room! I didnât know that was a part of bonding!
That realy helps!!! My 2 mices are realy trust me now, and im so happy!!!â€â€â€
i tried to do the hand thing but my mouse (Raemond) keeps biting me he climbs on and all that but he does nibble on my hand is that normal or? and if not how do i stop this?
Thank you so much! One of my mice is very timid and I havenât known how to handle him.
I just got a mouse his name is bean he is only a few months old and very tiny I love watching him he is settling in very well I did get him from a pet store because there is no breeders or rescues around me but I still love him and I am hoping I can get him to trust me he kinda already is trusting me but will see where are journey takes us. Also love ur videos there so helpful and have taught me a lot about mice and rats plus the research I did on my own thank youđ.
same! I got mine like two months ago đ
There are no breeders in my area and all the mice sold on Kijii are frozen for snakes. Would it be okay if I got a mice from a pet store or should I just wait and see if a breeder will come up on Kijiji?
thank you for the advice!
Hello I have a question I have a mouse (female) I change her cage every 2-3week đŹ idk if itâs enough , and she is getting like a white crust on her ear idk what it is but she eats well ,drinks well
Hello, I have a huge question. You see, I have a mouse, Shadow his name, from PetSmart. Had him for three weeks, gave him his space, been careful and started introducing my hand in his cage leaving food on my hand, his bedding on my hand, or a treat at the base of my wrist. Is it normal that he bites me? Like he nibbles a bit too hard and kinda eats the skin off my fingers. This happened with my mouse before that which I was never able to bond with and completely disliked me and my smell. (That one from Petco) what can I do to stop this? I already took him to the tub for the first time today and he didn't bite anywhere by my skin except for the tip of my fingers, which this time were covered by socks because I became paranoid.
your so cute!/ love your videos by the way
Iâve been taming my new mouse sheâs still a little scared any tips???? And also Iâve been sick with a stomach bug and it took 4 days do you think I have to start over with the taming
As they get older do they gradually stop pooing and weeing or is it just because they do all have small bladders and they can't control it?
im getting a fancy mouse in November and i live like 3 minutes away from petsmart. im still a kid and i think thats where me and my mom are going to get her but i would like to rescue her or get her from a breeder. where could i do so?
I have a tazmanion jumping mice what would you recommend x
Thank you! I have three baby mice that a wild mama mouse left me with, and the more advice, the better. They seem to be slowly getting better around me. It sure is a tuff process, tho. :0
I really love this video Iâm just watching this because my mouse is very scared but yeah The is great!!
( I donât know if itâs mouse or mice or if itâs the same thing)
Mouse is one, mice means more than one mouse đ good luck with your little friendđđ
Mice is for plural,mouse is singular.
I got my two little girls yesterday (from a pet store), and when I put my hand in for them to get used to it they kept on biting. What should I do?
4:08 I didnât even know your mice were in the background until I saw that move
Can you pls give me advice Iâve had my mouse for a while now and did what you said but my mouse wonât trust me and she thinks my hand is food
I got mine at a pet store where he doesn't get any 1 on 1 (I know it's bad but I really liked that particular mouse) and he's not nervous at all; I actually managed to train him to climb up and sit on my hand the very next day. I guess he's more the exception than the rule though.
Just a question: when you take out/ hold your mice, how do you know they won't run away?
Domestic mice are way slower than wild mice, as long as you watch them and they're used to you, they won't suddenly jump off your hand and run away !
However if they're in your hand they may climb on you and investigate your shoulders, neck and chest lol
@@stixandcritters4640 I remember my mice climbing across my neck, and I could feel the tale running across my neck
@@The_Official_You the best feeling
@@stixandcritters4640 yea
i love these videos because im getting mice
All your videos are so cutie đđ
Don't know what happened but I got unsubbed from you! I even commented on one of your picture message feature thing is you know what I mean. Welp, I'm resubbed now.
CZcams is being really odd! It didnât even make this video visible to everyone for a whole hour đ©
I have mise to
This is the best this is real nice info đđ
Where did you get your mice I have been looking everywhere and canât find any
I want to get 2 mice and make them smart. Thanks for the video!
Ok, know this is an older video, but 2020 has been crazy and I have a cute mouse story. I have two fancy mice named Sunny and Birch. They came from a pet store, but they were weeks old and they were the cutest little sisters. Sunny is more like Pearl; literal hours after I but her into her cage, I went to fix something in the cage, and Sunny started sniffing out my hand. I had a mouse before, so I knew to keep my hand still will she was exploring me. I got her to sit in my hand and she started climbing up my arm. I was not ready for her trust in me so quickly and started freaking out a little bit. She got nervous and started climbing in my hair and onto my other arm. I finally was able to get a little bit of a better control and was able to get her back in her cage. Afterward, she still loves to sit in my hand, but hasn't gotten farther than that.
They look so cute
i have a loud dog. is that ok for my mice (witch will be in a diffrent room seeing I don't have them yet
This really helps thanks
I'd love to see a video about what you feed your mice
I need help with my mouse Beatrice because I physically can't bond with her unlike my other mouse Patcience which I have pretty much fully tamed,
So Beatrice always knows when I'm coming to the cage and I can't even open the door without her running away and hiding in their nest and i need help taming her
My babie girl mice are called cashew and stormie Iâm so in love with them đ„°đ„°đ„°đ„°đ„°
Hi Emi! I have a ball python that ONLY eats live mice! It makes my heart break everytime, I recently got a live mice, my snakes in shed and wonât eat. I fell in love with the mouse, but I know my parents wonât let me keep him/her :( what should I do?
I need some help. I have a male mouse who came from a pet store (we couldn't get access to a rescue or breeder) and I've had him for about 5 months now. I cannot pick him up by hand, so I usually have to put some treats in a toilet paper tube and pick him up when he goes inside. I need to do this because each time I just let him investigate my hand, he ends up biting me and occasionally drawing blood. I tried this daily for 8 weeks and he just would not stop biting my hand, which is why I gave up on that. Can I get some reasons as to why this happens?
I recently bought 2 female fancy mice and I set up a 50 gallon bin cage for them because the cage I ordered had bar spacing that was just too big for them as they are very tiny. I gave them all they need for their enrichment, aspen and paper bedding with lots of great hides including a double chamber hide and two big wheels and things to climb on and I have sprays I give them for a bit every other day. (If I leave them they keep eating an eating them LOL) I have not handled them really yet except one of them I let climb onto my hand. this was before I read how deadly a mouse bite can be. Now I'm a little nervous. anyway. one of my mice is very curious and walks right up to my hand and sniffs it. I'm just scared it will nibble me. Should I leave my hand for her to smell?
thank you i love your vids
Hey so I have had rats before and I was thinking about getting 2 more for my birthday and if I do I just want them to have the best lifeâs they could any suggestions?
I have him right now, my mouse is almost 2 years old. He's still a bit skittish tho I've gotten used to that! He's fine with getting held & if my just lay my hand in the cage he'll walk right into it then I slowly lift him up & kinda hold him as if my hand was a bowl.