u/KleeGurl

Why am I always looking for anything to propagate when I know I'll inevitably become overwhelmed with how much I'm gonna have to pot up later? 🫠

Is it normal I wanna lick it?

One of my first mice I rescued a year and 3 months ago, sweet man lost his eye a few months ago due to an infection we thought would take him immediately. But he gifted us more time, until yesterday he let us know he was ready to go ✨️

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It's a bittersweet experience caring for these rescue feeders, knowing their lifespan is significantly shorter due to unethical breeders, but giving them all the love and treats regardless during their lives, no matter how short they may be

Just orbs sticking out of the food bowl

My sweet boy died today during neutering.

He had a reaction to the anesthetic and the vet didn't even had a chance to begin the procedure before he passed

I cried for hours (I still am), I feel guilty of course, he was fine, and he would still be here if I hadn't taken him.

I know this community is mainly against neutering precisely because of cases like this, but I want to share my thoughts, because I'm not going to stop neutering my male mice:

While I feel guilty bc this is a completely optional procedure, I also felt guilty every single day before, because he was alone, and whilst male mice can handle it better, they can also get depressed, and I felt awful watching him live alone while the rest of my mice had the opportunity to cuddle, groom each other, and have company. It was something I desperately wanted him to have too.

I still feel awful, he was a very unique little man, he hated being handled, he peed my hand every time I had to handle him for cleaning, he loved to sleep on his branch, and he would play with his wheel by making it spin with his front paws from the outside instead of running on it

I would give anything to have more time with him, and give him the chance to live in community with my other mice and experience all the lovely things they do to care for each other.

The little head throws 😭 grandpa is a feisty one