r/mice

hii, i have two male mice from the same litter; i understand mostly everything, but i feel like no one has a clear answer.

will i most definitely have to seperate them? should i seperate them as soon as they start fighting? is there any chance that they wouldnt kill eachother essentially?

theyre about 6 weeks, so obviously puberty, etc.
they seem to get along fine, but i wont lie; they definitely do fight a bit and chase. but nothing has come of it and theyre still fine?

i really do not want to have to seperate them, mainly because i dont want to get two cages in my room lol. they dont fight about resources or anything, they just like going for eachothers butts and the other will get upset and theyll seperate.

i love them, i really dont want to wake up to one of them dead but.

im not too sure, please help.

Its click good and move good and its comfy

This little guy was stuck in a deep sink potentially overnight and seemed pretty tired. I put a seed packet into the sink to scoop him and he climbed right up onto it! He seemed like a baby still so I put him outside in the shade with some cornmeal in the hopes that his mom would come back for him. He ate pretty eagerly and got a bit more active and started sniffing around, and when I came back about an hour later he was gone. I’m hoping the cornmeal provided him the necessary strength to go on a grand adventure 🫡

I work in a kind of indoor/outdoor space where rodents are just par for the course and there isn’t much we can do about it, so I didn’t feel too conflicted about feeding him a pinch of cornmeal to send him on his way. How could I not give that little face a fighting chance??

My coworker found this poor baby while taking out the trash at our work, we work fast food. He was lying on his back and seemed to be gasping for air. I picked him up and got him out of the road, brought him to the shade in the grass, put some water in a tray there for him, and just sat with him for a few minutes. He couldn’t move and was just lying there😭I know nothing about rodents but it was honestly heartbreaking. I could only stay for a bit and had to get back to work.

I went to check on him at the end of my shift and he had sadly passed away. I sat in my car and cried. I’m assuming he ate poison that I was unaware was outside of our restaurant until today.

I’m sorry if this sounds ignorant, but is there not a better way? I understand rats and mice can’t be in restaurants, but this just seems sick and inhumane. The poor baby was just outside living his life, ate poison, and then suffered a painful death. Maybe I’m too sensitive but this genuinely ruined my day, I don’t even wanna go to work tomorrow. Rest in peace honey.

Was doing a garage clean out because it is the hell zone of the house. We’ve KNOWN we’ve had mice since like winter so whatever. I’m just curious cause these guys seem so tiny and it didn’t look like their eyes were open yet.

I put them outside because I fear I cannot keep them as pets sadly ToT, I’m sure I’ll find more as I clean more. Our cats normally catch them but that’s only if they make it into the actual house lol.

I just found this mouse and need help with what to do.

They seem distressed and when I found them they were just sitting in the open in front of my school. Are they a pet or wild? Are they a baby? What do they need?

Help is urgent as it's already 4pm (found them 30mins ago) and tomorrow is a holiday so nothing is open we're I live (Germany).

Sad update: She (it looked as tough she was a girl) passed 30 minutes ago while I pet her, and we were about to see the vet. I tried my best, but it seems as though the arm injury was too massive with the hematoma, meaning huge blood loss for her. I cried and cry and hope she felt the warmth and care I tried to give her. We layed her to rest, have a nice heaven life, little mouse <3

For everyone reading, please don't leave those poor animals alone outside, if I hadn't taken her in she would have been in the windy rain alone and cold, I think it means something to every living being to be warm and safe in their last hours.

In memory of a mouse who passed too soon ♡

My wife and I found this little guy in our hallway with our cat staring at him curiously. We haven’t found a nest or other evidence of mice. Can someone tell me what species this is and whether we should be concerned about any diseases? He hasn’t opened his eyes yet. We’ve been caring for him for a day.

I live in eastern Kansas.

This is my first fancy mice any advice, especially about handling?/his name is bagel!

As most people know, male mice should live alone, but at times I get really worried that he might be lonely..

I know the care basics and I’ve had him for 2 months by now

His cage is 120 cm long and 40 cm wide, he has a bunch of clutter in his cage and I let him out to play for 5 hours a day. But I’m still so worried that he might get depressed.

Can anyone give me tips or reassure me that my mouse will be okay?

I have a lone male mouse (Nugget) in a 32x16x16 enclosure. I initially got his brother too, but the brother bullied Nugget so much that they had to be separated. Checked with my vet, neutering him is not a safe option so I can’t house him with female fancy mice.

After some light research I discovered African Soft Fur Rats- supposedly you can house female ASFs with a male to prevent loneliness. I checked in again with my vet, she had never heard of it but said I could try. I don’t know anyone else who has kept mice, so I figured I’d ask here. Thoughts? Just want to give my little guy a happy life while he’s here.

Found running across floor, assuming deer mouse but thought I’d ask. Wish I had a better picture of his belly to know better thanks!

Last post I had 1 really lovely person confirm this was a girl. But this morning, this little guy got on top of another one of our mice, in a very *interesting* manor. We are new owners- so still kinda unsure about this all but really wanting to give the mice the best lives possible.

If this mouse in the image is a girl- is that ‘hopping on top’ of the other normal?
And say this little mouse is a guy- what should we do?

Thanks guys. Really appreciate help of any kind.

Is this a girl or a boy fancy mouse? We were told it was a girl- we have two other girls. Really appreciate answers 🙏🙏