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Pygmy/Mouse Comparison

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Hurley

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Someone had asked for a comparison of pygmy mouse vs. regular mouse feeder sizes. I had a chance to shoot a couple shots tonight, so here ya go. :D

First is a couple day old pygmy mouse pinky (right) next to a 2-day-old mouse pinky...and a 1982 Penny.

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Here is a size comparison of Weanling, Hopper, Fuzzie, and Pinky Pygmy mice on the right and a mouse fuzzy on the left.

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WOW! That's an amazing difference! Even the pygmy hopper is smaller than the mouse fuzzy! I think I am going to have to head to the Indy show to get me some pygmys!
 
Those are so cool! One of these days I guess I'm going to have to take a LOOONG drive. But I guess even though shipping mammals is so exspensive, it is still probably cheaper than gas! :shrugs:
 
How slow/fast do those pygmy mouse breed. :santa:
How many youngs do they normaly get. :santa:
Can you handle them as easy as mouses :santa:
 
I don't have any yet but hopefully I can help ya out a little here...

They breed like other mice, every three to four weeks.

I believe Hurley mentioned 3-6 offspring per litter.

No, they aren't handlable.

Quigs
 
Quigs nailed it pretty well.

A note on handling pygmy mice. Think of them as caffeinated popcorn kangaroos. They are fast and they can jump out of a tank with ease. If you are slow and approach them correctly, you can grab them by the tail to transfer to another tank, but beware that if they kick against your hand, they can pull the skin of their tails and be gone.

The easiest way to "handle" pygmies is to chase them into a paper towel tube (or similar) and cup your hands over both ends to move them. I've never had one bite me, FYI, but I'm sure I just jinxed myself.
 
nice~
some of those hatchlings do really need some of those pygmy
just hard to find anything like that around my area.....
so I put them under the pump until they are able to eat on their own~~
 
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