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Micro Mice

dionythicus

dionythicus

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I went up to a friend's house last weekend and he showed me the Pygmy mice he has. They are midget mice!! I've never seen mice that small. I can't believe how tiny they are, or how fast they are. LOL Maybe I'll get my hands on some someday. They don't produce many pinks at a time, but from what I've heard hatchlings eat them like candy. Dang, they were adorable! Did I mention they're itty bitty, teeny weeny mice?
 
These guys are cool except for this

BREEDING

I like to house the Pygmy mice in trios or in colonies of one male to 3 females. But larger colonies with more females than males are possible.
Gestation is about 21 days. The litter of 2 to 8 will be born blind and hairless, but quickly grow. They will be furred in about a week, eyes will open at about 14 days of age and they are weaned at 21 days. At six weeks they are sexually mature......... You should also note that the babies are extremely small, about ant size, when born so when cleaning the cage LOOK extremely carefully to avoid throwing out babies by mistake!!!!

Holy Moly !!!! ant size???

http://www.avidpet.com/rodents/pygmy-mice.htm
 
I had a pair for about 6 months. They had several litters but would not take care of the pinks. They did not eat them but would not feed them. The female finally decided to raise 1 of the pinks, but when it got as big as the parents it killed both of them and then died a few weeks later. They were really cool to watch, especially from across the room when they didn't realize you were there. I'll probably pick up another pair someday and hopefully I'll have better luck with them.
 
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