Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
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Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
I have owned hamsters for a few years, and now I am getting into mice. My family has owned mice years ago, but I have never owned any myself. My Chinese hamster, Coco, recently passed away...I have been looking for some more fuzzy friends.
I use Hamster Hideout at the moment, my name is the same as it is here. I have done lots of research using this website, and I have come to a conslusion: I am planning on adopting a trio of girls in a 10 gallon tank, although I may upgrade to my 620 sq. in. bin cage, which is equal to a 50 gallon tank. It may be big, but I plan on packing it with toys so there are no exposure areas that can scare them in any way. If they do not do well in that, I will move them back into the 10 gallon or use my spare bin cage that is 250 sq inches (I will have to measure again.)
Anyway, I currently own 2 dogs, a corn snake (I humanely feed him mice, I do not support using petsore snake food. I know this is a mouse forum, but I will NOT feed any pet mice to him.), I also own a male Betta fish along with other kinds of fish, with chickens and ducks. I hope I'm welcome here, any advice is always wanted!
I use Hamster Hideout at the moment, my name is the same as it is here. I have done lots of research using this website, and I have come to a conslusion: I am planning on adopting a trio of girls in a 10 gallon tank, although I may upgrade to my 620 sq. in. bin cage, which is equal to a 50 gallon tank. It may be big, but I plan on packing it with toys so there are no exposure areas that can scare them in any way. If they do not do well in that, I will move them back into the 10 gallon or use my spare bin cage that is 250 sq inches (I will have to measure again.)
Anyway, I currently own 2 dogs, a corn snake (I humanely feed him mice, I do not support using petsore snake food. I know this is a mouse forum, but I will NOT feed any pet mice to him.), I also own a male Betta fish along with other kinds of fish, with chickens and ducks. I hope I'm welcome here, any advice is always wanted!

CocoCappuccino- New Member
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Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
Welcome! I just got some chickens a few days ago! I hope you like the forum!

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Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
AnonymousMouseOwner wrote:Welcome! It's me, HamsterMouse!
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Hey! I also read the post about the neutered/spayed mice. Since I'm new, I may just stick with females first

CocoCappuccino- New Member
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Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
Mice Are Cute wrote:Welcome! I just got some chickens a few days ago! I hope you like the forum!![]()
Awesome! Thanks for welcoming me here

CocoCappuccino- New Member
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Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
That sounds like a good idea!CocoCappuccino wrote:AnonymousMouseOwner wrote:Welcome! It's me, HamsterMouse!
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Hey! I also read the post about the neutered/spayed mice. Since I'm new, I may just stick with females firstThis forum supports breeding?
I wouldn't say "supports breeding". I'd say "Is fine with responsible breeding". We have a whole article on what it takes to be considered a responsible breeder, and it isn't easy to be one. To be a responsible breeder, one must have a reason to breed, a way to find good homes for all of the mice they don't have room for, track lines well, know genetics, and lots more. There's more about it here: https://www.petmousefanciers.com/t31-so-you-think-you-want-to-start-a-mousery
Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
AnonymousMouseOwner wrote:That sounds like a good idea!CocoCappuccino wrote:AnonymousMouseOwner wrote:Welcome! It's me, HamsterMouse!
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Hey! I also read the post about the neutered/spayed mice. Since I'm new, I may just stick with females firstThis forum supports breeding?
I wouldn't say "supports breeding". I'd say "Is fine with responsible breeding". We have a whole article on what it takes to be considered a responsible breeder, and it isn't easy to be one. To be a responsible breeder, one must have a reason to breed, a way to find good homes for all of the mice they don't have room for, track lines well, know genetics, and lots more. There's more about it here: https://www.petmousefanciers.com/t31-so-you-think-you-want-to-start-a-mousery
Ah I see, I wasn't planning on it, at least for now. I would need to talk with that guy that my dad knows about it. I will read the link anyway, just to get extra knowledge. If I do decide to breed, my reason would be because of animal mills. They improperly breed, and I would rather breed them myself so I will know they are correctly bred and happy. Thanks for the warnings

CocoCappuccino- New Member
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Welcome to the forum. 
To reiterate what AMO said, you definitely would not be driven away for breeding responsibly. But we do like to see mouse parents who are knowledgeable beyond the "basics" before they breed... for reasons benefiting both the mice AND the owner (as well as any future owners).
Looking forward to seeing you around the forum. Be sure to show off your girls when you get them!

To reiterate what AMO said, you definitely would not be driven away for breeding responsibly. But we do like to see mouse parents who are knowledgeable beyond the "basics" before they breed... for reasons benefiting both the mice AND the owner (as well as any future owners).
Looking forward to seeing you around the forum. Be sure to show off your girls when you get them!

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Re: Hello! Possibly a new mouse owner here!
Peachy wrote:Welcome to the forum.
To reiterate what AMO said, you definitely would not be driven away for breeding responsibly. But we do like to see mouse parents who are knowledgeable beyond the "basics" before they breed... for reasons benefiting both the mice AND the owner (as well as any future owners).
Looking forward to seeing you around the forum. Be sure to show off your girls when you get them!
Of course, I am dedicated to become a responsible breeder one day, but for now I will do my research and my precautions. (I don't think my parents would like the smell.) I was thinking about getting 3 albino sisters, and I will surley upload pictures if I decide to get them, thanks

CocoCappuccino- New Member
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