New mouse

by Clavers Mon 20 Nov 2017, 7:43 pm

Hi, We just got a small male mouse from the pet shop. He's tiny! But he is also completely different from any other mouse I have known. He immediately rushes to your hand when you put in the cage and just snuggles in. When he's awake all he wants to do is snuggle with a human. Last night we put him back in his cage and he just pined and jumped to get our attention until I finally broke and picked him up...then he peacefully lay curled up on my chest while we watched a movie. Today I made a little sheep skin pouch for him and he was happy sleeping there all morning. He also moves differently from other mice. He is very agile and brave and can jump high, but just does not have the nervous energy that is common in mice I have interacted with. Hedoesn't move like lightning at a noise or something. He just seems completely comfortable with his surrounds and environment. I am curious if this is common.