Here are the rest of the promised pics of Marigold's introduction to my Fancy mice...




As recommended by her breeder, I had food sprinkled atop the shavings to see how she and the Fancy mice would react to her eating with them...




It went very well as you can see above, with Pixie actually stealing treats out of Mari's paws like she was any other mouse. Mari didn't mind at all, she fit in fine...




One-by-one the more curious of the Fancies came by to examine this strange creature, and each one accepted her on the spot, even to the point of preening her head...




I was so impressed by the progress that I decided to take it to the next phase and started putting mice back in their home tank, including Marigold herself...




That's her atop the right-side hutch, snuffling amongst the hay. Will she fit in and become a permanent part of the group though? Only time will tell. ASF's are definitely not like any other rats I've encountered...

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