She is, yes, I really like her.

But sadly the attempt to introduce Tumble into our largest tank's population did not go well...




As you can see, the problem was not on the Fancy mice's part, they accepted her with no problem. But poor Tumble seemed terrified of them and just hid under the green wheel for hours and hours, afraid to even move. She was actually quivering with fright.




Different mice came and went, mostly ignoring the fearful Pied, but nothing would get her to change position, it was sad. She barely put up any resistance when I finally reached down to scoop her up...




Back in her travel cage she was soon her spritely self, digging and playing on the wheel, drinking and scrounging in her food dish, it was weird.

Perhaps she just wants to be alone? Is Tumble a lone wolf? Unknown. But on the plus side of things, Marigold has actually appeared for the first time...




I watched her eat and play with the other mice for a good half hour this morning, she is definitely part of the gang now. So at least the ASF experiment is a partial success, I can't complain too loudly...

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