My little zoo has expanded greatly in the last year, I now have more then ten big aquariums and cages holding a large variety of mice, hamsters, guinea pigs and other rodents. On top of taking in rescues whenever I can, I have been working to increase the health of some of my mouse bloodlines.

The most recent successes were two litters, one from a Pearl/Skewbald crossing, the other an attempt to merge more healthy Agouti traits to the Satin line I have been trying to maintain.

The Pearl litter came from a doe named Ragu:




Here's her little squeakers looking nice and pink:




Aren't they healthy looking, at least from what I could tell, as I only could look for a few seconds. But I think I saw at least 8-9 pups...




I'm currently working on the pics of the other doe and her brood, should have them up soon...

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Oh how cute! You must be a proud parent Congratulations!!

Thanks, srhdufe, I am. I'm hoping for an equal split of Pearls and Skewbalds (Broken Agouti) in the litter.

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Here are some of the Fancy mice living in my largest tank:




The Broken Black Pinto is Aega, and her brown and white pal is Toffee, one of our two oldest Skewbalds...




Toffee is actually Aega's great aunt, which most likely helped them form their current bond. They are always together now and preen each other over all others, it's very sweet.

Now, a doe who hasn't yet bonded with another is Stormy here:




She's pretty much a lone wolf, though she gets along fine with the rest of the group. Stormy's issue might be the fact that she seems to only come out when everybody else is pretty much asleep. Another mouse like that is Aega's sister Prima:




Prima is only seen in the afternoons, which is when the entire tank is usually fast asleep. Prima just enjoys her solitude I guess. Now, her opposite would most definitely be Pixie:




That plump Chimera is always out-and-about at all hours, seriously I wonder if she actually sleeps. Pixie is nearly two years old now but she appears to have more energy then an eight week-old pup. But perhaps that's Pixie's secret to reaching such a ripe age of two years.

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Very sweet. How many mice do you have?

Currently 38, if you count the babies.

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Ragu he was nice enough to be out having breakfast when I came in, so I was able to remove her for a bit and take a closer look at the pups...




I went into the box and carefully removed all the pups so that I could inspect the nest properly for any issues. But there were none that I could find, good, so I was then able to examine the litter...




Aren't they the cutest.

They are all piled up on top of each other in the pics, but I am happy to report there are 10 perfect little pups, and some of them are already starting to darken...




I bet those darker ones are going to take after mommy Ragu and be Pearls. But five others appear to still be pale, so perhaps they are future Skewbalds like their dad Georgie...




Only time will tell. They all seem nice and plump with round milk bellies, Ragu is taking excellent care of them...

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SOOOOOOOOOO sweet!

They are the cutest, I agree.

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I always hated mice... Field mice keep getting in the house from next door.. I hate them! The babies are cute though.. hehe


Yours are soooo cute. I've never seen fancy mice like that before.
I want some little squeekers now